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Impact of Workplace Environment on Employee Performance

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Impact of Workplace Environment on Employee Performance

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Running head: RESEARCH METHODSResearch methodsName of the student:Name of the University:Author’s note:
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1RESEARCH METHODSIntroduction: Business organization and its work environment is constantly changing and evolving withtime. In the era of intense competition, satisfying employees and encouraging them to cope witha changing environment is a challenging task. Organizations who want to promote efficiency andproductivity pays lot of attention to providing good working environment and fulfilling the needsof employees. However, employee express dissatisfaction in their job because of work pressure,poor support in workplace, poor salaries and promotion option and little flexibility in their role(Raziq and Maulabakhsh 2015). Apart from work environment factors, there are many otherreasons for employee’s dissatisfaction with the job. This many include monotonous work, lowmotivation, poor team management and leadership style (Mowday et al. 2013). The main aim of this research proposal is to identify the association between workenvironment and employee’s dissatisfaction with their job. The main focus is on reviewingcurrent literature related to job dissatisfaction due to work environment and find the gap toproceed with further research on the topic. Only work environment factors and not other factorsis considered for this research proposal because many workplace pay less importance to workenvironment for enhancing employees performance. However, conducting research to identifythe association between work environment and job dissatisfaction in employees is necessary tounderstand the work environment factors to enhance employee’s satisfaction with their job. Theoutcome of the research would help to identify the needs of employees in workplace and providethem good working environment to increase productivity of the organization.
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2RESEARCH METHODSFindings from literature review: Before proceeding with the research topic, reviewing the current literature is necessary toidentify what has been covered about employee’s job dissatisfaction and find any gap or anyunanswered question in the research study. The research by Raziq and Maulabakhsh (2015)investigated about the impact of work environment on job satisfaction by means collecting datafrom a self-administered questionnaire with employees. The quantitative study revealed positiveassociation between work environment and job satisfaction. Employees working in all sectorsexpressed that work environment played an important role for them in achieving satisfactionwith their job. The major concern among employees related to work environment includedworking hours, job security, esteem needs, relationship with coworkers and top management ofthe company. On other hand, extrinsic rewards were found to enhance motivation of employeesand their satisfaction level with the job. Hence, the study gave the idea that positive relationshipin workplace along with providing opportunities to employee helps to fulfill both their esteemneeds and increasing the satisfaction with their jobs. However, the gap in the study is that it didnot studied about the work environment factors that is needed to enhance job satisfaction level,hence in future research it would be necessary to investigate about the employee’s perceptionregarding the environmental factors they perceive as important for continuing with their job.Another study was useful in presenting the conceptual model of working environmentand the job satisfaction. According to this model, good working environment is dependent on theparameter of working hours, job safety, esteem needs of employees and top management. Inaddition, job satisfaction was reflected from the element of employee loyalty, commitment level,performance and efficiency, productivity and sense of ownership in workplace (Sell and Cleal2011). The research by (Bakotic and Babic 2013) also investigated about the relationship
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