Authors :
AWOYEMI; Samuel Olausi; Dr. AKEKE; Niyi Israel
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8081455
Abstract :
Companies have come to realize the
importance of comfort in the workplace environment,
improving on functional ergonomic elements in order to
retain quality personnel, increase productivity, and
maintain a competitive edge. This study examined the
effect of work environment on employees’ productivity
in listed consumer goods manufacturing firms in
Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to
select 480 employees from the sixteen listed firms and
data were gathered through structured Questionnaires.
Multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the
data. Based on the analysis, the result revealed that the
work environment (i.e supervisory supports, physical
work environment, corporate culture) have a significant
effect on employees’ productivity in the listed consumer
goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria.The findings reflected that supervisory
supports, physical work environment, and corporate
culture affect employees’ productivity positively.
Therefore, it was recommended that firms should have
in place a good working condition for their employees’ in
order to boost their morale and make them more
efficient and management should try as much as possible
to build a work environment that attracts, retain and
motivate its employees’ to increase their productivity on
continuous basis.
Keywords :
Work environment, systems, employees’ productivity, firms, supervisory support, physical work environment, corporate culture.
Companies have come to realize the
importance of comfort in the workplace environment,
improving on functional ergonomic elements in order to
retain quality personnel, increase productivity, and
maintain a competitive edge. This study examined the
effect of work environment on employees’ productivity
in listed consumer goods manufacturing firms in
Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to
select 480 employees from the sixteen listed firms and
data were gathered through structured Questionnaires.
Multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the
data. Based on the analysis, the result revealed that the
work environment (i.e supervisory supports, physical
work environment, corporate culture) have a significant
effect on employees’ productivity in the listed consumer
goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria.The findings reflected that supervisory
supports, physical work environment, and corporate
culture affect employees’ productivity positively.
Therefore, it was recommended that firms should have
in place a good working condition for their employees’ in
order to boost their morale and make them more
efficient and management should try as much as possible
to build a work environment that attracts, retain and
motivate its employees’ to increase their productivity on
continuous basis.
Keywords :
Work environment, systems, employees’ productivity, firms, supervisory support, physical work environment, corporate culture.