The relationship between technology usage in the office and work life balance among administartive staff at chancellery building in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)/ Siti Aishah Abdullah

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between technology usage in the office and work life balance among administrative staff at Chancellery Building in UNIMAS. The research design for this study was correlation research. This study adopted Technology acceptance model (TAM) as a research framework. The independent variable included Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness and Behavioral Intention to Use. The dependent variable for this study is focusing on work life balance among administrative staff. There was 87 Administrative Staff at Chancellery Building was participated in this study. The findings of this study stated that there is positive direction, moderate relationship and significant between independent variables and dependent variables. Majority of respondents agree that technology in the office helps them in perform their daily work and enhances their job performance. Technology saved their time for completed task or job. After doing discussion with some of the staff, they say that sometime they bring their work home or during off day. However, it does not lead to family conflicts or issues. They still have time for their families and friends. This showed that there is a positive relationship between two variables. This study suggests that the organization can increase the adopting of the software and hardware applications that facilitate
employees‟ daily work because technology enhances their productivity. Other than that, the departments or supervisors should develop supportive work-life balance culture and consider work-life as part of the organization strategy. The results of this study will be useful for the organization to make further improvement.