@DHAKA UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
Volume 16, No. 1, January 2024 – December 2025
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.57240/DUJM.V16N1A6
PP. 135-154, ISSN: 2221-2523
Workplace Environment and Employee Performance: A Holistic
Analysis of Influential Factors in Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited
Tanuza Nath1
Farhan Ahmed2
Received on 5th May 2025, Accepted on 29th Sep 2025, Published on
Abstract: In today’s world, organizations need to understand how workplace factors affect employee performance to improve productivity and sustainability. This study examines the connection between employee performance and working environment characteristics in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited of Bangladesh. The study was conducted based on quantitative approach. Three areas of the office environment were the focus of the study: work-life balance, psychological issues, and physical aspects. Work-life balance was the most significant predictor of employee performance, according to correlation and regression studies. While physical and psychological components had small but statistically insignificant effects. Higher productivity, job happiness, and organizational commitment were all significantly correlated with employees’ capacity to balance their personal and professional obligations. In contrast to focusing only on improving physical or psychological circumstances, the study finds that promoting work-life balance initiatives like flexible work schedules and supporting leave policies have a greater impact on increasing employee performance. To achieve long-term performance results, these findings highlight the significance of a comprehensive approach to workplace management, with a focus on developing policies that include employee well-being into organizational procedures.
Key words: Employee performance, psychosocial and physical work environment
and work- life balance, Dhaka stock exchange, Bangladesh.
1. Introduction
The workplace environment represents the sum of all interactions between employees and
their surrounding conditions, encompassing physical, psychological, and social dimensions
that influence how individuals perform their jobs(Gross-Gołacka et al., 2022). The
effectiveness of workforce of an organization is one of the most critical determinants of its
1Tanuza Nath, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of Dhaka
2Farhan Ahmed, Research Assistant