To understand historical changes in energy performance of economy or specific sector, it is useful to evaluate the driving forces underlying these changes. Structural decomposition analysis allows identifying the impact of the external factors, such as technological, demand, and demographic effects on the fluctuations of the total energy use, CO2 emissions, and other socio-economic indicators. This study applies methods of structural decomposition analysis to determine relative prominence of diverse sources of changes in the energy use in the Polish economy and its main sectors between 2000-2015. The author presents the methodology of decomposition into different explanatory factors, among which energy savings based on top-down indicators, which allows showing additionally what the role of energy efficiency improvements is at the level of the different sub-sectors and end-uses. The analysis is extended into comparison to European statistics in the context of implementation and monitoring of the UE indicative energy targets.
{"title":"Structural decomposition analysis applied to the energy use in Poland","authors":"Paul Stachura","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.46.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.46.24","url":null,"abstract":"To understand historical changes in energy performance of economy or specific sector, it is useful to evaluate the driving forces underlying these changes. Structural decomposition analysis allows identifying the impact of the external factors, such as technological, demand, and demographic effects on the fluctuations of the total energy use, CO2 emissions, and other socio-economic indicators. This study applies methods of structural decomposition analysis to determine relative prominence of diverse sources of changes in the energy use in the Polish economy and its main sectors between 2000-2015. The author presents the methodology of decomposition into different explanatory factors, among which energy savings based on top-down indicators, which allows showing additionally what the role of energy efficiency improvements is at the level of the different sub-sectors and end-uses. The analysis is extended into comparison to European statistics in the context of implementation and monitoring of the UE indicative energy targets.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"597 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122936969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of the presented study is to demonstrate the impact of regional specialization on total remuneration, disaggregated by gender in the ICT sector in Poland in 2012-2016. The first part of the article presents the general characteristics of the Polish ICT industry and shows (using the location quotient) regions in Poland that could be treated as areas of high concentration of specialization in this field; in the second part, the wages of men and women in the ICT sector are compared for the years 2012-2016; the third part presents the results of a statistical analysis of the impact of regional specialization on wages disaggregated by gender. The study ends with a summary and conclusions. The estimation of the parameters of the equations used in the analysis shows that the values of the location quotient (as a measure of regional specialization) largely explains the variation in total wages and the gender distribution with the following relationships the greater the regional specialization, the higher the average wage and vice versa. However, the location quotient values do not explain the differentiation of the gender pay gap and it is not possible, on the basis of the analysed data, to claim any dependencies between regional specialization and the gender pay gap existing in a given voivodeship.
{"title":"The impact of regional specialization on wages of women and men in ICT sector in Poland in 2012-2016","authors":"Agata Gomółka","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.46.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.46.7","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the presented study is to demonstrate the impact of regional specialization on total remuneration, disaggregated by gender in the ICT sector in Poland in 2012-2016. The first part of the article presents the general characteristics of the Polish ICT industry and shows (using the location quotient) regions in Poland that could be treated as areas of high concentration of specialization in this field; in the second part, the wages of men and women in the ICT sector are compared for the years 2012-2016; the third part presents the results of a statistical analysis of the impact of regional specialization on wages disaggregated by gender. The study ends with a summary and conclusions. The estimation of the parameters of the equations used in the analysis shows that the values of the location quotient (as a measure of regional specialization) largely explains the variation in total wages and the gender distribution with the following relationships the greater the regional specialization, the higher the average wage and vice versa. However, the location quotient values do not explain the differentiation of the gender pay gap and it is not possible, on the basis of the analysed data, to claim any dependencies between regional specialization and the gender pay gap existing in a given voivodeship.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"298 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127563277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article aims at verifying if there has been a structural change in the co-movement pattern of selected Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the ten-year period following the financial crisis. The empirical results confirmed that such a change was observed both in the correlation and volatility levels for specific market segments, as well as in the market dynamics. These findings provide a new insight into understanding the shock resilience, which consequently can supplement a wider assessment of the systemic risk in the financial markets. The key results point towards a decreased uncertainty in estimated correlation levels during the post-crisis period. Such findings are consistent with the hypothesis that intermarket linkages are currently better reflected in market prices when compared to the pre-crisis period. While this is clearly a positive signal for future system stability, it also evidences that the widely used GARCH and DCC specifications turn to be relatively narrow and therefore greater caution is highly recommended when interpreting estimation results.
