WORKLIFE BALANCE AS A PRECUSOR TO MANAGERS’ COMMITMENT IN HOSPITALITY FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT

Abstract

This work examined the relationship between work-life balance and office managers’ commitment in Hospitality firms in Port Harcourt. The random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size of 224 respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain primary data after due validation, and ascertaining the reliability of the instrument at 0.761 using Crombach alpha level. The researchers were able to retrieve 208 copies of the distributed questionnaire. SPSS Version 20.0 was used to run the analysis. Mean and standard deviation and tables were used for the univariate analysis while Spearman Rank Order was used for the Bivariate analysis. The findings revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between delegation of duty and office managers’ commitment. The study concluded that delegation of duty influence office managers’ performance in hotel in Port Harcourt. The study recommended amongst other things that Management should put up template that will enable Office Managers delegate duties to their subordinate when any arises.