Effects of Workplace Built Environment on Employee Performance: a Case Study of Nsukka local Government Secretariat Complex Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study ascertained the effects of workplace-built environment on employee performance in Nsukka local Government Secretariat Complex Enugu State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population was made up of 132 respondents which comprises of 8 Heads of Departments and 124 members of staff in Nsukka local Government Secretariat Complex Enugu State, Nigeria. Due to the manageable size of the population, the entire population was used as the sample. A Questionnaire was used in answering the research questions. The Reliability of the instrument was subjected to Cronbach’s Alpha reliability method to determine the internal consistency which yielded a coefficient of 0.84. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions. Decision on research questions were taken based on real limits of numbers. For the test of significance, the probability (p) value was used in comparison with the alpha value of 0.05, and at 90 degrees of freedom (df). The study found that Factors of workplace built environment like indoor air quality, noise level, room spacing, room temperature and room lighting has significant negative impact on employees’ level of productivity in the organization. The study recommends that Enugu state and Nsukka LGA should map out programmes for provision of good workplace-built environment to increase productivity, promote occupational safety and health of workers. This can be done be renovating old offices in the secretariat complex building and remodeling old offices to meet up latest state of the art designs in the construction industry.