The Impact of an Organized Transport System on Employee Productivity

Abstract

The success of an organization is a dependent variable of employee productivity. It also relies on how well the basic requirements of employees are fulfilled to conduct the duties with the fullest commitment. One prominent factor which affects employee productivity is a long and exhaustive commute in and out to work. In the present study, the impact of an organized transport system on employee productivity is investigated with the provided transport facility for Faculty of Technology of University of Ruhuna. In particular, the monthly average of working hours per employee per day, monthly average of late days per employee and time spent for transportation by each employee were analyzed. The variations of the values of above parameters are assumed to be reasonable indicators of the productivity of employees in this study. The required data of employees, the “in” and “out” times, are mainly collected from fingerprint attendance records. The above data were analyzed over a period of 12 months. For the completeness of this study, the employees’ work efficiency improvement, satisfaction and commuting time data were collected through a questionnaire. The results of this study provide clear evidence towards a positive impact of proper transport systems on the productivity of employees.