"Workplace Environment" How To Affect Employees Performance

            The working environment plays an important role in the employees ‘performance. The working environment is argued to impact immensely on employees’ performance either towards negative or positive outcomes (Chandrasekar2001).In the world, there are international organizations that debate the rights of an employee. Most people spend fifty percent of their lives within indoor environments, which greatly influence their mental status, actions, abilities, and performance (Dorgan, 1994). Better outcomes and increased productivity is assumed to be the result of a better workplace environment. A better physical environment of the office will boost the employees and ultimately improve their productivity. Various literature pertains to the study of multiple offices and office buildings indicated that the factors such as dissatisfaction, cluttered workplaces, and the physical environment are playing a major role in the loss of employees’ productivity (Carnevale 1992, Clements- Croome 1997).

Working environment

        Kohun (1992), defines the working environment as an entirely which comprises the totality of forces, actions, and other influential factors that are currently and, or potentially contending with the employee’s activities and performance. The working environment is the sum of the interrelationship that exists within the employees and the environment in which the employees' work.

Current Challange

        The current challenge of management today is to establish an environment that effect, retain and motivate its employee for maximization of productivity. The present working environment is different, unique, and constantly changing from time to time and context. In a growing economy, workers have ample opportunities and unlimited job privileges. This condition created an environment employees need. less attention has been paid to the workplace environment and employers and employees are not aware of the influence of the workplace environment.

Appraising Workplace Environment Factors in spice processing industry

    (1) Ventilation and indoor air quality

            Employee feeling factors about ventilation that their work environment

                (a) Low concentration of adequate oxygen

                (b) Smoke,

                (c) Dust,

                (d) Bad smells (like food...etc.),

                (e) Other pollutants,

 

    (2) Temperature

        The impacts of temperature itself are complex and can't be easily understood. There is a need for studying the amount of clothing worn, the type of work being done, etc. Thus, according to Spice Manufacturing Industry, the temperature factor has a noticeable impact on job performance.

 

    (3) Noise

Below mention, machine generate noise in the spice industry

                (a) Grinding Machines

                (b) Dryers

                (c) Roasting Machines

                (d) Packeting Machines

                (e) Cleaning Machines

                (f) Alarms

          Based on the machines above, the highest ratio of noise comes from Grinding Machines.

 

    (4) Light and color

        The work environment color should be an appropriate color that feels bright and has no negative impact on employees.  Warm colors generally motivate warming and positive emotions.

 

 

    (5) Space and spatial arrangement

         Machinery layout is one of the essential factors for employee satisfaction. when Machinery or factory layout in a good manner, Definitely reduce company cost, labor turnover and can increase performance.

 

                 Job performance is the result of an employee’s motivation and ability, and how he/she adapts to the situational constraints and the uncongenial environment. This cannot be neglected as it leads to behavioral disturbance; specifically referred to as the decrease in job performance. The present that the situational constraints are constituted of multiple variables such as noise, types of machinery, ventilation, and light. These are the major physical conditions that should gain more attention. It is suggested that employers should take initiatives to motivate employees by improving work environments. As employees are motivated, their job performance will increase, and they will achieve the desired outcomes and goals of the job. Thus, the increasing of employers’ satisfaction.

 

References

Satyendra (2019). Impact of Workplace Environment on Employee Performance. [Online] Available at: https://www.ispatguru.com/impact-of-workplace-environment-on-employee-performance/#:~:text=The%20physical%20aspects%20of%20a,%2C%20job%20satisfaction%2C%20and%20morale.&text=An%20improper%20and%20unfavourable%20workplace,being%20committed%20by%20the%20employees. [Accessed 23^rd  May 2021].
 
Khaled Al-Omari and Haneen Okasheh (2017) The Influence of Work Environment on Job Performance: A Case Study of Engineering Company in Jordan. [Online] Available at: https://www.ripublication.com/ijaer17/ijaerv12n24_223.pdf  [Accessed 23^rd  May 2021].