WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND MODERN ORGANIZATION: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)

This study aims at evaluating work-life balance in modern organization by examining the role of the internet in Niger Delta Development Commission. To achieve this, the study raised four objectives which were to; find out the extent to which internet used for work in Niger Delta Development Commission; determine how often members of staff of NDDC use the Internet to reach their work-life balance; ascertain the influence of work-life balance on job satisfaction of employees in NDDC. This study was anchored on three theories; Technological Determinism theory and Border, Boundary theory and Ecological System Theory. The study adopted the survey research design with questionnaire and interview guide as data gathering instruments. The population of the study comprised all the staffs of NDDC headquarter. Therefore, the total population of the study of this study is 879, and Taro Yamane sample size determination was used to arrive at the sample size of 275. Data obtained from the instrument were analyzed using Weighted Mean Score (four point Likert scale). The finding of this study showed that the internet is often used for work in the NDDC. The findings of this study showed that the staff of NDDC constantly use the interment to reach work-life balance. Based on the strength of the finding, the study concluded that the internet is often used for work in the NDC. The study also concluded that the staff of NDDC constantly use the interment to reach work-life balance. The study recommended that organizations should ensure that they equip their offices with modern equipment especially internet facilities so as to enable their workers achieve work-life balance. The study also recommended that organizations and the NDDC in particular should always provide free Wifi for their workers to ease the burden of work on then.