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Workers believe the number one factor that negatively impacts
employee productivity is poor management, according to the 2005
Workplace Productivity Survey conducted by the Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM.)
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 Poor Management Responsible for Negative Impact on Productivity
(Alexandria, Va., January 28, 2005) Workers believe the number one
factor that negatively impacts employee productivity is poor
management, according to the 2005 Workplace Productivity Survey
conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.)
When employees tell us that managers are hampering their productivity,
HR professionals need to respond by providing manager training,
evaluating organizational structure, and focusing on ways to address
poor management practices, said Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, president
and CEO of SHRM.
The SHRM survey polled a sample of 478 human resource (HR)
professionals and 613 employees to collect information about workplace
productivity. The survey examined several components of the workplace
that impact productivity to determine their effect on worker
productivity.
The survey asked employees, Which of the following factors negatively
impact your productivity at work? (Check all that apply.) Responses
were as follows:
- Poor management (58 percent)
- No longer being motivated by the work (38 percent)
- Organizational changes (26 percent)
- A lack of defined goals in the job (24 percent)
- Readiness to leave organization (16 percent)
- A lack of accountability in the job (13 percent)
- Pressure by management to show face time (12 percent)
- Other (16 percent)
The survey also asked employees and HR professionals what impact
presenteeism, when employees are present but not engaged in their
work, has on productivity. The survey found that HR professional
believe much more strongly than employees that presenteeism has
negative impacts on productivity and employee morale.
Sixty-eight percent of HR professionals believe that presenteeism
decreases productivity, yet 63 percent of employees say it has no
effect.
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the worlds largest
association devoted to human resource management. Representing more
than 190,000 individual members, the Societys mission is both to serve
human resource management professionals and to advance the profession.
Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters
and members in more than 100 countries. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org.
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