Work life balance and organizational climate in Akwa Ibom state local government service

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between work life balance and organisational climate in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service. The general problem was that the increasing prevalence of work-life issues in the local Government service poses problems to their employees in myriad ways. The specific problem was lack of flexible work practices, leadership qualities, motivational structure and information about the relationship between the provision of formal and informal organizational support that managers/ leaders can use to increase employees’ quality of work-life and the organizational climate. This study used descriptive survey design which helped to obtain more information about the study. The simple regression technique was used to test hypotheses. The finding was that there is a significant relationship between flexible work practices and organizational climate in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service. There is a significant relationship between leadership qualities and organizational climate. It was further found that there is a significant the relationship between motivational structure and organizational climate in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service. It was concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between work life balance and organisational climate in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service. Recommendations were that there should be a sustaining conducive organizational climate that will support employees flexible work practices for quality work life balance in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service. Also, good leadership qualities should always be exhibited by top management in order to continually create a good organizational climate. There is need for a good motivational structure, which can influence the behavior of employees and create an enabling organizational climate in Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service.