Office design, occupational stress and employee engagement among employees at Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE)
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between office design, occupational
stress and employee engagement in organizations with specific reference to Uganda National
Farmers Federation (UNFFE). The study was guided by three objectives namely: to establish the
relationship between office design and occupational stress at the workplace, to establish the
relationship office design and employee engagement and to establish the relationship between
occupational stress and employee engagement among employees of UNFFE. The study used a
cross sectional survey design, used only quantitative data collected from a total of 46 respondents.
The study revealed a non-significant positive relationship between office design andemployee
engagement. The study further revealed a significant negative relationship between office design
and occupational stress. In addition, a significant negative relationship was established between
occupational stress and employee engagement thus the presence of stress in an organization would
result into poor employee performance. The study findings showed that occupational stress
management is paramount for improved employee engagement.
Recommendations were; further research particularly qualitative should be carried out to examine
the influence of office design on employee engagement. Organizations should carry out surveys
to ascertain the level of employee engagement of their employees. This will also helpdetermine
the level of occupational stress. If the level of employee engagement is low, organizations should
find remedies which increase the engagement.