Investigating factors affecting labor productivity: A case study in Eghtesad-e-Novin Bank, Iran

Abstract

One of the most important goals in each organization is improving the level of productivity, and given that manpower plays a central role in creation of productivity, requests in the organization are of great importance. This study aims to investigate the affecting factors on labor productivity in Eghtesad-e-Novin Bank. To this end, one main hypothesis and five secondary hypotheses are designed. A questionnaire was used to in order to collect the data for each of the dependent and independent variables. In this investigation, independent variables consist of organizational culture, organizational structure, human resource empowerment, and employee motivation, and the dependent variable is labor productivity. The statistical population consists of all employees (80 individuals) of Eghtesad-e-Novin Bank in the seven provinces region in Khuzestan, Lurestan. After evaluation of validity and reliability, questionnaires were distributed among employees and were analyzed using the SPSS software. The results of analysis indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between factors of the independent variables and the dependent variable and that these factors have an influential relationship with labor productivity in the Eghtesad-e-Novin Bank.