The Effect of Work Life Balance on Employee Engagement : In the Case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Work- life balance and employee engagement are regarded as factors that have a great potential to facilitate growth. The purpose of this study was to study about the Effect of Work Life Balance on Employee Engagement in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Kirkos District. Specifically, the study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effect of supervisor support, work load, working hour, job sharing on employee engagement. The study adopted descriptive and explanatory research design using both quantitative and qualitative approach. The target population for the study consists of only the Manager, line manager and professional employee of the bank working under Addis Ababa area Kirkos district offices and branches. Stratified sampling method was used to select the participants from the population. Proportionate Stratified sampling method was used to select the focused employee groups within the selected district. The total sample size was 313.Used mainly questionnaire. Semi-Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from sample employees to collect primary data. The questionnaire was developed mainly based on work life balance components i.e. supervisor support, work load, working hour and job sharing and employee engagement. The data collection instrument used for the research was questionnaire. In the questionnaire a five-point Likert scale were used. Normality test was done for dependent variable in order to support subsequent analysis. The data obtained was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Correlation analysis was used to test the direction of relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. Multiple linear regressions were used to test. The correlation result shows that supervisor support, work load, working hour and job sharing positively related to employee engagement. Based on the research findings it can be concluded that work life balance had a favorable significant effect on employee engagement