The objective of this study is to identify the perceptions of Generation Y employees regarding work-life balance practices. As increasing numbers of Generation Y enter the workforce, questions regarding how they perceive work, family and self-related issues, challenges and coping strategies in balancing personal and professional commitments became issues of interests for employers. This study uses interviews to collect data from six informants in Generation Y and the data were analyzed through content analysis. The results indicate that Generation Y employees do indeed have issues and challenges with balancing work and family. However, unlike the older generation of employees, Generation Y employees perceive managing work-life balance only through segmentation or separation strategies. This particular finding indicates that if organizations want to attract and retain these employees they should adapt a strategy specifically designed to target this employee group.  Keywords: Gen Y; work-life balance; issues and challenges; coping strategies; segmentation

Kemajuan teknologi maklumat berteraskan rangkaian jalur lebar antarabangsa telah mengubah komunikasi konvensional kepada komunikasi moden dalam talian. Komuniti dalam talian yang terdiri daripada pelbagai lapisan masyarakat tanpa mengira usia, gender, pendidikan dan status yang dilihat menggunakan bahasa dan menukar makna sesuatu kata dengan sewenang-wenangnya. Sesuatu kata yang digunakan oleh komuniti ini ada kalanya menjadi tular secara drastik dan meluas. Oleh itu, makalah ini meneliti kata-kata yang tular di media dalam talian dengan memanfaatkan Teori Tangan Ghaib oleh Keller (1994). Kajian ini juga menggunakan tiga buah kamus terpilih, iaitu A Malay-English Dictionary oleh Wilkinson (1901), Kamus Bahasa Melayu oleh Windstedt (1960), dan Kamus Dewan Edisi Keempat (2007) dalam memperlihatkan kepelbagaian makna menerusi masa dan enjin carian Google Trends untuk melihat trend carian popular netizen. Hasil kajian mendapati kesemua kata yang tular di media dalam talian berubah makna dan menyimpang daripada maksud asalnya di dalam kamus. Perubahan ini lazimnya disebabkan oleh perbezaan dalam sesebuah masyarakat daripada faktor sekeliling seperti sosioekonomi, sosiopolitik dan sebagainya. Oleh itu, kajian berkenaan perubahan bahasa masyarakat ini dapat menyumbang kepada pemerian makna baharu dalam kamus yang memberikan impak kepada pertambahan khazanah makna dalam kosa kata masyarakat dan menjadi pendokumentasian penting dalam memartabatkan bahasa negara bangsa.

Utilizing GMM panel data analysis, covering twenty-three samples of countries from 2011 to 2014, this study examines the nexus between external debt and economic growth where institutional quality acts as a moderator. The samples for the study are divided into two groups consisting of low and high governance groups of countries. Findings report the importance of institutional quality as a moderator in the relationship between external debt and economic growth for both samples of study. The results confirm that, despite the importance of good governance practices, as indicated by the significant effect of high scores in governance indicators such as voice and accountability (samples from low governance countries) and regulatory quality (samples from high governance countries), prescribing the right policy is crucial to avoid the negative impact of the wrong policy prescription on economic growth. The results are dissected into two groups, for low governance and high governance countries respectively. Overall, the study suggests good debt management and feasible policy prescriptions are the keys to controlling external debt.

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