Evaluation of the Contributions of Work–Life Friendly Policies in Managing Work–Life Integration in Africa

Okechukwu E. Amah () and Marvel Ogah
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Okechukwu E. Amah: Pan-Atlantic University
Marvel Ogah: Pan-Atlantic University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Work-life Integration in Africa, 2021, pp 101-112 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Organizations provide various forms of policies to help employees manage their work–life integration and work productivity. Some organizations overemphasize statutory policies but do not go the extra mile to establish discretionary policies. Policy development is only one factor in the work–life integration equation, the other factor being the provision of an environment that encourages the use of the policies. The result from a study of organizations in Lagos, Nigeria, showed that unless these factors occur in tandem, organizations do not derive the expected benefits of their investments in work–friendly policies. This situation was attributed to the role of organizational leaders who discourage the use of the policies. Two of such climates are lack of managerial support and career consequences of using the policies. These climates render the huge organizational investment in providing work–life friendly policies unproductive.

Keywords: Work–life friendly policies; Nigeria; Work–life index; And life satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69113-4_6

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