Assessment of Work Environment and The Effects on Employee Performance. A Case of Public Health Sector in Tunduru District.

Mbambe, Richard (2021) Assessment of Work Environment and The Effects on Employee Performance. A Case of Public Health Sector in Tunduru District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study intended to assess the effects of work environment on employee performance in Tunduru district, Tanzania. Specifically, the study looked at the effect of physical work environment on availability performance of health workers, the role of supervisor support on health worker performance as well as the effect of work incentive on health worker performance. Through descriptive, data for this study were collected using a questionnaire, and a chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between variables such as work incentives and employee's performance. The findings from this study indicated that the performance of health workers is affected by the physical work environment such as building space comfortability and working environment convenience. The study also revealed a positive correlation between work environment and employee performance. Furthermore, it was revealed that the role of Supervisor on supportinghealth worker plays a vital role in their performance such as the study revealed that if supervisor-employee relation is positive tend to affect employee performance positively. Moreover, the study revealed that work incentives contribute to health worker performance. Last but not least, the study recommends that Tunduru district management should ensure that the work environment is conducive and proper which motive employees when performing their duties as in turn it improves organizational performance. Furthermore, Health centres at Tunduru District Council should take into consideration that productivity, performance, health and safetyare part of conducive work environment motivate employee to perform at their best, in turn, improve overall organizational performance. Keywords:Employee performance, work environment, supervisor support, Tunduru

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