Open AccessWORK LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Author(s) -
Ledum Bienwi-Patrick,
B. Chima Onuoha,
Best C. Eke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epra international journal of multidisciplinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3662
DOI - 10.36713/epra5284
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , work–life balance , business , incentive , test (biology) , service (business) , work (physics) , marketing , balance (ability) , descriptive statistics , operations management , service delivery framework , petroleum industry , psychology , economics , engineering , statistics , order (exchange) , finance , mathematics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , neuroscience , environmental engineering , biology , microeconomics
Based on the high rate of employee turnover, poor working organizational culture, and rising occupational imbalances in various workplace, the study examined work life balance and employee performance in selected oil and gas firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study adopts a descriptive survey design, the population of the study is 759 and the sample size is 262 using Taro Yamane’s formula. 262 copies of structured questionnaire was distributed and completely filled and returned. Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. Cronbach alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument. The study employed dimensions of worklife balance bordering around the leave policy of selected oil and gas firms and evaluated their influence on measures of employee performance such as; service delivery, efficiency and effectiveness. It was discovered that there is a significant positive relationship between leave policy and service delivery. The findings revealed that leave policy motivate employee ability to deliver services efficiently and effectively, in conclusion work life balance practice is an important factor in increasing employee performance. The researcher recommends that managers of these oil and gas firms should prioritize creating different work life balance incentives that will improve employee performance.KEYWORDS: Worklife Balance, Employee Performance, Service Delivery, Oil and Gas firms