Role of Flexible Working Hours’ Arrangement on Employee Job Performance and Retention in Manufacturing Industries in Agbara, Nigeria
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2020-08
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Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges
Abstract
This study examined the role of flexible working hours’ arrangement on employee job performance and
the retention of employees. Flexible working hours’ arrangements are preferable for employees across
different cohorts, levels, gender, and are one of the most sought-after benefits. Purposive sampling
technique was used to collect data from 227 permanent and contract employees from five manufacturing
industries in Agbara, Ogun State. Data were collected through the use of a flexible working hour
questionnaire developed by Hill, Hawkins, Ferris and Weitzman, (2001). An eight-item questionnaire of
affective organisation commitment by Meyer and Allen (1991) was used to measure employee retention.
Questionnaire designed by Rose (2005) was used to measure employee work stress. The data collected
was analyzed based on descriptive analysis of demographic information using table. Linear Regression
and Pearson Correlation were used to test the three hypotheses presumed for this study. This study found
that flexible work-hour arrangements improved employee performance, increased retention of employees
and reduced employee work stress. It is recommended that a proactive strategy be adopted by
organisations to improve the alignment between flexible work-hour agreements and other human
resource policies such as recruitment, promotion, training, rewards and performance assessment.
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flexible working hours;, employee performance;, employee retention;, work stress;, manufacturing industries