Abstract: Western Kenya Counties continue to experience a range of challenges brought about by devolution hence unable to strike a balance between work and non-work domains in the organization so as to remain competitive in the global industry. Therefore, this study establish the effect of work-life balance on organization performance in County Governments of Western Kenya. The study was anchored on work boarder theories. Positivism paradigm philosophy formed the basis for study design. Mixed research design involving cross-sectional survey and descriptive correlational research designs were adopted in the study. 1, 826 employees were targeted out of which 328 respondents were sampled. Stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques were employed to enable the researcher to select the respondents of the study in Kakamega, Vihiga, Busia and Bungoma Counties. The study used questionnaires and interview schedule to collect data. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Inferential analysis involved the use of Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient and regression models while descriptive analysis involved the use of percentage, mean and standard deviation. The study found out that work-life balance contributes to 16.8% of the variability on organization performance and had a statistically significant and positive effect on organization performance. It was therefore recommended that county governments should formulate, develop and implement work-life balance practices so as to realize improved organization performance.
Keywords: County Governments, Organization Performance, Work-life Balance.
Title: EFFECT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OF WESTERN KENYA
Author: Ooko George Oduor, Prof. John Byaruhanga, Dr. Rev. Willis Otuya
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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