Flexible Work Arrangement and Employee Performance in Food and Beverage Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study main aim is to investigate the relationship between flex work arrangement and employee performance of food and beverage firms in Rivers state. The specific objectives are to investigate the relationship between job rotation and employee effectiveness, innovativeness and efficiency. The target population was employees from fifteen (15) food and beverage firms in Nigeria. This study adopted survey research design using qualitative approaches. On data analysis, diagnostic test was conducted along with descriptive statistics and statistical tool for empirical analysis was Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient to determine the level of relationship between the independent and dependent variables, partial correlation was used to determine the influence of the control variable (organizational culture) on employee performance. The sample size of the survey study was 224 questionnaires returned from the employees’ respondents of the fifteen (15) selected food and beverage firms in Rivers state. The result showed that JR has low relationship with to employee effectiveness, innovativeness and efficiency. CW has a very strong relationship with employee effectiveness but has very low relationship with innovativeness and efficiency. The study recommended that managers should provide flexible work arrangements considerations such as employees flexibility on when to begin and end work as long as they meet the target since this influences performance.