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

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