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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Impacts</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Late</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Working</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hours</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Employee’s <strong>Performance</strong>: A Case Study <strong>on</strong> Engineersin Telecom Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> PakistanMuhammad Salman Qureshi, Jawad Munir Toor, Amir Zeeshansalmaan.qureshi@gmail.com, jawad.munir96@gmail.com, aamirzeeshan@gmail.comInstitute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Business and Management, UET, LahoreAbstract:The research was c<strong>on</strong>ducted to realize the impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> late working hours andemployee performance <strong>on</strong> engineers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Telecom Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan.<strong>Performance</strong> is the major c<strong>on</strong>cern for all business organizati<strong>on</strong>. High performerindividual are the productive asset <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any organizati<strong>on</strong>. The research wascarried out to find out the relati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> late working hours <strong>on</strong> employee’sperformance. There are many other factors like pay, promoti<strong>on</strong>, trainingexperience, stress, physical abilities, organizati<strong>on</strong>al culture, reward, andworkload that influence the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an employee. Structured close endedquesti<strong>on</strong>naires were used to calculate the workload and performance. Around65 questi<strong>on</strong>naires were distributed to the engineers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Telecom Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Pakistan.51 useable questi<strong>on</strong>naires were received and the data was analyzed inSPSS. Statistical analysis showed the negative correlati<strong>on</strong> between l<strong>on</strong>g workinghours and employees performance. The result shows the negative impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> lateworking hours <strong>on</strong> performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the engineers and eventually effectingorganizati<strong>on</strong> performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Company.Keywords: engineers, work hours, work schedule, health, performance, telecom, organizati<strong>on</strong>, Pakistan


Introducti<strong>on</strong>:For many years, employee performance is a key issue in all organizati<strong>on</strong>s worldwide. There have been manyresearches d<strong>on</strong>e for measuring the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee especially in public sector. Organizati<strong>on</strong>s in mostcountries focus <strong>on</strong> employee‟s individual performance. Business organizati<strong>on</strong>s in Pakistan like in any other country,striving to achieve high performance to become competitive globally. Best human resources are being acquired byorganizati<strong>on</strong> which leads to achieve the performance goals <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>. The scholarly attenti<strong>on</strong> to jobsatisfacti<strong>on</strong> is not surprising because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> it being a str<strong>on</strong>g predictor <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> productivity (Gord<strong>on</strong> and Denisi 1995) and jobperformance which ultimately leads to high employee retenti<strong>on</strong> (Theodossiou and Zangelidis 2006). To increaseproductive performance and reduce jobs aband<strong>on</strong>ment, organizati<strong>on</strong>s should improve job satisfacti<strong>on</strong> in theiremployees. <strong>Performance</strong> is defined by oxford dicti<strong>on</strong>ary as the completi<strong>on</strong> or accomplishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any taskefficiently. <strong>Performance</strong> is looked as behavior or the way <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> work d<strong>on</strong>e by people <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an organizati<strong>on</strong>. <strong>Performance</strong>is the combinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> outcomes with work d<strong>on</strong>e. For performance measurement both efficient and effectivenessshould be c<strong>on</strong>sidered. Overall performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any organizati<strong>on</strong> entirely depends <strong>on</strong> the human resource <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> thatorganizati<strong>on</strong>. Collis and M<strong>on</strong>tgomery in their research c<strong>on</strong>clude that behind success <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> giant organizati<strong>on</strong>,employees play the fundamental role. High level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> efficiency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> individual performer can lead the organizati<strong>on</strong> toachieve their targeted goals as stated by (Armstr<strong>on</strong>g and Bar<strong>on</strong>, 2004). Vroom (1964) suggests that performance is afuncti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ability and motivati<strong>on</strong>. To ensure organizati<strong>on</strong>al performance, effective performance management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>individual and team within organizati<strong>on</strong> must be c<strong>on</strong>sistent with team and individual‟s objectives. It develops thecomm<strong>on</strong> understanding am<strong>on</strong>g teams and individual about what and how to attain those goals in organizati<strong>on</strong>.People having high percentage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working l<strong>on</strong>g hours bel<strong>on</strong>g to countries like Africa, Asia, Oceania, andCentral/South America. In Europe, Eastern European countries percentage is not very high as compared to otherregi<strong>on</strong>s perhaps because they might influenced by membership in the European Uni<strong>on</strong> (EU). If we have a closerlook within regi<strong>on</strong>s, in Asia and Oceania, Korea, Pakistan, and Thailand all have high proporti<strong>on</strong>s ranging from 35percent to 45 percent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> men and women (except Ind<strong>on</strong>esia at more than 45 percent).Major effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>on</strong>g working hours include sleeplessness and fatigue, empirical studies (Ols<strong>on</strong> & Ambrogetti 1998)shows that there are high number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> unregulated deals <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> overtime and shifts resulting lowering in producti<strong>on</strong>


