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Influence of Workplace Flexibility on the Satisfaction of Employees: A Study of Selected Local Government Areas in Delta State, Nigeria

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  • Okoh Ndubuisi

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria)

  • Aruoren, Emmanuel Ejiroghene

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of workplace flexibility on the satisfaction of employees in selected Local Government Areas in Delta State of Nigeria. The study employed the social exchange theory and identified two workplace flexibility dimensions (compressed work-weeks and job-sharing) so as to see their influence on employees’ satisfaction. The survey design was used and one hundred and eighty (180) questionnaires were administered on employees of eight (8) local government areas’ headquarters in Delta State, Nigeria. The analysis of data entailed descriptive statistics (frequency counts, simple percentages, mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum values and Pearson correlation); diagnostic statistics (variance inflation factor and Breusch-Pagan and Cook-Weisberg) and inferential statistics (simple regression). The simple regression results revealed that workplace flexibility dimensions of job-sharing (F-value = 9.44; p-value = 0.0000) and compressed work-weeks (F-value = 14.01; p-value = 0.0000) had significant positive influence on the satisfaction of employees. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that management of local government areas should strive towards ensuring increased flexibility in the workplace; this can be realized by making sure that employees are accorded decreased work-weeks while at the same time, job role among the workforce should be adequately jointly or collective done.

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  • Okoh Ndubuisi & Aruoren, Emmanuel Ejiroghene, 2024. "Influence of Workplace Flexibility on the Satisfaction of Employees: A Study of Selected Local Government Areas in Delta State, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(7), pages 1070-1085, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:7:p:1070-1085
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