Assessing the Impact of Workplace Environment on Employee Productivity: A Case Study of Gold Fields Ghana Limited

This study sought to identify the key environment under which Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL) operated, the nature of these environments as well as their impact on the productivity of the workforce. For this reason, both primary and secondary data were collected for the analysis. Primary data was solicited from 240 respondents involving expatriates, senior management and other staff of GFGL through interview. Also, secondary was sourced from books, journals and other relevant published and unpublished articles. Both qualitative and quantitative method of data analysis was adopted. The study revealed that, like all other organizations, GFGL has physical, social as well as rewards and compensation as its environment which is known to have impact on productivity. The study also revealed the aspects of physical infrastructures like buildings, the safety of buildings, the safety of work tools and noise as having an impact on productivity whilst air quality and lighting do not impact productivity. The study recommended that management should revise the industrial policy of GFGL to ensure that the right reward and compensation regime is instituted to assure the workforce of job security. Also, the study proposed the development of vertical and horizontal communication channels for strengthen communication and access to the management by all the workforce.