An Exploration of the Practices of Locational Flexibility in Developing Economies: Insights from the Nigerian Higher Education Sector
Ajonbadi, Hakeem Adeniyi and Mordi, Chima and Adekoya, Olatunji David (2023) An Exploration of the Practices of Locational Flexibility in Developing Economies: Insights from the Nigerian Higher Education Sector. Employee Relations. ISSN 0142-5455
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Abstract
Purpose – This study explores the practices of locational flexibility in the Nigerian higher education sector. It examines the realities of remotely organising and managing academics’ teaching and administrative workload, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach – Relying on the interpretative paradigm, the dataset consists of semi-structured interviews with 92 professionals in the Nigerian higher educational institution (HEI) sector drawn from private and public federal government-owned and regional (otherwise known as state government) tertiary institutions.
Findings – The study highlights the practices of locational flexibility across the Nigerian higher education sector. Therefore, it underscores the notions of locational flexibility from the perspective of Nigerian academics. It reveals a paucity in the range and usage of locational flexibility options across the Nigerian higher education sector, as well as the factors shaping its implementation and utilisation. Ultimately, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings reveal that locational flexibility is predominantly environmentally induced.
Originality/value – This study focused on a salient topic that explores the practices of locational flexibility, particularly in an underresearched context of developing economies, specifically Nigeria. Moreover, the study contributes to the scarce literature on locational flexibility. Additionally, unlike previous studies that are mostly preoccupied with the meaning of the concept and the importance of the practice to employees’ work-life balance, organisational flexibility, and overall operational performance, this study underpins the practices, utilisation and barriers to implementing locational flexibility.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2021-0423 | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | locational flexibility, higher education institutions, flexible working arrangements, Nigeria | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-05 - human resource management | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > Birmingham City Business School | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Hakeem Ajonbadi | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2023 12:15 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2023 12:19 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14433 |
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