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Impact Of Office Environment On The Job Performance Of Office Workers
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The
efficiency of office employees is directly or indirectly affected by
the conditions under which they are required to do their work which
affect the performances of workers and the achievement of organizational
objectives for this purpose, this study will focus its attention on the
impact of poor office environment on the job performance of office
workers in an organization.
Pillai (2005) defines an office as a
place where records for the purpose of control, planning and efficient
management of the organization are prepared, handled and preserved.
Egbe and Ejiofor (2007) defined office as a place where clerical activities take place.
In
a clear statement, the office is a service delivery unit of an
organization; such services may include secretarial, clerical,
accounting and research duties. These are vital duties that complement
or facilitate the work of executives that complement or facilitate the
work of executives of an organization. An office reflects the company’s
value, attitude and wealth, an office is the company’s handful image for
both the workers and visitors and it provides the stage on which the
more active element of the company performs for their customers, staff
and community. Above all, an office is designed to stimulate
environments that encourage activity.
Therefore, an office cannot be
defined without the knowledge of its environment. An office environment
is a business community where socio-economic or business activities are
performed with a view to achieve organizational goals. It should be
known that every business system lies within an environment in enhancing
work motivation and job satisfaction is necessary in all organization.
An organizational management should look into work motivation and
conducive environment as antidote for enhancing productivity and
influences the amount of work interest and happiness of workers.
The
office environment are consisted of office building, furniture and
layout, lighting, good ventilation, color decoration, sound and physical
conditioning in which workers operate under a safety measure.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out on the impact of office environment on the job performance of office workers, Abeokuta metropolis was used to elicit information’s from the (3) local government which are: Odeda local government, Abeokuta North Local government and Abeokuta South local government. The frequency table, mean and standard deviation statistics was employed to analyze the collected data and results were recorded. The study revealed that a better office environment motivates employees ... Continue reading---
