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Full Length Research Paper
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The influence of work environment on workers productivity: A
case of selected oil and gas industry in Lagos, Nigeria
Akinyele Samuel Taiwo
School of Business, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
E-mail:
akinsamolu2000@yahoo.com.
Accepted 4 December, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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Many enterprises limit their productivity enhancement of
employees to the acquisition of skills. However, about 86% of
productivity problems reside in the work environment of
organizations. The work environment has effect on the
performance of employees. The type of work environment in which
employees operate determines the way in which such enterprises
prosper. The objective of the study is to analyze the impact of
work environment on future worker’s productivity. Investigation
revealed that factors in both the external and internal work
environment as well as employment policies as they currently
obtain are unfavorable to the enhancement of labour
productivity. It is therefore imperative for governments at the
federal and state levels to explore ways of improving and
updating infrastructural facilities in order to make work
environment more conducive for enhancement of labour
productivity. Similarly, job and organizationally related
factors and employment policies must be looked into by the
respective employers for possible reviews so as to make them
more favourable and thereby challenge workers to be more
productive. Primary data were used for this study that was
generated through structured questionnaires with close ended
questions. T-test was used to test the research hypotheses. The
respondents were randomly chosen from four selected oil and gas
industry in Lagos metropolis. The results of T-test indicate
that employee productivity problems are within the work
environment. Conducive work environment stimulates creativity of
workers. Improvement in work environment and bad working
conditions contribute to low productivity of employees.
Key words:
Workers, productivity, infrastructural facilities, environment,
employment policies. |
