Jane Kemunto is a Procurement Manager at a pharmaceutical company in Nairobi County which targets quality Healthcare distribution
Kemunto is good at Negotiation skills, strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation of unrolling contracts among others.
Academically she has qualified for an Award of MBA degree specializing in Procurement. She holds a degree in BBA in Procurement from St. Paul's University.
Abstract
Employee productivity depends on the nature of work the environment. However, the workplace design in most of the industries is unsafe and unhealthy, including the pharmaceutical industry. These includes poorly designed workstations, unsuitable furniture, lack of ventilation, inappropriate lighting, excessive noise, insufficient safety measures in fire emergencies and lack of personal protective equipment. People working in such environment are prone to occupational disease and it impacts on employee’s performance.
This study investigated workplace design and employee productivity for pharmaceutical companies in Nairobi County. The independent variables for the study were ventilation and air condition, office furniture, safety and fatigue. The study employed descriptive cross-sectional survey. The results were analyzed using social sciences (SPSS) computer software. The target population for this study was 54 pharmaceutical companies in Nairobi County. The study used both primary and secondary data.
The results of correlation analysis indicated: A positive and statistically significant correlation between ventilation and air conditioning in employee productivity; A positive and significant correlation between office furniture and employee productivity; A positive and significant association between safety and employee productivity; A negative and significant association between fatigue and employee productivity;
The results of regression analysis indicated: Ventilation and air conditioning had a positive and statistically significant relationship with employee productivity; Office furniture had positive and statistically significant relationship with employee productivity; Safety had a positive and statistically significant relationship with employee productivity.
Based on the findings, this study recommends for installation of ventilation and air conditioning equipment for proper air circulation, the acquisition and installation of office chairs, desks, cabinets and work stations that observes ergonomic office design, proper and clear safety guidelines should be provided in the place of work, and proper working schedules that do not harm employees.
Research Supervisors
Dr.Lazarus Mulwa
Mr. Chirchir