Orientation: The development of an appropriate framework to measure the effectiveness of work–life balance strategies (WLBS) among manufacturing firms in Nigeria is still a major challenge. Research purpose: The main purpose of this article is to measure the effectiveness of WLBS in the manufacturing sector, drawing insights gathered from two selected manufacturing firms in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Motivation for the study: Despite the global explosion of research on work–life balance, there is a dearth of studies measuring the effectiveness of WLBS adopted by manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Research approach/design and method: A structured questionnaire was adopted to gather data among 312 employees of the two selected manufacturing firms in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Structural Equation Modelling was valuable in establishing the mediating influences of WLBS and work-family satisfaction on the interplay between work-family stressors and the selected manufacturing firms’ performance. Main findings: The study findings revealed that WLBS and work–family satisfaction mediate the interplay between work–family stressors and the selected manufacturing firms’ performance. Practical/managerial implications: To enhance continuous performance, human resource managers of the manufacturing firms should ensure the improved implementation and adoption of relevant WLBS that could help the employees cushion the effect of work and family stressors thereby achieving satisfaction with work and family life. Contribution/value-add: This study develops and validates a framework to measure the effectiveness of WLBS in selected manufacturing firms, Lagos Metropolis. The developed framework could serve as a template which could be replicated in other sectors of the Nigeria’s economy.

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衡量制造业中工作与生活平衡战略的有效性

方向：开发适当的框架以衡量尼日利亚制造企业中工作与生活平衡策略（WLBS）的有效性仍然是一项重大挑战。研究目的：本文的主要目的是通过从尼日利亚拉各斯大都会的两家选定的制造公司收集的见解来衡量WLBS在制造业中的有效性。研究动机：尽管全球关于工作与生活平衡的研究激增，但仍缺乏衡量尼日利亚制造企业采用的WLBS有效性的研究。研究方法/设计和方法：采用结构化调查表收集尼日利亚拉各斯都会区两家选定的制造公司的312名员工的数据。结构方程模型在建立WLBS和工作家庭满意度对工作家庭压力源与所选制造企业绩效之间相互作用的中介影响方面非常有价值。主要发现：研究发现表明，WLBS和工作家庭满意度会介导工作家庭压力源与选定的制造企业绩效之间的相互作用。实际/管理上的意义：为了提高持续的绩效，制造公司的人力资源经理应确保改进执行和采用相关的WLBS，这可以帮助员工缓解工作和家庭压力源的影响，从而使工作和家庭生活得到满意的满足。贡献/增值：这项研究开发并验证了一个框架，以衡量在选定的制造企业（拉各斯大都会）中WLBS的有效性。制定的框架可以作为模板，可以在尼日利亚经济的其他部门复制。