Work-Life Balance and Employee Performance at Geothermal Development Company in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
. Amoro, Ebbysibah K
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
State corporations like Geothermal Development Company are currently operating in
an extremely competitive environment. This demands for more responsiveness and
efficiency of employees that is engineered by Work life balance as adopted in private
organizations. The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of
work-life balance and employee performance at Geothermal Development Company.
Specifically, the influence of work-centered life, family-centered life, assistance
programs, job sharing and employee performance. Theories used were Spill-over
Theory that was reinforced by Compensation Theory. The study adopted a
descriptive research design. Data was collected using structured questionnaires from
the senior management, middle management, and lower-level support staffs. The
study‟s sample size was 102. The study used stratified random sampling. 10% of
respondents were piloted. Validity of the instrument was assessed using expert
opinion and pre-testing. On the other hand, reliability of the instrument was assessed
using Chronbach‟s alpha reliability test. The qualitative data was analysed with the
aid of SPSS version 26.0. Inferential statistics was used to show the relationship
between independent and dependent variables. Pearson correlation helped in
envisaging and defining the relationship between the variables. Data was presented in
tables. The study established that work centred life, family centred life, employee
assistance programmes and job sharing have a significant influence on employee
performance. The researcher recommends that the management of GDC should
enhance the work life balance strategies that were articulated in the study. GDC
management should allocate adequate resources for the implementation of work-life
balance programs. In order to validate these findings, the researcher recommends that
a study be conducted in private organizations.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management Option) Kenyatta University, November, 2021
Keywords
Work-Life Balance, Employee Performance, Geothermal Development Company, Nairobi City County, Kenya