9 / 2017-08-11 23:08:59

Self –Rostering: A Tool for Effective Service Delivery among Working Women in the Federal Polytechnic, Bida

Conflict, Family, Flexible working hours, Bida, Nigeria

Quite a handful of empirical works exist on work and family relationship, much of which centred on how to establish a work-family balance. Contrarily, a self-rostering approach for attaining work-family balance particularly as it affect the Nigerian work situation has been under-reported. This study aimed at highlighting this concept in the light of managerial decision making as regards flexibility in job environment and the attendant enhanced service delivery among working women in the Federal Polytechnic, Bida. The study identified three (3) major factors as responsible for adopting such approach these includes; family factors, organizational factors and management desire for high commitment. Data was collected from 151female staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida Nigerian. Convenience sampling method was employed, while Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table was used to determine the sample size. The respondents are required to rate the levels of self-rostering influence based on the 5-point likert scale. Data collected was analyzed using computer software; SPSS and results reported in frequencies, means, correlation analysis and multiple linear regressions. The correlation coefficient analysis showed that self-rostering constructs are statistically significant at .01 level of significance, while the multiple linear regression analysis showed that family factors and management desire for high commitment with a.262 standardized beta coefficient are the most important factors influencing self-rostering adoption in the Federal Polytechnic, Bida Nigeria.