The Relationship Between Work-Life Balance and Employee Productivity in the Educational Technology Sector in South Africa
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https://doi.org/10.51137/wrp.ijarbm.887Keywords:
Work-Life Balance, Employee Productivity, Spillover, Hawthorne Studies, Work-Life PoliciesAbstract
Numerous employees across the public and private sectors face challenges in maintaining a clear distinction between their professional and personal lives. This difficulty can significantly impact their social status and mental health. Achieving a harmonious work-life balance is crucial, as it enables individuals to fulfil their responsibilities without allowing work to dominate their lives. The study investigates the relationship between work-life balance and employee productivity in the educational technology sector in South Africa. The study is exploratory, and a quantitative research approach was utilised. The target population for the study consisted of employees in the educational technology organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa. A questionnaire was distributed via survey links, where 115 randomly sampled employees from the office of the chief executive officer, sales, operations, people and culture, finance and governance responded (response rate of 94%). The data were analysed using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 29.0 version. Descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviations, were used to analyse the data. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were used to assess the reliability of the measuring instruments. The findings revealed a negative relationship between work-life balance and employee productivity. The study recommends that organisations focus on offering flexibility in work hours and adopting a results-oriented approach, emphasising outcomes over time spent working.
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