WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN FAST-MOVING CONSUMER GOODS COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Minabo, A. O.

Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Don-Baridam, L. Q.

Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

and

Wechie, I.

Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the relationship between work-life balance and employee performance in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study utilized a cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was sourced through self- administered questionnaire. The population of the study was made up of 264 employees from the respective Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies. The sample size of 159 employees was determined using the table from Krejcie and Morgan (1970). A well-structured questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection for the study. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. Data generated were analyzed using statistical technique. Spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient was utilized in testing the stated hypotheses with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences at a 95% percent confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. Empirical findings from data analyzed shows that work-life balance significantly relates to the measures of employee performance. The study thus concluded that work-life balance substantially enhances employee performance in fast-moving consumer goods companies in Rivers State. The study recommends that management of fast-moving consumer goods companies in Rivers State should engaged in daily work hour, flexible work arrangement such as flexi-time, shift work schedules and job sharing as a core practice in the workplace to their employees to be efficient and effective in their task; because any organization that does not invest much in work-life balance, its long run existence is threatens.

Keywords: Work-Life Balance, Employee Performance.