{"title":"Volatility and co-movements of the equity markets in Central Europe – evidence from Poland and Hungary","authors":"A. Chmielewska","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.46.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.46.2","url":null,"abstract":"This article aims at verifying if there has been a structural change in the co-movement pattern of selected Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the ten-year period following the financial crisis. The empirical results confirmed that such a change was observed both in the correlation and volatility levels for specific market segments, as well as in the market dynamics. These findings provide a new insight into understanding the shock resilience, which consequently can supplement a wider assessment of the systemic risk in the financial markets. The key results point towards a decreased uncertainty in estimated correlation levels during the post-crisis period. Such findings are consistent with the hypothesis that intermarket linkages are currently better reflected in market prices when compared to the pre-crisis period. While this is clearly a positive signal for future system stability, it also evidences that the widely used GARCH and DCC specifications turn to be relatively narrow and therefore greater caution is highly recommended when interpreting estimation results.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126629252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The idea of microfinance is well known now around the world. It can develop both in poor countries and in highly developed ones. Microfinance aims to reach two basic goals: to stimulate the borrowers in order to trigger activities that would generate income and to reach social objectives which would make social integration possible and thus enable individuals to integrate financially. The microfinance market in Europe differs from those in poorer countries as regards the level and range of support, the form of microcredit and other microfinance products. It also faces certain challenges. The market of financial services comprises various entities which offer a wide range of products to customers. The objective of microfinance institutions is to provide financial services, such as microcredit/microloan to the persons who face difficulties entering the job market or are socially and financially excluded. Having access to finance is an important determinant for the development of enterprises. The aim of this paper is to explore the issue of social and financial exclusion in the context of microfinance institutions in Poland. Social and financial exclusion regards poorer individuals and micro enterprises that do not have easy access to mainstream banking sector. Microfinance is supposed to bridge this financial gap. The paper discusses the opportunities and challenges that are faced by the microfinance sector in Poland.
{"title":"Microfinance institutions in Poland – towards preventing social and financial exclusion","authors":"J. Filá","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.46.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.46.4","url":null,"abstract":"The idea of microfinance is well known now around the world. It can develop both in poor countries and in highly developed ones. Microfinance aims to reach two basic goals: to stimulate the borrowers in order to trigger activities that would generate income and to reach social objectives which would make social integration possible and thus enable individuals to integrate financially. The microfinance market in Europe differs from those in poorer countries as regards the level and range of support, the form of microcredit and other microfinance products. It also faces certain challenges. The market of financial services comprises various entities which offer a wide range of products to customers. The objective of microfinance institutions is to provide financial services, such as microcredit/microloan to the persons who face difficulties entering the job market or are socially and financially excluded. Having access to finance is an important determinant for the development of enterprises. The aim of this paper is to explore the issue of social and financial exclusion in the context of microfinance institutions in Poland. Social and financial exclusion regards poorer individuals and micro enterprises that do not have easy access to mainstream banking sector. Microfinance is supposed to bridge this financial gap. The paper discusses the opportunities and challenges that are faced by the microfinance sector in Poland.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132138823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
More and more energy projects expect to improve their operating energy efficiency performance by applying a set of energy performance indicators supporting the life cycle analysis to make energy saving plans and to provide decision makers with the methods to analyse accuracy of the applied indicators. Energy savings are crucial from the environmental point of view to reduce the resources and the cost of energy conversion, distribution and use, resulting in high-energy intensities. The purpose of the paper is to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators for energy-efficient performance projects supporting the life cycle analysis. Primary, the analytical hierarchy process method is used to determine relevant indicators being representatives of the whole picture of industrial energy projects. The indicators characterize the impacts of energy-related production operations on the energy efficient performance of industrial plants or energy projects residing in the three sustainability aspects: the environment, the economy and the social capital. Then, a multiple regression is used to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators to be evaluated in energy projects. The results of the analysis are selected LCA-based energy-related indicators representing sustainability assessment of energy savings performance projects. These variables can be attributed to energy-efficient improvements for assessing the sustainability and making simple comparisons through analysing the values of particular indicators.
