The impact of office ergonomics on employee's productivity / Fatin Atiqah Mohd Faisal

Office ergonomics is a widely acceptable means of providing an enabling environment that best facilitates employees' productivity and performance. This study sees to find out the impact of office ergonomics on employee's productivity using the Pejabat RISDA Negeri Kedah (RISDA) as a case study. The objectives of the study are to investigate the relationship between factors of office ergonomics on employee's productivity, to determine the most influence factors of office ergonomic on employee's productivity. The study was based on a sample of 100 RISDA's staff tromp two position which is executive and non-executive. Data for the study obtained mainly from the administration of questionnaires is analyzed quantitatively using the SPSS and Microsoft Excel and presented with the aid of frequency distributions, pie charts, bar chart, tables, pictures and graphs. The research identified considerable office ergonomic deficiencies, which included uninspiring and old-fashioned office design and décor (largely cellular offices), use of dark wooden partitions resulting in poorly illuminated offices, and continuous use of un-ergonomic furniture.