Work-Life Integration Practices and Employee Performance at A Non-State Organization in Nairobi County, Kenya

Authors

  • James Karimi Ngari United States International University Africa

Abstract

The concept of work-life balance is critical in the attainment of sustainable organization performance. Work-life balance describes the balance employees need to have between time allocated for work and other aspects of life. This study aimed at establishing the effects of leave entitlement, flexi working arrangements and teleworking, as aspects of work-life integration practices, on employee performance at a non-state organization in Nairobi County. Data was collected from 64 randomly selected employees through the use of structured questionnaire and was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that work-life integrated practices namely leave entitlements uptake (annual, sick and maternity/paternity leaves), employee flexible working arrangements (compressed hours and part time hours working arrangements and teleworking arrangements were all found to positively influence employee performance at the non-state organization. In particular, teleworking and compressed hours working arrangements were found to have the strongest positive influence on employee performance. The research results offer significant insights to human resource management practices in organizations and future researcher on the concept of work-life balance.

Downloads

Published

16-12-2019

How to Cite

Ngari, J. K. (2019). Work-Life Integration Practices and Employee Performance at A Non-State Organization in Nairobi County, Kenya. Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research, 1(2), 137–143. Retrieved from https://eajcr.org/index.php/eajcr/article/view/18

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Articles

License

You are free to:

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. They may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests that you endorse them or their use.
  • Non-Commercial — Users may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • No additional restrictions — Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.