efficiency. Human body possess biological cadence, these sets the psychological and behavioral functi<strong>on</strong>s in a clockday (Rogers, Roberts & Daws<strong>on</strong> 1997). The study reveals that c<strong>on</strong>siderable decline in the performance is measuredwhen there is a loss <strong>on</strong>e night sleep; c<strong>on</strong>tinuous sleeplessness result in sever behavioral and psychological set backin human. Extended working hours can result in increasing employee stress level. Workload rises rati<strong>on</strong>al anxiety inemployees: as c<strong>on</strong>sequence, perceived performance get hammered (Robbins, 1996).The extent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> our research based <strong>on</strong> computing the relati<strong>on</strong>ship between effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> late working hours <strong>on</strong> engineersperformance in Telecom Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan. Many researches were d<strong>on</strong>e for measuring employee‟s performance,we find it hard but there were very few researches d<strong>on</strong>e <strong>on</strong> measuring engineer‟s performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Telecom Companyespecially the engineers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Telecom Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan. This research definitely helps the telecom sector <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Pakistan to formulate strategies and policies for their employees to increase employee‟s performance to achieveoverall targeted goals and for c<strong>on</strong>ducting future research.Literature ReviewHuman resource is the strength <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any successful organizati<strong>on</strong>. Organizati<strong>on</strong>s have always tends to improve theirhuman resources to bring efficiency and effectiveness in their business. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Late</str<strong>on</strong>g> working, working in l<strong>on</strong>g shifts andover working in organizati<strong>on</strong> is comm<strong>on</strong> problem in today‟s world. People are sometimes compelled to work extrato meet the targets; cost saving in organizati<strong>on</strong>al culture is also <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the reas<strong>on</strong>s in many other reas<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> workinglate and l<strong>on</strong>g. Other causes are poverty, high inflati<strong>on</strong>, and unemployment, threat <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> job firing, to attain financialbenefits, political unrest and work overload. In few countries there is segregati<strong>on</strong> between allocated work hours formale and female workers e.g. Ind<strong>on</strong>esia, Thailand and Zimbabwe, al-though we cannot say c<strong>on</strong>clusively, this maysuggest that women work differently in countries where higher percentages <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the workforce are in primaryindustries as opposed to countries where more <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the populati<strong>on</strong> works in sec<strong>on</strong>dary and tertiary industries.Organizati<strong>on</strong> have almost same work for both men and women, therefore, if men have to work late hours, womenhave to do so as most organizati<strong>on</strong> have rivalry strategy am<strong>on</strong>g both genders. There is a limitati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working hourin organizati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> countries around the globe. France has a limit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 180 hours in year; similarly Italy has higherlimits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 250 hours, Spain, 80 hours per year. In Europe, breaks are legally provided in working hours over a set


time per day (more than eleven hours). In 1990, the European Commissi<strong>on</strong> enacted a law that not <strong>on</strong>ly “regulates theupper limit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> labor hours” but also sets the “minimum limit for breaks” in view <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al health and safety.Study reveal comm<strong>on</strong>ly accepted theory am<strong>on</strong>g ec<strong>on</strong>omists is that “if the labor market is completely competitive,regulati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> working hours are not necessary.” L<strong>on</strong>g working hours have severely affected the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>employee and overall degrading the organizati<strong>on</strong>al performance.Inefficient workers are always avoided by the organizati<strong>on</strong>s and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten replaced to being efficiency in the system.The workload history analysis reveals that preceding work activity has imperative effect <strong>on</strong> subsequent work activityin organizati<strong>on</strong>al process.Job performance is <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten defined as the productivity and endeavors <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an employee, which are recognized by theassociati<strong>on</strong> (Robbins, 1996). In highly demanding US organizati<strong>on</strong> 26% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> men and 11% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> women worked fiftyhours or more per week in 2000. In US, employees who work l<strong>on</strong>g hours are highly rewarded and compensatedfinancially and motivati<strong>on</strong>ally. On the other side, employer is more c<strong>on</strong>cerned about its own incentives e.g. meetingthe demand challenge, cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> hiring a new skilled worker, and other related benefits.L<strong>on</strong>g working hours have negative effect <strong>on</strong> employee‟s performance as well as <strong>on</strong> their families, the employer andcommunity. Researcher indicate that l<strong>on</strong>g working hours have more complex relati<strong>on</strong>ship with risk, as l<strong>on</strong>g workinghours may influence by the variety <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> factors including job, employee c<strong>on</strong>trol, employee performance, n<strong>on</strong>-workresp<strong>on</strong>sibilities and social life abnormalities.The threats <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>on</strong>g work hours are initiated by several factors: sleeplessness, less time for the family and otherpers<strong>on</strong>al life resp<strong>on</strong>sibilities. These aspects have adverse effects <strong>on</strong> human body, like fatigue, negative attitude,turbulences, and uneasiness that leads to poor performance activities.Pitiable performance negatively influences the employer as, increased producti<strong>on</strong> cost and cheap quality <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> goodsand services. Similarly, community is also affected by such worker through their retarded approach to life, peoplearound him, and envir<strong>on</strong>ment by unintenti<strong>on</strong>al medial errors, automobile accidents, and industrial mishaps. Medicalstudies reveal severe effects <strong>on</strong> immune and endocrine system <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> workers suffer sleeplessness and extremity fatiguedue to overworking (Akerstedt T, Nilss<strong>on</strong> PM 2003). Extend working hours, especially in medical residents worker


