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Effect Office Environment On The Moral And Productivity Of Secretaries In Business Organizations
[A CASE STUDY OF PZ COMPANY PLC AND NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY PLC 9TH MILE CORNER NGWO ENUGU]
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According to Act, 1980. sec 2 (45) states that a secretary means “one
whose office is to write for another; especially one who is employed to
conduct correspondence, to keep records and to transactrarions other
business for another person or for a society, corporation or public
body.â€
“Environment†in the management context consists of office
building the furniture and layout, the physical conditions under which
secretaries operate, lighting, ventilation, decoration, sound, proof,
safety measure and so on. The influence of work environment on
secretaries has become so recognized that management now calls it
science of “ergonomicsâ€.
Experience has shown that secretaries
cannot be happy if the ventilation is poor. Work is likely to suffer and
in accuracy would result if the lighting is poor. The noise from
machine and visitors constitute a barrier to a secretary’s efficiency.
Example of an ideal office should be measured with that of the secretary
to director Nigeria Bottling Company Plc Enugu. All these have strong
bearing on the secretary morale and work productivity.
The
promulgation of the office, shops and railways premises Act of 1963, is a
milestone in the advancement of good working condition. Management
therefore has duty of providing a comfortable environment which is
pleasure and conducive.
1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
This study is meant to investigate the following.
The effect of the depressing and unstimulating nature of the office on the morals and productivity of the secretary.
The effect of he physical factors such as office surroundings on the secretary’s morals to work.
The importance of providing a good proper working environment for the secretary.
The problems caused by lack of these good physical condition on the secretary productivity.
Finally, to see to what extent the office environment affect the concentration of the secretary.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]A lot of employees think that their secretaries are not producing as much as they should. That they are not working up to maximum capacity where as there is room for improvement in their job performance. In order for any organization to achieve its basic objectives, it must lay strong emphasis on the way it observes the environmental factors that affect their organizations as a whole and that of the secretary in particular. Efficient performance is contingent upon the proper match between he sec ... Continue reading---
