Perceived Leadership Support as a Moderating Factor between Flexible Working Practices and Employees' Job Performance among Public Hospitals in Tanzania

Abstract

This study investigated the leadership support as a moderator between flexible working practices and employees' job performance among regional hospitals in Tanzania. The study used the descriptive correlational design. Registered nurses and midwives from eight selected regional hospitals formed the population of 2,976 subjects from which the study picked 404 as sample. The study revealed that leadership support has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between work scheduling and employee's performance. Therefore, leaders in public hospitals need to prepare appropriate schedules that meet the hospital requirements. The study further concluded that leadership support has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between workload and employee's performance. Therefore, the leaders should provide enough resources to deal with adverse effects of excessive workload. Finally, leadership support has a significant moderating effect in the relationship between work continuity and employees' performance. Therefore, the leaders should establish appropriate methods to increase supportive leadership practices.