Work Environment and Employee Performance in Selected Private Business Organisations in Rivers State

Abstract

Work environment boost employee’s performance hence boosting organisational performance. This study focuses on work environment and employee performance. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of workplace environment on employee performance in selected private business organisations in Rivers State. The target population was all the employees at Kemnoulli Nigeria Limited, Lolomari & Company Nigeria Limited and Anchor Maric Nigeria Limited. The total number was 1,626. The sample size included a total of 164 employees. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The researcher used stratified random sampling technique in selecting the employees. The study used primary data which was collected by the use of semi structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics that included frequencies, mean scores, standard deviation and percentages. From the findings, the study concluded that there is a significant relationship between work environment and employee performance and that work environmental factors that influenced employee performance were supervisor’s support factors, social factor and work-life balance factor. The study recommends that private business organisations that wants to experience increase in productivity and quality service need to encourage supervisors to support employees, give adequate attention and support to their social needs and implement work life balance culture so as to enable them improve in their performance.