Employee Productivity Versus Actual Hours Spent at Work Place - An HR Issue
Journal Title: International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
Advanced developments in technology have enhanced employees‘ abilities to multitask at work. Yet it has also become a major cause of concern due to the fact that employee productivity has become questionable as a result. There has been comprehensive research, analysis, debate and discussion on the subject of employee productivity. The bigger question is whether do the numbers of actual number of hours spent at work translate into productivity wholesomely? As research indicates, the the correlation is dismal. There are a number of internal and external timewasters which extract away employees‘ time from being completely productive in an office environment. The following research endeavor, an attempt to explore, examine, and explain the timewasters which act as barriers to employee productivity, and discount the efforts which employees during the actual hour spent at work. Once identified, the timewasters are further assessed, followed by a thorough discussion and analysis of the results. In the pursuit, relevant measures are suggested by which organizations can ensure the gaps between employee productivity versus actual hours spent at work place can be minimized to a significant extent.
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Shabnam Quazi
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