The Concept of Workplace Performance and its Value to Managers

Vischer, Jacqueline C.

doi:10.2307/41166383

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“…The physical workplace may be designed to aid collaboration and knowledge sharing both between and within groups (Vischer 2007;Elsbach and Bechky 2007;Coradi et al 2015a;Boutellier et al 2008;Stryker et al 2012). Recently, a team of researchers from Harvard University found that CWs designed to foster workplace mobility can positively affect innovation by increasing the number and frequency of impromptu meetings among employees (Waber et al 2014).…”

Section: Physical Layout and Facilitiesmentioning

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Collaborative workplaces for innovation in service companies: barriers and enablers for supporting new ways of working

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The paper aims to provide a systematic overview of the barriers and enablers that contribute to the success or failure of collaborative workplaces initiatives aimed at fostering innovation in service companies. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with innovation managers, human resource managers and facility department executives from a sample of multi-national service companies. Its primary focus is on the workplace initiatives carried out in their Spanish subsidiaries. The paper contributes to the extant research by identifying a conceptual model for collaborative workplaces and by providing a systematic overview of the related barriers and enablers. From the interviews, these factors were organized within a framework usable by practitioners for analysis. This paper is of interest to companies that aim to design collaborative workplace strategies to justify associated investments. It can also provide their managers with guidelines to lead the company in the transition toward new ways of working based on higher employee collaboration and flexibility.

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Section: Physical Layout and Facilitiesmentioning

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Collaborative workplaces for innovation in service companies: barriers and enablers for supporting new ways of working

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“…For example, in terms of performance, Oldham, Kulik and Stepina (1991) find that open-plan offices reduce employee performance on simple tasks and improve performance on complex tasks, while Block and Stokes (1989) find that performance is better in a private setting for those working on complex tasks and in offices is that open-plan offices improve collaboration (Vischer, 1999(Vischer, , 2006. Furthermore, researchers, such as Boutellier et al (2008), have suggested that the main way office space can shape organisational outcomes, such as innovation and performance, is by changing the patterns of communication among employees (see also Monge et al, 1985;Waber et al, 2014).…”

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Collaboration in open-plan offices

Irving¹

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“…Employees who are exposed to various types of particles and gaseous pollutants [12] [13] tend to increase their health risks which consequently affect their productivity and performance. Various studies have shown that indoor environment conditions increase the prevalence and risk factors of SBS regardless of types of building [14], air-conditioned rooms/buildings [12] and age of the buildings [15].…”

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Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

Abdullah¹,

Hamid²,

Shaif

et al. 2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Sick Building syndrome (SBS) and stress have a prevalent influence on organizational productivity and competitiveness. Unhealthy employees not only tend to have high medical leaves but also low productivity due to ailments and discomforts. Studies that investigate the effects of indoor work environment on Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) have yielded mixed results while their effect on stress has not been empirically established. Furthermore, studies that simultaneously investigate both SBS and stress are almost non-existent. Thus, this study aimed to study the effects of perceived indoor work environment on SBS and stress and the link between SBS and stress. A crosssectional survey participated by 598 employees from various industries was conducted from September to October 2015. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess both the measurement model and the path structure. The results suggest that indoor work environment has significant yet the weak effect on SBS while it has no effect on stress. However, SBS has a strong significant relationship with stress. The implication of this study on the importance of conducive indoor work environment is discussed with suggestions for future studies.

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The Concept of Workplace Performance and its Value to Managers

Cited by 72 publications

References 30 publications

Collaborative workplaces for innovation in service companies: barriers and enablers for supporting new ways of working

Collaborative workplaces for innovation in service companies: barriers and enablers for supporting new ways of working

Collaboration in open-plan offices

Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

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