TITLE:
Investigating the Effect of Ergonomics on Employee Productivity: A Case Study of the Butchering and Trimming Line of Pioneer Food Cannery in Ghana
AUTHORS:
Robert Becker Pickson, Stephen Bannerman, Patience Obeng Ahwireng
KEYWORDS:
Work Ergonomics, Employee Productivity, Employee Satisfaction, Pioneer Food Cannery
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.8 No.12,
December
20,
2017
ABSTRACT: This study sought to investigate
the effect of ergonomics on the employee productivity focusing on the
Butchering and Trimming Line of Pioneer Food Cannery Limited (PFC) in Ghana.
Research questionnaires were developed and distributed to a sample of 134
workers consisting of workers in charge of butchering, trimming as well as
supervisors. It was evident from the findings that all the indicators
explaining work ergonomics from the perspective of the employees of PFC were
satisfactory despite the few respondents who indicated unsatisfactory to the
general design and workplace décor, and conduciveness of the room temperature
and air quality respectively. It was established that all the indicators of
work ergonomics have a significant positive correlation with employee
productivity of PFC. The study recommended to the management of Pioneer Food
Cannery Limited to instigate a corporate real estate policy that will focus on
using PFC workplace environment to attract, retain, and boost the performance
of PFC employees.