The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Employee Productivity in Dhaka Bangladesh

Abstract

This study examined the impact of road traffic congestion on workers' performance in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The population for this study emanated from the staff quoted from different public and private companies within Dhaka city. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire from 63 sampled from different companies of Dhaka. Information was solicited on how traffic congestion affect their effectiveness, efficiency, development, satisfaction, innovation, quality of work and how it affect the set target at work. Workers performance measures the bottom-line results on which traffic congestion variables has an impact. The performance construct was indicated by items such as effectiveness, efficiency, career progression of worker, satisfaction, innovation, and quality of work. These data were subsequently analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regressions.