who worker 24-hours shits at times, result in decline in alertness, attenti<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>stant c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> resultingmedical errors and poor diagnosis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> diseases (Le<strong>on</strong>ard C, Buckley M (1998).Its revealed that employees exhibitedsubstantial deteriorati<strong>on</strong> in alertness after10th hour <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> either work shifts. Mitchell and Williams<strong>on</strong> also reportedmore vigilance task errors occurred at the end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 12-h day and night shifts when compared to the beginning <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> theshifts in Australian power plant workers, while no effect was reported for an 8-h schedule. Studies showed that l<strong>on</strong>gworking hours severely affect the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an employee in public sector companies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan. Duringresearch we come across the fact that <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the engineers working in Telecom Company had a severe headache andrestlessness due to l<strong>on</strong>g working hours in 2003. The scan and MRI report showed no physiological affect but thepain getting severer, doctors then diagnose that due l<strong>on</strong>g hours work and usage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mobile ph<strong>on</strong>e causes the stressand neck nerves got stretched due to l<strong>on</strong>g sitting. This results in overall degradati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> business and also theperformance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee. The study also shows that rewards also have a positive impact <strong>on</strong> performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> anemployee.Research described l<strong>on</strong>g work hours result in unhealthy life style and causes unhealthy weight gain, smoking,alcohol use, increase in blood pressure, and development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> diabetes, but some studies never report a significantrelati<strong>on</strong> (Nakamura et al, Anders<strong>on</strong> K (2001)).Studies investigating effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>on</strong>g working over years reported more <strong>on</strong>-the-job injuries and health related issuesam<strong>on</strong>g workers (Simps<strong>on</strong> CL, Severs<strong>on</strong> RK (2000). Another aspect reveal by researchers for employers to face werehigher pays at time, increased absenteeism, and demotivati<strong>on</strong> for assigned work.This research was d<strong>on</strong>e <strong>on</strong> engineers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Telecom Company in Pakistan who work late hours and they are heavilybombarded with workload with high perceived performance level. Favoritism is also observed during the researchin organizati<strong>on</strong>, undistributed workload, unbounded time activities were major reas<strong>on</strong>s for employee to work overl<strong>on</strong>g hours.Hypothesis: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Late</str<strong>on</strong>g> working hours negatively affect the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the engineer in the organizati<strong>on</strong>.


Research MethodologyA derived close ended likert scale WHO Employee Health and performance Questi<strong>on</strong>naire 2002 (HPQ) was used toevaluate the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the employee. Only the performance evaluati<strong>on</strong> part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the questi<strong>on</strong>naire was used inthis research article. The questi<strong>on</strong>naire can be viewed at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/hpq.Sample Size:A sample size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 65 engineers was selected <strong>on</strong> the basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the populati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> initial level career engineers.Resp<strong>on</strong>dents:Populati<strong>on</strong> selected for this research is c<strong>on</strong>sisting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Electrical and Communicati<strong>on</strong> Engineers working in largestTelecom Operator Company <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pakistan. Most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them hold bachelor degree in engineering; four <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them hold MSdegree in communicati<strong>on</strong> engineering, and two <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them hold MBA degrees as well. All <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them are experiencedfrom 2-6Years in the field <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> telecom; populati<strong>on</strong> includes field engineers, remote stati<strong>on</strong>ed engineer, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficeengineer. No female employee was involved since they are insignificant in populati<strong>on</strong>.Data Collecti<strong>on</strong> and Analysis Technique:Field survey was c<strong>on</strong>ducted by using structured questi<strong>on</strong>naires with close ended questi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> likert scales. 65questi<strong>on</strong>naires were distributed am<strong>on</strong>g populati<strong>on</strong>s. Few were filled instantly while many <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them were collectedafter several visits and reminders. 51 usable questi<strong>on</strong>naires were received which were used to perform statisticalanalysis <strong>on</strong> SPSS v17.For performance evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee; interview <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> their respective supervisor were also c<strong>on</strong>ducted; also a singlequesti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the likert scale was added to questi<strong>on</strong>naire for this purpose which was filled by the line manager <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>respective employee.Pears<strong>on</strong>‟s Correlati<strong>on</strong> analysis, as suggested by Berry Benn in his book, Business research methodology chapter <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>“Quantitative data analysis”, for collected data was employed to investigate the relati<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g Employeeperformance and late working hours <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee.


