WORK FLEXIBILITY AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN PORT HARCOURT
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The study examined the relationship between work flexibility and employee performance in Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design that solicited responses from employees of Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State. Primary data was collated using structured questionnaire. The population of the study comprised 202 employees of 18 Deposit Money Banks operational in Rivers State. A sample size of 134 was determined using the Taro Yamen sample size formula. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. The study findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between work flexibility and employee performance in Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State. The study concluded that work flexibility bears a significant influence on employee performance in Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State. The study recommends that Deposit Money Banks should incorporate flexible job schedules into human resource management strategies, policies and plans to enhance innovativeness.
Keywords: Work Flexibility, Employee Performance, Quality of Work, Timeliness of Work
CITATION: Mekuri-Ndimele, J. A. (2020). Work flexibility and employee performance in deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(2), 359 – 371.
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