Ergonomic Design and Employee Productivity of 3-Star Hotels in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

The study investigated the empirical relationship between ergonomic design and employee 
productivity of 3-star hotels in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, focusing on the connection between the 
dimensions of ergonomic design and the measures of employee productivity. The cross-sectional 
survey design was therefore adopted for the study.  The study population is thus 100 managerial 
staff from the 25 hotels. Since all the hotels as well as the managers are accessible, the study used 
the total population, thereby, making the population a census population. Questionnaire was used 
as the primary instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistical techniques such as mean and 
percentages were adopted to scrutinize the distribution of collected data. Testing of the study 
hypotheses was done using Pearson’s Product Moment correlations (PPMC). From the inferential 
analysis, the results showed that all two dimensions of ergonomic design such as space design and 
cognitive alignment, were found to have a positive relationship with the measures of employee 
productivity, which include waste minimization, timeliness and task accomplishment. The study 
therefore concludes that there is a significant and positive relationship between ergonomic design 
and the measures of employee productivity of 3-star hotels in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. It was 
recommended that management of 3-star hotels should invest in spatial planning that  promotes 
efficiency and reduces clutter, as this directly minimizes waste and improves employee workflow.