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Work Life Balance as a Determinants of Academic Staff Retention in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities in Uganda

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  • Kizza Francis Ssali

    (Kyambogo Universities in Uganda)

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The study was meant to establish the extent to which work life balance determines the retention of academic staff n Makerere and Kyambogo Universities. Its specific objectives were to establish the status of work life balance of academic staff, the level of academic staff retention and finally the extent to which work life balance determines academic staff retention in the two universities. The study took a descriptive and cross-sectional survey designs with a number of 298 academic staff and 4 administrative staff selected using stratified random and purposive sampling technique. Findings on the status of work life balance revealed an average mean 3.29 showing that it was fair. On the level of academic staff retention, a moderate mean 3.25 revealed a fair retention of academic staff in the two universities. Results on the third objective, the study findings revealed that work life balance (B = 0.318; p = 0.000

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  • Kizza Francis Ssali, 2023. "Work Life Balance as a Determinants of Academic Staff Retention in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities in Uganda," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(10), pages 1834-1845, October.
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