FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEES’ PRODUCTIVITY: THE CASE OF SELECTED FACTORIES OF MOHA SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY SHARED COMPANY

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is to find out the effect of different factors on the productivity of employees in selected factories of Moha Soft Drinks Industry Shared Company. The study considered factors which are System of compensation, Company’s commitment and Loyalty, Working environment, Work –life balance, Supervisory and Leadership competency, and Workforce factors, to measure employees’ productivity in selected factories of Moha Soft Drinks Industry SC. The researcher used descriptive and inferential statistics to explain relationship between the outcome and the predictor variable in his quantitative design. Out of the six factories of Moha, the three were selected based on the nature of their operations and the total population sizes. Considering high responding rate, 350 employees were included in the survey. Simple random and convenient sampling techniques were employed in admitting the questionnaires. The data collection instrument contains 37 items. Validity and reliability tests were conducted to check consistency and dependability of the instrument and all included factors were proven to be reliable, scoring Alpha value greater than 0.70. The Pearson correlation test conducted between employees’ productivity and factors showed that, there is significant positive relation between them and the researcher proved that the entire hypotheses were accepted. The regression result confirmed that the linear combinations of all factors of productivity considered under the present study were significantly contributed to the positive variation in employees’ productivity. From the Beta coefficient results, the researcher found that, Supervisory and Leadership Competency contributed the highest variation for the current employees’ productivity while System of compensation contributed the least variation. The ANOVA test result also confirmed that the prediction power of the factors of productivity is found to be statistically significant. Finally, the researcher concluded that in the case of selected factories of Moha Soft Drinks Industry SC, the different factors of productivity have significant positive impact on employees’ productivity.