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Research Paper | Management | Kenya | Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014

Assessment of the Role of Strategic Ergonomics on Employee Performance in the Health Sector in Kenya: A Study of Health Workers in Nakuru County

Evelyn Wanjiru Kahare

Abstract: The main objective of the research study is to assess the role of strategic ergonomics on employee performance in public and private health care facilities in Nakuru County. The researcher has used descriptive research design with an objective of gathering data on workplace ergonomics. The completed questionnaires were coded and entries made into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 21). The study used descriptive analysis techniques to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were computed using frequencies and standard deviation. Chi-squares were used to analyze relationship between ergonomics in private and public hospitals in enhancing staff performance. The study concluded that physical, behavioral, management support and management awareness on ergonomics as critical components of performance. Behavioral and management support on implementation of ergonomics in the workplace having strongest influence.

Keywords: Ergonomics, Workplace, Health workers, Strategic management, Performance

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014,

Pages: 2101 - 2107