{"title":"An analysis of the accuracy of selected indicators for sustainability assessment of energy savings performance projects supporting the life cycle analysis","authors":"A. Kluczek","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.46.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.46.12","url":null,"abstract":"More and more energy projects expect to improve their operating energy efficiency performance by applying a set of energy performance indicators supporting the life cycle analysis to make energy saving plans and to provide decision makers with the methods to analyse accuracy of the applied indicators. Energy savings are crucial from the environmental point of view to reduce the resources and the cost of energy conversion, distribution and use, resulting in high-energy intensities. The purpose of the paper is to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators for energy-efficient performance projects supporting the life cycle analysis. Primary, the analytical hierarchy process method is used to determine relevant indicators being representatives of the whole picture of industrial energy projects. The indicators characterize the impacts of energy-related production operations on the energy efficient performance of industrial plants or energy projects residing in the three sustainability aspects: the environment, the economy and the social capital. Then, a multiple regression is used to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators to be evaluated in energy projects. The results of the analysis are selected LCA-based energy-related indicators representing sustainability assessment of energy savings performance projects. These variables can be attributed to energy-efficient improvements for assessing the sustainability and making simple comparisons through analysing the values of particular indicators.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128243683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The EU economy is currently losing a significant amount of potential secondary raw materials which are present in waste streams (particular numerical data are presented in the paper). In the total amount of generated waste, the share of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) and Coal Mining Products (CMPs) is particularly high, which is generated mainly by Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), where we come to deal with high consumption of energy produced by coal combustion and coal mining processes. The problem concerns, in particular, the Polish economy. Consequently, the European Commission (EC) has developed a closed-loop (circular) economy concept (CEC), whose implementation should contribute to reducing CCPs negative impact on the economy, not only in the ecological, but also in social and economic aspects. Closed-loop (circular) economy keeps products, parts and materials in economic circulation, as long as possible, using as little resources as possible. This concept was presented in the document published by the European Commission: Circular Economy Package, which also includes the Communication of the Commission: Closing the Loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy (2015). Recent trends suggest that further progress in resource efficiency is possible and it can bring major economic, environmental and social benefits. Turning waste, especially CCPs, into a resource is an essential part of increasing resource efficiency and closing the loop in a circular economy. There are four key areas of CCPs use: construction, road construction, energy and road maintenance. Increasing the use of CCPs can be achieved by granting a legal status to waste products and convincing consumers and business of the following benefits of using them: decreasing production costs by substituting natural aggregate with waste aggregates (based on CCPs), reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing energy efficiency. As a result,
{"title":"The Implementation of Circular Economy Concept in the Polish Coal Combustion Products Sector - Selected Problems","authors":"J. Rosiek","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.45.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.45.20","url":null,"abstract":"The EU economy is currently losing a significant amount of potential secondary raw materials which are present in waste streams (particular numerical data are presented in the paper). In the total amount of generated waste, the share of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) and Coal Mining Products (CMPs) is particularly high, which is generated mainly by Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), where we come to deal with high consumption of energy produced by coal combustion and coal mining processes. The problem concerns, in particular, the Polish economy. Consequently, the European Commission (EC) has developed a closed-loop (circular) economy concept (CEC), whose implementation should contribute to reducing CCPs negative impact on the economy, not only in the ecological, but also in social and economic aspects. Closed-loop (circular) economy keeps products, parts and materials in economic circulation, as long as possible, using as little resources as possible. This concept was presented in the document published by the European Commission: Circular Economy Package, which also includes the Communication of the Commission: Closing the Loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy (2015). Recent trends suggest that further progress in resource efficiency is possible and it can bring major economic, environmental and social benefits. Turning waste, especially CCPs, into a resource is