CHIEKEZIE Obianuju Mary
Department of Business Administration
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka
om.chiekezie@unizik.edu.ng
OHUE Paul Itua
Department of Business Administration
Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma
ohuepaulitua@aauekpoma.edu.ng
IKHIDE Thompson Akhigbe
Department of Business Administration
Edo State University Uzairue
Ikhideakhigbe36@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Flexible work arrangements have become vital to managing business operation efficiently. Sadly, most firms in
developing economies are lagging in the implementation of workplace flexibility, and are facing challenges of
reduced employee commitment and performance. With a view to examining the nexus between flexible work
arrangements and employee commitment in Nigeria and making requisite recommendations therefore, this examen probed the correlation between worktime flexibility and commitment of employees of brewing firms in South-South Nigeria. The study was anchored on job enrichment theory. A correlational research design was adopted in the study. A structured questionnaire was utilized to collect primary data from 299 respondents that constituted the sample size of the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study. The study found that there is a significant positive correlation between worktime flexibility and employee commitment of brewing firms in South-South Nigeria. Thus, the study concluded that a strong positive and statistically significant correlation exists between worktime flexibility and employee commitment, and recommends that management of brewing firms in South-South Nigeria that seek to possess a committed workforce should strive to create flexible workplaces, including flexible work times and schedules.
Keywords: Brewing firms, employee commitment, time flexibility, workplace flexibility