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The Effect of Local Governments’ Provision of Information on Work-Life Balance Policies on HR Managers’ Perceptions of Employee and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Policy Awareness

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2026, 11(3), pp.11~19
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.011
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : May 14, 2026
  • Accepted : June 5, 2026
  • Published : July 31, 2026

Kwon Se Yong 1 Kim Hyung-Ho 1

1세한대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to analyze the relationship between local government guidance on work-life balance policies and perceptions of employee and organizational performance among human resource managers in Korean business establishments, and to verify the mediating effect of policy awareness. For this purpose, raw data from the 2023 Work-Family Balance Survey were used, and the final sample consisted of human resource managers from 5,000 business establishments. The results showed that the provision of information on work-life balance policies was significantly negatively associated with perceptions of employee and organizational performance, while it was significantly positively associated with policy awareness. In addition, policy awareness was significantly positively associated with perceptions of employee and organizational performance and showed a significant mediating effect in the relationship between policy information provision and performance perceptions. These findings suggest that policy information provision may be directly associated with less favorable performance perceptions, while indirectly contributing to more positive performance perceptions through enhanced policy awareness. Therefore, future policy efforts should go beyond simply expanding information provision and should also strengthen tailored guidance and implementation support to improve HR managers’ understanding and practical use of work-life balance policies.

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