The impact of office ergonomics on employee's productivity at Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS), Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur / Zulaikha Fatimah Abd Rahman

Office ergonomic 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 Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bdn (MEPS) as A c...

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Main Author: Abd Rahman, Zulaikha Fatimah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70029/1/70029.pdf
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Summary:Office ergonomic 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 Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bdn (MEPS) as A case study. The objectives of the study are to study investigate the relationship between factors of office ergonomic and employee’s productivity, to determine the factors office ergonomic that influence employee’s productivity and finally to identify the main factors of office ergonomic that influence employee’s productivity. The study was based on a sample of 100 MEPS's staff randomly drawn from various departments and units. 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, tables, picture s and graphs. The research identified considerable office ergonomic deficiencies, which included uninspiring and old-fashioned office design and decor (largely cellular offices), use of dark wooden partitions resulting in poorly illuminated offices, and continuous use of un-ergonomic furniture.