GEORGE, Ayebaiduate George
Department Business Education
College of Education, Sagbama
Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author
prince.george1710@gmail.com
08038897542
ISAAC, Jasper Boro
Department Business Education
College of Education, Sagbama
Bayelsa State, Nigeria
prince.george1710@gmail.com
09032127895
ABSTRACT
The study examined work-life balance and operational efficiency of tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State
with focus on work-life balance with dimensions of recreational facility, flexible work schedule;
operational efficiency with measures of academic efficiency. The study adopted a correlational survey
design. The population of the study comprised 6325 academic and administrative staff of all the seven
public tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. Mean
and standard deviation statistics were used to analyse the research variables. Hypotheses were tested
using Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient statistics at 0.05 significance level. The study revealed that
there is a positive and significant relationship between recreational facility and academic efficiency. The
study also revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between flexible work schedule
and academic efficiency in tertiary Institutions in Bayelsa State. The study finally revealed that
organizational culture does positively and significantly moderate the relationship between work-life
balance and operational efficiency of tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State. The study concluded that
work-life balance has a positive relationship with operational efficiency. The study recommends that
tertiary institutions should set up effective employee recreational facility process to recruit and select
efficient employees that will be of great benefit to the organization.
Keywords: Work-life, Operational Efficiency, Bayelsa State