FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY: THE CASE OF COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Maintaining healthy employee relationship in an organization is a pre-requisite for organizational success. Strong employee relationship is required for high productivity and human satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting employee productivity in Compassion International Ethiopia office by assessing the factors(Organizational culture, workplace environment, Trust, Teamwork & Communication) affecting Employee productivity. A review of the literature revealed there is limited research that examined factors affecting employee productivity in Ethiopia context. The research design and approach used for this study is Mixed as it can describe the relationship of dependent and independent variables and a mixed, qualitative and quantitative approach data collection. From the total population of 106 employees working for Compassion International Ethiopia office, a sample for this study included 83 of them which are identified through systematic random sampling. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics like tables, frequency, percentage, correlation and regression in order to present the perception of the respondents. The findings of this study revealed that Organizational culture, workplace environment, Trust, Teamwork & Communication has influence on employee productivity and there is a significant relationship between these dimensions and employee productivity. The finding of the research will help the management of Compassion International Ethiopia Office to determine and understand factors affecting employee productivity and how strengthening and maintaining these factors can increase productivity, as well serves a bench mark for future researchers. Compassion International Ethiopia management should continue to sustain the culture of maintaining the practice of employee productivity with all its dimensions and also monitor the extent(Strength) of this dimension.