The Effect of Work-Life Balance and Motivation on Employee Engagement among Civil Servants at UPT Klinik Utama Sungai Bangkong, West Kalimantan Province
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https://doi.org/10.59890/ijmbi.v4i4.48Keywords:
Work-Life Balance, Motivation, Employee EngagementAbstract
his study addresses the limited evidence explaining the simultaneous effects of Work-Life Balance and Motivation on Employee Engagement among Civil Servants in specialized public healthcare service units. It aims to analyze the effects of Work-Life Balance and Motivation on Employee Engagement among Civil Servants at UPT Klinik Utama Sungai Bangkong, West Kalimantan Province. A quantitative approach with an associative research method was employed. The population and sample comprised 164 Civil Servants, excluding the Head of the UPT, selected using saturated sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS. The results show that Work-Life Balance and Motivation simultaneously have a significant effect on Employee Engagement and jointly explain 41.7% of its variation. Partially, both Work-Life Balance and Motivation have positive and significant effects on Employee Engagement, with Motivation demonstrating a stronger relative contribution. The novelty of this study lies in examining these factors simultaneously among Civil Servants working in a specialized public healthcare service setting. Practically, the findings suggest that public healthcare management should support employees’ work-life balance through proportional workload and working-time arrangements while strengthening motivation through recognition, a supportive work environment, and employee development opportunities.
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