MeasuresFollowing measures were used to study the variables under c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>.Employee <strong>Performance</strong>Employee performance indicates the effectiveness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee‟s specific acti<strong>on</strong>s that c<strong>on</strong>tribute to attainorganizati<strong>on</strong>al goals. Organizati<strong>on</strong>s that shine in their field are nothing but the c<strong>on</strong>sequence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> their employee‟smeticulous efforts. Managers must be c<strong>on</strong>cerned about the welfare <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> their employees since this could be the corereas<strong>on</strong> to their business success.About 10 questi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> likert scale from 1 (Worst <strong>Performance</strong>) to 5 (Excellent <strong>Performance</strong>) was used to tapemployee performance: in additi<strong>on</strong>, 5 questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> nominal scale (Yes/No) were asked to gauge special success andwork accident or damaged and delay <strong>on</strong> employees.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Late</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Working</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hours</str<strong>on</strong>g>Employee‟s l<strong>on</strong>g working hours trend c<strong>on</strong>tinues to be an apprehensi<strong>on</strong> for the health and welfare <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working peoplearound the globe [Bosch, 1999]. One hundred years ago 16-hr work days, 6 days a week were relatively comm<strong>on</strong>[F<strong>on</strong>er, 1947]. At that time the campaign for reduced working hours galvanized the labor movement in the UnitedStates and in Europe to demand the 8-hr day [Hunnicutt, 1984].One open end questi<strong>on</strong> was used to determine the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> work hours the employee works <strong>on</strong> average in a week.45 working hours per week (5 days a week, 9 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hours</str<strong>on</strong>g> a day) are c<strong>on</strong>sidered to be normal working hours for thisresearch.ResultsDescriptive Analysis:The descriptive analysis is shown in Table 1 with mean and standard deviati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee‟s works hours andperformance and work accidents and damages. It clearly indicates the higher percentages <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employees are working


late hours. Frequency analysis in Fig.1 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the working hours shows that 74.1% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> engineers are working more thanstandard working hours.Table 1 Descriptive StatisticsStd.NMeanDeviati<strong>on</strong>Actual <str<strong>on</strong>g>Working</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hours</str<strong>on</strong>g> 51 58.55 17.032<strong>Performance</strong> 51 2.76 .335Special Success 51 1.41 .497Work Accident,51 1.90 .300damage, delayValid N (listwise) 51The interesting informati<strong>on</strong> that can be deduce from descriptive analysis is that, mean for Special success isapproaching to 2 (value) showing c<strong>on</strong>vergence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>dent to special success/innovati<strong>on</strong> at their work is very low.


Correlati<strong>on</strong>:The descriptive analysis shows a relati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employee performance is effected by the late working hours. Toc<strong>on</strong>firm the relati<strong>on</strong>ship between the two, Pears<strong>on</strong> Correlati<strong>on</strong> analysis was d<strong>on</strong>e <strong>on</strong> two variables. The p value(P


C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>:On the basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the results <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the research it has been proved that employee performance in the organizati<strong>on</strong> getsbadly damaged by his extra working hours in a week. Since about 75% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> engineer in this organizati<strong>on</strong> areoverworking so the combined effect is also damaging the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> department and eventually theorganizati<strong>on</strong>.Overworking not <strong>on</strong>ly damaging the performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these employee but also when inquired these employees werealso suffering with health issues, sleep inertia, fatigue and lack <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> innovative soluti<strong>on</strong> to their daily work. The trend<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> absenteeism and missing a part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> day due to health problems was found more than those who d<strong>on</strong>‟t workovertime.Studies also revealed that higher percentage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> employees who work l<strong>on</strong>g hours were more involved in unethicalactivities e.g. miss use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>al assets, authority, sexual harassment and breaching the code <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>duct <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>the organizati<strong>on</strong>. Interview with two recent separated employees reveal that overworking and less salary ignite themto indulge unethical activities they were doing over years.IMPLICATION OF THE STUDY:With intense analysis <strong>on</strong> the basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> study following recommendati<strong>on</strong>s were suggested:Manager must lead from the fr<strong>on</strong>t to encourage worker to finish the work in time, for this every work mustbe realistically time boundedTime management training and techniques must be delivered to these workers.Truly important activities must be clearly separated from ordinary and worthless activitiesEncourage open communicati<strong>on</strong> horiz<strong>on</strong>tally and vertically in organizati<strong>on</strong>.


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