Impact of working environment on employee’s productivity: A case study of Banks and Insurance Companies in Pakistan

Abstract

Work environment plays an important role in an organization. Most of the problems faced by employees are related to working environment. The level of productivity can be increased through developing a conducive working environment in the organization. The basic objective of this study is to  measure   the impact of working environment on productivity of employees. The organizations like banks and insurance companies were selected for conducting this research study. A closed ended questionnaire was developed to get feedback from target audience and different statistical methods were used to derive results from the collected data. It was observed   that the factors like supervisor support, relation with co-workers, training and development, attractive and fast incentives and recognition plans, adequate work load at work place are helpful in developing a working environment that has positive impact on employee’s level of productivity in the organizations.

Key Words: working environment, workers’ productivity, recognition plan.