Towards an Environmental Psychology of Workspace: How People are Affected by Environments for Work

Vischer, Jacqueline C.

doi:10.3763/asre.2008.5114

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“…Existing research has established a link between working conditions and job performance (Fine & Kobrick, 1978;Mohapatra & Srivastava, 2003;Naharuddin & Sadegi, 2013, Brill, Margulis, & Konar, 1985Naharuddin & Sadegi, 2013;Chandrasekarr, 2011;Dolden & Ward, 1986;Davis, 1984;Vischer, 2008). Having the right environmental factors both physical and psychosocial will lead to increase performance (Buhter, 1997;Chandrasekar, 2011).…”

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Impact of Work Environmental Factors on Job Performance, Mediating Role of Work Motivation: A Study of Hotel Sector in England

Jayaweera

2015

IJBM

133

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The study tested the relationship between work environmental factors and job performance with work motivation and the extent to which this relationship is mediated by work motivation among a sample of hotel workers in England. In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 254 hotel workers at twenty-five chain hotels in Bristol, England. The results suggest that there is a significant relationship between work environmental factors and job performance and that work motivation mediates the relationship between working conditions and job performance. The results also suggest that there is a significant relationship between work motivation and job performance of the hotel workers. The results point to the importance of working conditions and work motivation in explaining job performance of hotel workers in the framework of work environmental conditions and job performance. The limitations and implications and the study are also discussed.

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Impact of Work Environmental Factors on Job Performance, Mediating Role of Work Motivation: A Study of Hotel Sector in England

Jayaweera

2015

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“…Evidences which come from previous studies emphasising that employees may waste their time and energy trying to manage and adapt to a poorly designed work setting. However, employers are increasingly concerned that their employees have to spend their time and energy at work and relationships rather than in coping with poor or uncomfortable workspace conditions (Vischer, 2008;Roelofsen, 2002).…”

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Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

Samani¹,

Rasid²,

Sofian³

2015

Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the background information regarding to the impact of personal control over the physical work environment on satisfaction with work environment and creativity at work. Today creativity has a significant and special place in business especially in innovative organizations which need creative people to generate new, and useful ideas for produce new products, services, work methods, systems etc. Moreover the design and appearance of workspace and individual ability to control the ambient conditions of the workplace have significant effect on their behavior, satisfaction and overall outcome including creativity. So the result of this study will contribute towards enhancing the understanding of the effect of office design to enhance employees' creativity.

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“…This is similar to a finding made by Healey and Webster-Mannison [48] in their survey on qualitative factors that influence thermal comfort: "the common theme among respondents was that as long as one was able to work at a satisfactory rate and without major distraction, there was no problem with the indoor conditions" (p. 173). Vischer [49] noted that a workspace cannot be designed to be a one-time, final and permanent ergonomic support for all office tasks, but rather it Figure 3. An illustration of indoor environment control dilemma in Green buildings.…”

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Why Are Naturally Ventilated Office Spaces Not Popular in New Zealand?

Rasheed

Byrd

Money³

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:In this paper, we investigated the reason(s) why natural ventilation is not as popular as air-conditioned or mixed-mode ventilation systems in Green-rated office buildings in New Zealand. To achieve this, we had three objectives. Firstly, we reviewed the Green Star criteria for thermal comfort in office buildings to ascertain which ventilation system the NZ Green Star rating tool promotes. Secondly, we ascertained the perception of occupants in office buildings regarding thermal comfort. This was followed by an interview with building experts regarding factors that affect the use of natural ventilation in New Zealand offices. The findings showed that the NZ Green Star thermal comfort criteria encourage the use of mechanical ventilation over natural ventilation which results in designers opting for air conditioning systems in office designs. We observed that occupants of naturally ventilated spaces were least satisfied with the thermal comfort of their offices when compared with occupants of mixed-mode and air-conditioned offices. This study fulfils the need to encourage the use of natural ventilation in office environments by designers and building owners. Further study on other aspects of the indoor environment quality that is related to naturally ventilated systems such as lighting and noise is required in a bid to ascertain its viability in office environments.

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Towards an Environmental Psychology of Workspace: How People are Affected by Environments for Work

Cited by 275 publications

References 50 publications

Impact of Work Environmental Factors on Job Performance, Mediating Role of Work Motivation: A Study of Hotel Sector in England

Impact of Work Environmental Factors on Job Performance, Mediating Role of Work Motivation: A Study of Hotel Sector in England

Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

Why Are Naturally Ventilated Office Spaces Not Popular in New Zealand?

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