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Flexible Work Design and Employee Commitment: When Socio-Demographic Characteristics Are Introduced?

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  • Umukoro
  • Jones E.
  • Egwakhe
  • Johnson A.
  • Akpa
  • Victoria O.

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Purpose: The paper investigates the role of socio-demographic characteristics such as age, educational qualification and years of work experience on the interactions between flexible work design and employee commitment. Approach/Methodology/Design: The cross-sectional survey research design was adopted and data were collated from 377 regular non-academic staff from 6 selected private universities in Ogun State Nigeria by applying a multi-stage random sampling technique. The instrument’s reliability and validity test were conducted before the adapted questionnaire was administered. Findings: The result from hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that socio-demographic characteristics had positive significant moderating effect on the relationship between flexible work design and employee commitment. However, educational qualification was the only significant element. Practical Implications: The study will strengthen the Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model’s proposition that job demands and resources are negatively and positively related respectively to employee commitment based on demographic differences. Originality/Value: The study is an original study and it adds to scholarly debate on the role socio-demographic characteristics play on the interactions between flexible work design and employee commitment as management elicit labor force productivity.

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  • Umukoro & Jones E. & Egwakhe & Johnson A. & Akpa & Victoria O., 2020. "Flexible Work Design and Employee Commitment: When Socio-Demographic Characteristics Are Introduced?," International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, vol. 10(3), pages 3-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:ers:ijfirm:v:10:y:2020:i:3:p:3-17
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    1. Maria Dalkrani & Efstathios Dimitriadis, 2018. "The Effect of Job Satisfaction on Employee Commitment," International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Kavala Campus, Greece, vol. 11(3), pages 16-23, December.
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    Keywords

    Employee commitment; flexible work design; socio-demographic characteristics.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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