an essential part of increasing resource efficiency and closing the loop in a circular economy. There are four key areas of CCPs use: construction, road construction, energy and road maintenance. Increasing the use of CCPs can be achieved by granting a legal status to waste products and convincing consumers and business of the following benefits of using them: decreasing production costs by substituting natural aggregate with waste aggregates (based on CCPs), reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing energy efficiency. As a result,","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"50 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122646282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article discusses the problem related to sustainable development of territorial units. The introduction covers the theoretical aspects of revitalisation and sustainable development, including the significant role of revitalisation programmes. The primary purpose of the study is to identify and analyse the categories of revitalisation projects in Jelenia Góra Agglomeration municipalities in the context of supporting and deepening sustainable development. Next part of the analysis outlines the establishment and functioning of Jelenia Góra Agglomeration. The presentation of revitalisation projects, carried out in the agglomeration municipalities, grouped by the order of sustainable development remains the core of the study. Five relevant orders were distinguished, i.e. social, economic, environmental, spatial and institutional-political ones. Within the framework of general conclusions it can be stated that the presented revitalisation projects, carried out by the local governments, exert an impact on the implementation of sustainable development principles and their substantive scope corresponds well with its spectrum.
{"title":"Towards Sustainable Development of Territorial Units - the Case of Revitalisation Projects in Jelenia Góra Agglomeration Municipalities","authors":"Andrzej Raszkowski","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.45.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.45.19","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the problem related to sustainable development of territorial units. The introduction covers the theoretical aspects of revitalisation and sustainable development, including the significant role of revitalisation programmes. The primary purpose of the study is to identify and analyse the categories of revitalisation projects in Jelenia Góra Agglomeration municipalities in the context of supporting and deepening sustainable development. Next part of the analysis outlines the establishment and functioning of Jelenia Góra Agglomeration. The presentation of revitalisation projects, carried out in the agglomeration municipalities, grouped by the order of sustainable development remains the core of the study. Five relevant orders were distinguished, i.e. social, economic, environmental, spatial and institutional-political ones. Within the framework of general conclusions it can be stated that the presented revitalisation projects, carried out by the local governments, exert an impact on the implementation of sustainable development principles and their substantive scope corresponds well with its spectrum.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128038130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents households' motivations for saving, including – in particular – saving for retirement. It defines the notion of goals with reference to a more frequently described notion of motives. On the basis of the authors’ own empirical research results, the relationship between saving for retirement and other goals of saving was found, as well as verifying and comparing the determinants of particular goals of saving. The analysis uses the methods of descriptive statistics and logistic regression.
{"title":"Securing old age vs. other saving goals of households","authors":"S. Białowąs, I. Olejnik","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.45.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.45.4","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents households' motivations for saving, including – in particular – saving for retirement. It defines the notion of goals with reference to a more frequently described notion of motives. On the basis of the authors’ own empirical research results, the relationship between saving for retirement and other goals of saving was found, as well as verifying and comparing the determinants of particular goals of saving. The analysis uses the methods of descriptive statistics and logistic regression.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116102200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The greening of power engineering is a component of the ecologically sustainable development strategy being implemented in the world and also a pillar of the EU sustainable energy policy. One of the main fields of activity for the greening of power engineering are actions for improving power generating and use efficiency. Such actions are implemented to improve energy conversion efficiency in power generating processes or to reduce power consumption by end-users. The effect of these actions being carried out at an international level is to reduce fossil fuel consumption, provide energy security of states as well as preventing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this paper is to present main directions of actions for the greening of power engineering related to energy efficiency improvement, and functional principles of the basic systems supporting these activities in Poland.
