Work-life balance in the Management Consulting

The concept of work-life balance has received increasing attention in recent years. Its roots go back to the early 1960s when academics from a predominantly Western cultural background began to explore the relationship between time spent at work and time spent by employees outside the workplace. Since then, the field has evolved into the contemporary form with which the empirical part of the thesis is concerned. For management consulting, the work-life balance is particularly relevant and important because most employees experience pressure on their work-life balance and some have their work-life balance out of balance. This thesis aims to critically evaluate the current state of the concept of work-life balance in selected management consulting firms operating in the Czech Republic. The findings from general theory related to work-life balance and information obtained through in-depth interviews with employees in external and internal management consulting firms were used to achieve this goal. Another source of information for the empirical part was a questionnaire survey. Compared to the in-depth interviews, the target group was expanded to include individuals who have worked in management consulting and are currently no longer working in management consulting, as well as individuals who are interested in working in management consulting but lack previous experience in the field. Finally, these findings are compared with each other and in the last chapter, the author presents recommendations for management consulting firms in the Czech Republic.