The Role of Physical Factors (Ergonomics) in the Workplace to increase employee productivity (Case study: Shiraz Tejarat Bank)

Subject Areas : Industrial Management

Fatemeh Kadkhodaie ¹ , Seyed Masoud Seyedi ²

1 - MA Graduate, Management Department, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor in Management, Management Department, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

Received: 2016-08-13 Accepted : 2016-12-01 Published : 2016-12-10

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Abstract :

Ergonomics or human factors engineering tries to design work and jobs according to the physical and mental abilities limitation and human interests. This science is formed with the aim of increasing productivity, according to the health, and safety in the environment. This science is also trying to coordinate the environment with the human than to coordinate human with the environment. Along with this, the present study investigates the role of physical factors of the workplace (ergonomics) and an increase of productivity of Tejarat Bank employees in Shiraz. In order to collect field data, two standard questionnaires-one TLX.NASA questionnaire to evaluate the physical dimensions of the workplace (ergonomics) and Ajio Model questionnaire to evaluate the employees’ productivity – applied. Data analysis was inferential statistics through the SPSS.19 software program. To test the theories, simple regression and correlation coefficient were used and to know the significance t-test and z-test were applied. Research findings have shown that there is primarily a significant difference between workplace physical conditions (ergonomics) and its dimensions (physical load, mental load, effort, performance, and time load), and the increase of the productivity of Tejarat Bank employees. Any increase in (physical, mental or time load decrease the productivity and vice versa. And any increase in effort and performance increase the productivity and vice versa.

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