LEADERSHIP STYLE AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE AS PREDICTORS OF EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTION AMONG BANKERS IN IBADAN

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of leadership style and work-life balance  on employee turnover intention among bank workers in the Ibadan metropolis. A cross-sectional survey was adopted, and data were gathered from 255 bank workers in the Ibadan metropolis. The respondents’ ages ranged from 20 years to 62 years, with an average age of 28 years and 9 months. Generated hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis, and t-test for independent samples. The findings revealed that jointly, leadership styles (benevolent, moral, authoritarian and laissez faire leadership styles) predicted approximately 8% of thevariance in turnover intention; Only moral leadership style (ß = -.17; t= -2.13; p<.05) independently predicted turnover intention. Additionally, work-life balance dimensions predicted approximately 4% of the variance in turnover intention. Finally, leadership styles (benevolent, moral, authoritarian and laissez-faire leadership styles), workload, work-life balance and life-work balance predicted approximately 6% of the variance in turnover intention; further analysis showed that only work-life balance {ß = .23; t= -3.02; p<.05} independently predicted turnover intention. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that supervisors embrace a moral leadership style by respecting individual values and norms to reduce drastically the intention to quit one’s job.