{"title":"Actions for the Greening of Power Engineering to Improve Energy Efficiency","authors":"T. Fijał","doi":"10.25167/EES.2018.45.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2018.45.9","url":null,"abstract":"The greening of power engineering is a component of the ecologically sustainable development strategy being implemented in the world and also a pillar of the EU sustainable energy policy. One of the main fields of activity for the greening of power engineering are actions for improving power generating and use efficiency. Such actions are implemented to improve energy conversion efficiency in power generating processes or to reduce power consumption by end-users. The effect of these actions being carried out at an international level is to reduce fossil fuel consumption, provide energy security of states as well as preventing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this paper is to present main directions of actions for the greening of power engineering related to energy efficiency improvement, and functional principles of the basic systems supporting these activities in Poland.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133281670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Olabode, Atinuke Regina Adesanya, Akeem Abayomi Bakare
The study examined the effects of ergonomics on employee performance by ascertaining the level of ergonomics awareness in Nigerian organizations, identifying the factors hindering the use of ergonomic, and the best practices and methods adopted by various organizations across industries. Despite a knowledge of importance to a growing number of researchers in Nigeria, there is still a dearth in knowledge of ergonomics design and its implementation in Nigeria. This can be observed in the low level of its adoption. The study adopted an exploratory approach through the review of literature. It was seen that several factors have hindered the efficient implementation of ergonomics in Nigeria which ranges from awareness, insufficient relevant studies, personnel considerations, resources constraints, technological changes, communication and integration disconnection between employees and equipment designers. Also, some best practices and methods adopted by various organizations across industries were identified to include, but not limited to: integration of human element into work design, ergonomics maturity levels (reactive, preventive, proactive and advanced) and quality of workspace (office design, furniture and spatial arrangements, lightings and heating arrangements, noise level). It is, however, recommended that researchers in the field of ergonomics and practitioners in the industry should intensify efforts in carrying out relevant study, organizing conferences and seminars as well as media publicity on why ergonomics should be part of our daily activities. It is also recommended that organizations should orientate and train employees on ergonomics so that they will be aware of the benefits derivable from it and be able to fit into the organization’s designs. Lastly, they should integrate employee/human element into ergonomics design process by getting detailed anthropomorphic data, which may bridge the communication disconnect between employees and ergonomic designers.
{"title":"Ergonomics Awareness and Employee Performance: An Exploratory Study","authors":"S. Olabode, Atinuke Regina Adesanya, Akeem Abayomi Bakare","doi":"10.25167/EES.2017.44.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25167/EES.2017.44.11","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the effects of ergonomics on employee performance by ascertaining the level of ergonomics awareness in Nigerian organizations, identifying the factors hindering the use of ergonomic, and the best practices and methods adopted by various organizations across industries. Despite a knowledge of importance to a growing number of researchers in Nigeria, there is still a dearth in knowledge of ergonomics design and its implementation in Nigeria. This can be observed in the low level of its adoption. The study adopted an exploratory approach through the review of literature. It was seen that several factors have hindered the efficient implementation of ergonomics in Nigeria which ranges from awareness, insufficient relevant studies, personnel considerations, resources constraints, technological changes, communication and integration disconnection between employees and equipment designers. Also, some best practices and methods adopted by various organizations across industries were identified to include, but not limited to: integration of human element into work design, ergonomics maturity levels (reactive, preventive, proactive and advanced) and quality of workspace (office design, furniture and spatial arrangements, lightings and heating arrangements, noise level). It is, however, recommended that researchers in the field of ergonomics and practitioners in the industry should intensify efforts in carrying out relevant study, organizing conferences and seminars as well as media publicity on why ergonomics should be part of our daily activities. It is also recommended that organizations should orientate and train employees on ergonomics so that they will be aware of the benefits derivable from it and be able to fit into the organization’s designs. Lastly, they should integrate employee/human element into ergonomics design process by getting detailed anthropomorphic data, which may bridge the communication disconnect between employees and ergonomic designers.","PeriodicalId":408153,"journal":{"name":"Economic and Environmental Studies","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123376181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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