Kangure, Francis Mugo (2014) Relationship between Work Life Balance and Employee Engagement in State Corporations in Kenya. Masters thesis, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology.
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Abstract
Work- life balance and employee engagement are regarded as factors that have a great potential to facilitate growth. However, majority of state corporations in Kenya are not efficient in management of public resources, due to declining employee engagement and thus poor performance. The study aimed to establish the relationship between work-life balance and employee engagement in state corporations in Kenya. Specifically the study was guided by the following objectives; to investigate the relationship between work place policies, supervisor support, co-worker support, corporate culture, and employee engagement. The study adopted explanatory research design using both quantitative and qualitative approach. The target population was 30,840 employees in 197 state owned corporations. Multi-level random sampling method was used to sample respondents. Out of 498 employees that were targeted in various categories, 434 responses were received as valid. This constituted 87.14% response rate. Survey data was collected by use of a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was pilot tested on 40 respondents drawn from 4 state corporations. Reliability of the questions was done by use of Cronbach’s alpha. Normality test was done for dependent variable in order to aid subsequent analysis. Factor analysis was also done to reduce the data to meaningful size. Factor items that were less than 0.40 were not considered for subsequent analysis. The data obtained was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Correlation analysis was used to test the direction of relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. Multiple regression was used to test whether work place policies, supervisor support, co-worker support and corporate culture have any influence on employee engagement. The study found out that work place policy, supervisor support, co-worker support and corporate culture contribute positively to employee engagement. The study revealed a new dimension in the field of employee engagement in that the supervisor did not seem to have much impact unless supported by the team of co-workers, policies and culture. Based on the research findings it can be concluded that work life balance had a positive significant predictor of employee engagement. The findings of the study suggested that work‐life balance was a significant area an employer should give attention to in order to create an environment in which the employees can become engaged. The study will contribute to the body of knowledge in that organizations will gain practical insights into the determinants of engagement thereby enriching their knowledge how to increase work engagement and future researchers may concentrate on the development of a common tool of measurement for work‐life balance taking individual personality factors also into consideration.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Geoffrey Obatsa |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2017 10:38 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2017 10:38 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1537 |
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