Title: Examining The Relationship Between Work Environment And Employee Performance In Ebonyi State Civil Service
Authors: Egwu Otu Sylvester
Volume: 8
Issue: 10
Pages: 109-121
Publication Date: 2024/10/28
Abstract:
This study investigated work environment and employee performance in Ebonyi State Civil Service, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to: examine the relationship between physical-work environment and employee performance, and to ascertain the relationship between job characteristics and employee performance in Ebonyi State Civil Service. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study was anchored on the Two Factor Theory, propounded by Fredrick Herzberg in 1959. The study made use of survey research design. The population for the study was 688 employees from three (3) ministries selected from Ebonyi State Civil Service. The sample size of 253 was obtained using Taro Yamani statistical formula for calculating sample size. Stratified sampling technique was used for the study. The Questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, out of the 253 copies of the questionnaire administered, 246 were returned and used for the analyses. Descriptive statics of mean and simple percentages were used to analyze research questions while inferential statistics of Pearson product moment correlation coefficient formula with the aid of SPSS was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. After the analysis, the study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between physical-work environment and employee performance in Ebonyi State Civil Service (r = .512 and P-Value < 0.05), and there is a significant positive relationship between job characteristics and employee performance in Ebonyi State Civil Service (r = .512 and P-Value < 0.05). The study concludes that that there is a significant positive relationship between the work environment, encompassing physical, and job characteristics, and employee performance in Ebonyi State Civil Service. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others that Civil Service and organizations should ensure a safe and comfortable physical workspace by maintaining a clean, well-designed physical space and safe physical environment that supports employee well-being and increase productivity, there should be a regular evaluation of job characteristics and adjustments based on changing organizational needs or employee feedback to align job tasks with employees' skills, interests, and capabilities to promote intrinsic motivation and effective performance.