Work Life Balance and Employees’ Performance of Selected Deposit Money Banksin Lagos State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Effectiveness, Employee Performance, Productivity, Role conflicts, Work load, Work Life BalanceAbstract
Individuals experience more conflict between work and personal life as they continue to pursue the quality of life that they need. Thus, successfully balancing work and family life is one of the major challenges facing current individual workers. This study investigatestheeffectofwork life balanceonemployeeperformance of the selected deposit money banks in Lagos State. The study employed survey research design. The population of the study was five hundred and seventy-nine (579) members of the selected deposit money banksinLagosstate. The research employed purposive sampling techniquewith sample size of two hundred and thirty-six (236), determined by Taro Yamani. Two hundred and thirty-six (236) research instruments (questionnaires) were administered to the selected samples. Two hundred and twenty-three (223) copies of the research instruments were properly filled and found usable for the study. The regression analysis results of hypotheses tested indicate a strong positive effect of workload pressure on productivity at beta value of 0.859 and t-value of 24.533, while the regression results indicated a weak correlation between role conflict and employee effectiveness at beta value of 0.215 and t-value of 3.211. The study concludes that workload pressure has a significant and strong impact on employee productivity, suggesting that organizations need to find a balance that maximizes productivity without overwhelming employees. Conversely, while role conflict shows a weaker effect on employee effectiveness, it remains significant, highlighting the need for organizations to foster clarity and support in navigating conflicting demands.
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