Linking Work–Life Balance and Organizational Commitment: The Mediating Role of Organizational Resilience in a Philippine Government Office

This study investigates whether Organizational Resilience (OR) mediates the relationship between Work-Life Balance (WLB) and Organizational Commitment (OC) among public employees in the Provincial Government of Quezon, Philippines. Employing a causal design, data were collected from 212 employees using validated Likert-type instruments and analyzed via PLS-SEM in WarpPLS, with reliability, validity, and global fit indices meeting recommended thresholds. Results show that WLB significantly predicts OC and OR, while OR positively predicts OC, yielding a significant partial mediation. Theoretically, findings align with conservation of resources logic in which resilience converts supportive balance conditions into preserved resources, engagement, and sustained role investment. They also cohere with evidence that supportive coordination enhances schedule control and personal time-core facets of WLB that bolster well-being and performance in crises-and with research showing WLB's attitudinal pathways to commitment via psychosocial mechanisms. Practically, integrating WLB initiatives with resilience-enhancing practices (e.g., relational coordination, transparent crisis communication, participatory leadership) can strengthen commitment and service continuity in the public sector. The study contributes by identifying OR as a critical mechanism linking WLB to OC in government settings and by reinforcing that WLB is a necessity-especially in the “new normal”-rather than a luxury.