| Abstract [eng] |
SUMMARY VILNIUS UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME RAMAN DZIKAVITSKI PECULIARITIES OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF SCAFFOLDING PROJECTS’ TEAM MEMBERS IN RENOVATION PROJECTS AT INTERNATIONAL X COMPANY MA thesis supervisor – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dalia Bagdžiūnienė MA thesis prepared – 2023 in Vilnius MA thesis scope – 87 pages Number of tables in MA thesis – 5 Number of figures in MA thesis – 21 Number of literature sources – 77 Thesis Description. Work-life balance is studied quite widely, but not enough attention is paid to considering the characteristics of renovation projects and, in particular, scaffolding project teams. The impact on project team members and the consequences for them are not entirely clear. Although the day-to-day operational work of employees is monotonous and unchanging, projects are inherently unique with a unique set of goals. Getting the balance right or breaking it can lead to different consequences for project team members and project implementation progress. Also, immediately before reaching an important milestone, there is often an increase in activity that requires intense work. The uniqueness of projects is often accompanied by unexpected events that affect the workload of employees. In such situations, team members may be forced to work longer hours, which often results in overwork and an imbalance between work and life. In the face of strong competitive pressure, every organization tries to maximize profits while minimizing the use of resources. Among the various resources required for the sustainability of a company, human resources play a predominant and key role. Therefore, it is important that the scaffolding project team is in good mental and physical condition. The aim of the thesis is to analyze peculiarities of work-life balance of scaffolding projects’ team members in renovation projects at international X company. Methodology and Results. The selection of qualitative research methodology was made to obtain empirical data. Data collection was conducted through 12 interviews with different scaffolding projects’ team members in the renovation projects at international X company in Lithuania, Estonia, and Ukraine. Through the analysis of the results, factors that can help to keep and disrupt work-life balance, activities to maintain work-life balance at a personal, team and organizational levels and possible outcomes of these activities were identified. The obtained results have been categorized into two sections: a comparative analysis between project managers and project team members, and a breakdown by country - Lithuania, Estonia, and Ukraine. Conclusions. After the study, it is clear that work-life imbalance is often observed among project managers and team members of scaffolding projects in the renovation projects in all three countries. The results of the research provide factors that can help to keep and disrupt work-life balance, definition and importance of work-life balance, expressions of work-life imbalance, activities on a personal, team and organizational levels for maintaining of work-life balance and also possible outcomes for these activities for project team members and project implementation progress. Practical recommendations as well as the implications and limitations are given at the end of the study. |
