Impact of Work Environment, Supervision and Job Satisfaction on Employees Productivity
CHAPTER ONE
AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
This study would like to look at the contribution of the physical work environment and supervisory style on job satisfaction. The physical work environment must be defined as the setting of the workplace. Also, the study would also look at how supervision and management create a healthy work environment.
The purpose of the study are in these folds:-
To see the extent to which the physical work environment especially open-office structure that are now taking over from the conventional private office ,the amount of privacy offered by this kind of office structure, noise, amount of social interaction permitted by the structure and the contribution of these and other factors to job satisfaction.
To examine supervisory style and its impact on employees job satisfaction and the extent to which freedom of action and job execution facilitates or influence employee’s job satisfaction.
To analyse the combined effects of these two factors above on Job satisfaction and recommend ways of improving those factors so as to make employees more satisfied with their job with their job probably increasing their job performance.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
This section shall examine at length the meaning of the effect of work environment and some selected theories of work environment. Also brief attention will be given to the application of the various existing theories in respect of the Nigeria work environment. Over the years, theories has made series of attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding why people tend to display certain behaviour in a given condition, they believe that every behaviour manifested in the work place or otherwise is a goal directed. Work environment entails its buildings, its furniture, and layout as well as the physical condition under which employee operate. This brings us to the definition of environment.
Kochan (1980) considers environment in the following context, economic context, and social and technology context. It could be looked at as the surrounding of all situation, people event etc that influence life. Thus, people who are working in a good environment exert greater effort to perform than those who work in an unhealthy environment. However, this definition above as related to the following theorist tells us more about work environment.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
The term research methodology described all activities involved in the collection of all the necessary data and information required for the research work or project. According to Asika (2006) research methodology refers to the arrangement of condition for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance of the research purpose with economy of procedure.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTIONS
Chapter three described the methodology of the study by outliving the data collection, administration of the questionnaire and the procedure used in analyzing the data.
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
The aim of this research is to examine the effect of work environment in Accion Microfinance Bank Limited Lagos. To achieve this goal and related objective, research questions where asked as a guide and questionnaire was designed base on these research questions. Questionnaires were produced and administered, the return responses where collected and analysis, finding are as follows:
Investigation revealed that 50 of the total respondents in table one opined that their office look un-stimulating and dejected and they are very unhappy with the prevailing office condition because it affect their interest and attitudes to work thereby, proving the statement that depressing and stimulating nature of the office have a serious negative effect on the attitudes of the employees. It was observed in table (52) and table three (48) of total respondent are of the view that poor work environment affected them, in table three, the employees said absence of ventilation, noise and dirtiness demoralize them. Table four, 54 respondents said that poor nature of office reduce their interest and moral to work, while in table five, 36 employees confirm that poor office environment is responsible for absenteeism from work. Further findings revealed that 42 in table six revealed that poor work environment make them spend less time at work while in table seven, 48 of the total respondents are of the view that poor work condition have negative impact on output.
Finally, table eight shows that 56 are of the view that poor office lead to inefficiency, and table nine shows that 48 employees said that poor environment leads to low productivity and output when improved it will increase wile from table ten, 54 indicated that good environment gives them joy at work.
CONCLUSION
From the above table, the following conclusions were drawn.
I if good office environment is provided for employees, it will go a long way to enhance their morale and performance.
- if office is neat, noiseless, properly arranged well lighted and ventilated, employees will feel a sense of belonging and this will make them to work efficiently and effectively.
- Good physical working environment inspires workers to spend more tine in their various offices, employees responded emotionally better towards the provision of good office environment by not absenting themselves un necessarily from work, lateness to work and other negative attitude will be drastically reduced.
- Good working environment increase individual output therefore leading top growth of the organization.
- for any organization to progress, the employees should be provided with good office environment which will motivate them to greater action so as to attain the set objective of the organization.
RECOMMENDATION
Following the findings, conclusion and having stated the problem of the study earlier in chapter one, the following recommendation are deemed necessary which would hopefully help in the problems.
- The organization should map out programme for provision of good work environment to increase productivity and of promoting occupational safety and health of workers.
- The management should ensure that there is adequate and proper improvement of working environment of employee’s so as to enhance their morale to work efficiently.
- The organization should ensure that the office of its workers is always clean, tiding up and properly arranged for easy movement and comfortable to the workers.
- It is good for the management to recognize the importance of ensuring the safety of its workers by abiding by the provision of fire precautions and other safety measures; it is contained in the 1974 act of safety at work.
- There should be a review of the legal provision of physical condition in the office by the Federal Government of Nigerian to suit the culture and nature of the workers.
Further research should be conducted on this research work to see that more justice is done to topic, because many factors aided as constraints to the research which in one way or the other acted as a loop-hole to the research such as financial problem, which hindered the researcher from going to internet and national libraries to source out more information about the research work.
Therefore, I suggest that the research work should be extended to the national level for more deliberation to see that a law should be made, so that employees of labour are compelled to avoid such factors that causes poor work environment.
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