EFFECT OF PHYSICAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

1.1 Background To The Study

The growing concern of modern firms lies in the attainment of Organizational performance. Organizational performances constitute the actual results achieved by a firm when compared to its original aims and objectives. Most firms focus their organizational performance objective on specific results as product performance, financial performance and shareholder returns. Richard et al. (2009).However, the attainment of these specific aims and objective is critically influenced by the physical working environment in which the organizational personnel operates or carry out their daily functions. Consequently, in view of the rapid development in the business environment which has led to modernization, and technological advancement in all sphere of economic and social activities, it is no longer visible to achieve organizational performance without giving consideration to the environment in which the employees operate in executing the fundamental duties of the organization. Therefore the performance of the worker are affected by the working environment. This implies that a well working physical environment facilitates the attainment of high employee productivity and thereby resulting in high organizational performance. The physical environment consists of tangible and intangible factors existing in the physical location where the worker operates to execute the fundamental duties of the organization. This includes tangible workplace offices or location, working conditions as good ventilation, air conditioning, safety and security, good office layout, technological facility as internet system, telephone, office equipment, workplace policies and procedures, design and construction of the workplace, etc.