EFFECTS OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED FAST MOVING CONSUMER FOODS FIRMS IN LAGOS NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study examined the Effect of Work Environment on Employees Performance of Selected Fast Moving Consumer Goods Firms in Lagos Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the work environment on employees performance of selected fast moving consumer goods in Lagos state, to achieve this, research questions where developed and questionnaires were distributed to the respondents, research hypotheses were also developed and tested. The research design used for the research work was cross-sectional survey design and the main population for the study 5800 which constitute of (Cadbury Plc, honey well Plc and Nestle, Plc), the sample size for the study was 496 using Taro Yamane sample size determination, and the method of data collection used for the study were both primary and secondary data, the technique used for data analysis were descriptive and inferential analyses. After all analysis it was discovered that the work environment through its measures, organizational support. compensation and organizational culture had significant and positive effect on employee performance. The result showed that, work environment, when well implemented improves employees performance. It was also recommended that, to improve employees performance, Nigeria manufacturing industries need to improve their working environment as to enhance their employee's productivity through compensation and organizational culture and also to manage and structure the working environment systematically.