Preliminary communication

Impact of Work Conditions on Productivity

Vilim Herman
Anton Petričević

Abstract

Every institution should monitor its productivity. If productivity is decreasing, particular measures
should be taken. The aim of the paper was to analyse the situation in four institutions by means of questionnaires
filled in by 135 respondents, and to point to the problems that were detected through questionnaires.
To increase productivity, high levels of worker responsibility should be introduced within the
framework of work process, taking into account work potentials of workers, quantity and quality of work.
From the results obtained through this survey it was noted that an adequately motivated worker in comfortable
work environment is willing to be fully devoted to work and achieve best results, thus ultimately
contributing to the overall productivity. There should be a tendency to adequately reward every worker
who is willing to commit to work during full working hours and to be responsible for his or her work.
Every type of work can be defined by productivity function.

Keywords

Productivity; motivation; work conditions; daily efficient work; forms of worker stimulation; working hours

Hrčak ID:

76069

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76069

Publication date:

9.12.2011.

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