Ergonomics And Workplace Environment Towards Employee Performance Case Study Of Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited

TABLE OF CONTENT

2.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 7

2.1 ERGONOMICS IN TI-lE ORGANIZATION ................................................ 7

Ergonomics in the workplace ...................................................... 11

2.2 WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT POLICY IN COMPANIES ............................... 13

2.3 EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE ........................................................... 14

2.4 OTHER ASPECTS OF ERGONOMICS TO CONSIDER ................................. 15

2.5 BRIEF REMARKS ON TI-lE WORKPLACE SAFETY, ERGONOMICS AND EMPLOYEE

PERFORMANCE •.•••.•.••..•.••.•..•.•••..•.••••.•..••.•.•.••••...••.•.•..••••..•.•••...•..••... 16

CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................... 17

RESEARCH METHODOlOGY •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..•• 17

3.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 17

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................. 17

3.2 STUDYAREA .......................................................................... 17

3.3 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING DESIGN ................................................... 18

3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ........................................................... 18

3.5 PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 18

3.6 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS ................................................. 18

CHAPTER fOUR ......................................................................................................... 19

DATA FINDINGS AND PRESENTATION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 19

4.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 19

4.1 BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS .................................................. 19

4.3 THE WORKPLACE POLICY AT TI-lE ORGANIZATION ................................. 21

4.4 INVESTIGATE HOW ERGONOMICS AND TI-lE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AFFECT

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE .................................................................... 24

4.3 ERGONOMICS CONSIDERATIONS IN PLACE ATTI-IE ORGANIZATION ............. 26

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CHAPTER fiVE ............................................................................. 29

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ••••••••••••••••••••• 29

5.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 29

5.1 SUMMARYOFTHESTUDY ............................................................ 29

5.2 CONCLUSION ......................................................................... 29

5.3 RECOMMENDATION ................................................................... 31

BIBliOGRAPHY ..................................................................................... 3 2

APPENDIX ............................................................................................... 34

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••. 34