Abstract:
The focus of this research is to find out the impact of different types of
personality and Work Life Balance (WLB) of academic staff of
University of Kelaniya. Researchers used standardized personality
assessment named as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to assess
the type of personality. Objectives are, to examine the impact of
personality type of academic staff in University of Kelaniya on their
WLB, to identify the level and type of personality of academic staff, to
identify the level of WLB of academic staff and to recommend suitable
personality type for WLB.
Research sample consisted with 180 lecturers out of 560 University of
Kelaniya. Standardized questionnaire used to collect data. Collected data analyzed and evaluated manually as well as using the SPSS and
Excel. By considering the nature of the study conducted an Anova test.
According to MBTI there are 16 personality types where one
personality consists with 4 indicators. Indicators are as follow, IIntroversion,
E-Extraversion, S- Sensing, I- Intuition, T- Thinking, FFeeling,
J- Judging, P- Perception. In sample ISFJ, ISTJ, ESFJ and
ENFJ each personality type have 4 indicators, ISFP, INTP, ESTJ and
ENTJ each personality type has 3 indicators, INFJ has 2 indicators
and INTJ, ISTP, ESTP, ENFP and ENTP each personality has only 1
indicator. According to the findings ISTP, ISFP, INTP, ESTP, ESFP,
ISTJ, ENFP, ENTP, ESTJ, ESFJ, ENFJ, ENTJ personality have work
life balance but people who have ISFJ, INFJ, INTJ, INFP personality
have moderately balanced work life. There are no WL imbalance
respondents. Sample consisted with 133 females & 47 males. Mean
value of females and males are 36.57 and 34.44. Researcher recommended to enhance Extraversion, Intuition and
Feeling indicators to execute the responders’ teacher career
effectively. And suggested to enhance ENTP which emphasized
Visionary career and its well match with the teacher career. Finally
recommended to INTJ personality responders to attempt to change N
indicator to become S by enhancing sensing abilities to balance WL.
Further research areas are find WLB of academic staff with each
personality type but respond to gender differentiation, marital status
differences.
