Abstract:
The study examined the influence of job goal setting on employee work-life balance
using experience from Public Service Social Security Fund. Specifically, the study
intended to investigate how job planning, job monitoring and appraisal feedback
influence employees’ work-life balance in terms of working hours using a sample
size of 109 employees. The study applied cross-sectional design and quantitative
approach, where, data were collected and analysed quantitatively to establish the
relationships between variables. Data were analysed using Multiple Liner Regression
model. The results show that job planning through job specificity and task deadlines
negatively influence work-life balance. Monitoring through supervisors’ availability
negatively influences work-life balance. Appraisal feedback in terms of its timeliness
negatively influences work-life balance, while clarity of appraisal feedback positive
influence work-life balance. Therefore, the study concludes that job planning, job
monitoring and appraisal feedback influence employee work-life balance. The
study recommends that supervisors should set specific job objectives and realistic
deadlines. Also, supervisors should be available to their subordinates. Supervisors
should also provide timely appraisal feedback, while refraining themselves from
overemphasizing on clarification of appraisal feedback. On the other hand,
employees should emphasise on specificity of job objectives and require tasks to have
realistic deadlines. Further, the study recommends that, employees should focus on
requiring timely feedback from their supervisors, but they should not focus much on
seeking for clarification of appraisal feedback unless it is necessary.
