Evaluating Employee Motivation and Productivity in Bangladesh During the Post-pandemic Era

Fm. Asikullah, Phonebuson Chakma, Syed Far Abid Hossain and Khalid Hussain

Management and Labour Studies, 2024, vol. 49, issue 3, 456-476

Abstract: In Bangladesh, improving the productivity of ready-made garment (RMG) factory workers has always been an uphill task, and this has assumed greater proportions after the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study explores the effect of welfare facilities and human resource management practices on the motivation and productivity of RMG workers during the pandemic. On the basis of an advanced statistical analysis, the study accepted all hypotheses proposed to highlight the significant impact of human resource management practices and welfare facilities on the motivation and productivity of workers. Both of these factors showed an association with employee productivity through employee motivation, which proved to be a partial mediator. Moreover, the authenticity of the study was supported by the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the structural equation model (SEM), which were represented based on model fit exponents, composite reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity. The study helps develop an understanding of theoretical and managerial implications, which can assist RMG factory owners, managers, stakeholders and policymakers to motivate workers and improve their productivity.

Keywords: Employee motivation; employee productivity; partial mediation; human resource management; welfare facilities; RMG sector; post-COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/0258042X231220489

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