THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPORAL AND BEHAVIOURAL BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON EMPLOYEE WORK-LIFE BALANCE: EVIDENCE FROM DELTA STATE CIVIL SERVICE, NIGERIA

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  • Asinedu Kennedy Nwafili Department of Business Administration, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Behavioural Strategies, Boundary Management, Temporal Strategy, Work-Life Balance.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of temporal and behavioural boundary management strategies on employees work life balance in Delta state civil service. Cross sectional survey research design method was adopted in this study and this study focused on Delta state civil servants with a total population of 39,648. Applying Taro Yamane’s formula of sample size determination, the sample size was 396 respondents. The instrument of data collection was questionnaire while stratified random sampling was the sampling technique used in this study. Out of the 396 copies of questionnaire administered, 324 copies were properly filled and returned accounting for 81.82% retrieval rate. The data collected was subjected into statistical analysis using both descriptive and multiple regression. The findings showed that temporal boundary management strategy has positive and significant influence on employees’ work life balance with regression coefficient values, (β = 0.117, t =4.563, P = 0.000< 0.05). Results equally revealed that behavioural strategies is positively and significantly related to employees’ work life balance with regression coefficient values; (β = 0.880, t =34.465, P = 0.000< 0.05). It was concluded that civil servants who practice temporal and behavioural boundary management strategies would inevitably achieve work-life balance. Job autonomy, work flexibility and permeability were recommended.

 

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2024-12-16

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