Central life interests of Singaporean workers

This study uses Dubin's CLI concept to explore the relationship between the work and non-work life space of Singaporean employees. The sample size of 268 was drawn from a cross-section of employees in both private and public organisations. Most of the respondents in the sample adopted a flexible focus stance toward work. This finding supports the spillover model of the work and non-work relationship. No statistically significant relationship is found between commitment to work and occupational rank. The implications of the findings for human resource management in Singapore are discussed.The authors are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for comments on an earlier draft, and to the National University of Singapore for financial support.