Work Schedule Flexibility and Employees’ Retention: Using Academic Staff of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Ogun State as a Study Case
Work Schedule Flexibility and Employees’ Retention: Using Academic Staff of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Ogun State as a Study Case

Summary/Abstract: The study examined work schedule flexibility and employee’s retention using academic staff of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa as a focus. The research population was 136, and the sample size was 102 staff of the total population which consisted of both senior and junior staff. Multistage sampling technique was adopted in this study; which was stratified and simple random sampling techniques. A total of 102 copies of the questionnaire were administered while a total of 98 copies of the questionnaire were received from respondents and 95 copies were valid for data analysis. The 10-items measuring instruments were tested using test-retest reliability by administeringthe test once and then administering the same test again three weeks after the first administration. The hypothesis formulated for the study was analysed using Pearson Correlation Analysis. The findings revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between work schedule flexibility and employee’s retention (r –statistics 0.317), P – values (0.002). The study recommended that managers should create an enabling environment for work schedule flexibility so as to retain their employee for the development of the organisation.

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