DOES ERGONOMICS AUGMENT EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF IT SECTOR: AN EMPERICAL STUDY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/trbyq914Keywords:
Ergonomics, occupation health,, performance, job environmentAbstract
In the present period, the idea of ergonomics has become the need of every work place. Ergonomics plays important role in the organization. Ergonomics is offering an environment that facilitates best to the employee’s performance in overall productivity of the organization. Employees are the one of the most important asset for any organization. Ergonomics helps to solve the problems related to organizational work stress in the job environment, occupational health and safety problems, and low efficiency level and job issues. Ergonomic is the technology used to align activities and the environment with the employee’s skill and need to improve performance and improve health and safety. The continuous work in the organization cannot be monitored by employees and their ability of muscle may be limit to sustain contraction and physical fatigue. Ergonomists and other researchers had studied the effects of several work factors on performance including the rate of work and amount of duration of work and the effects of design proper pattern of ergonomic. The main objective of the study was to find out the level of ergonomic activity based on employee performance and the involvement of employees in the IT sectors. Two standardizedquestionnaire were used to gather data from 100 IT employees. The statistical method used in the research included descriptive statistics, t-testing, and correlation. The study found positive association to occur.
Downloads
References
1. Alan Hedge 1999 “Effects of Ergonomic Management Software on Employee Performance” Cornell Human Factors Laboratory Technical Report/ RP9991, Cornell University, NY 14853-4401.
2. Asante Kingsley 2012 “The impact of office ergonomics on employee performance; a case study of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation”, institute of distance learning, kwame Nkrumah, 409-501.
3. Ashraf A Shikdar 2017 “Office ergonomic: deficiency in computer work station design” International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomic 13(2), 215-223.
4. Emin Kahya 2007 “The effects of job characteristics and working condition of job performance”, International journal of industrial ergonomics 37(6), 515-523.
5. John S Dzissah 2005 “Measurement of management efforts with respective to integration of quality, safety and ergonomic issues in manufacturing industry”, Human Factors and Ergonomic Manufacture and Service Industries, Research Article 15(2) 213-232.
6. Jorn Henrik Thun 2011 “Feel free to feel comfortable - An empirical analysis of ergonomic in German automotive industry” International Journal Production Economics 133(2), 551-561.
7. Naveed Ahmad 2014 “Impact of training and development on employee performance: A case study from a different bank sector of north Punjab”, Nigerian chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review 2(4), 19-24.
8. Pascale Carayon 2000 “Work organization and ergonomics” Applied ergonomic 31(6), 649-662.
9. Paul S Adler 1997 “Ergonomics, employee involvement and Toyota Production System: A case study of NUMMI’s 1993 model introduction”, Research article Industrial and Labor Relational Review 50(3), 416-437.
10. Russell A Matthews 2011 “Participatory ergonomic: Development of an employee assessment questionnaire” Accident Analysis and Prevention 43(1), 360-369.
11. Rethy B Menon 2018 “A Comparative study on TQM practices of private and government schools in Mysuru city” International Journal of Research In Humanities, Arts and Literature 6(1), 175-180.
12. PREMKUMAR, KS. "ERGONOMICS IN ORTHODONTICS-A REVIEW." International Journal of Dental Research & Development (IJDRD)(2016): 15-22
13. Kwasira, Josphat, ElegwaMukulu, and Christopher Kanali. "Determinants of the Use of Emotional Intelligence in Enhancing Employee Performance in Nakuru County, Kenya." International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR) 4.3 (2014): 19-30.
14. Kiptis, CHRISTOPHER KIPYEGON, J. O. S. P. H. A. T. Kwasira, and PETER KIPROTICH Cheruiyot.
"Effect of human resource management practices on employee performance in Kenya: A case of large scale tea farms in Kuresoi South District, Kenya." International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research 4.6 (2014): 39-52.
15. Osisioma, Hilda, Hope Nzewi, and IloIfechi. "Flexible working hours and employee performance in selected hospitals in Awka Metropolis, Anambra State, Nigeria." International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR) Vol 5 (2016): 1-10.
16. Almusaddar, Ayman AS, Sara RavanRamzan, and Valliappan Raju. "The Influence of Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Motivation on Employee Performance Through Competence." International Journal of Business and General Management (IJBGM) 7.5 (2018): 21-40.
17. RAMKUMAR, GOWTHAM. "ROLE OF WORK PLACE POLITICS IN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE–
WITH REFERENCE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR." International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR)(2020): 65-72
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
