... Office Organizations Workplace Finnish Work Environment Fund 220254 This work was supported by the Finnish Work Environment Fund [grant 220254]. The authors thank all organizations and individuals who participated in the study. Following the increased remote working during...

...Maikki Marjatta Sykäri; Sami Nikander; Niina Nurmi Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand how co-creation methods support the workplace change process. More precisely, a consent-based decision-making process was used to update common workplace guidelines within a university support...

... (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Workplace Academic Work Remote work Productivity Socialization Work−life...

...Georgina Barton; Anh Hai Le Purpose Employee satisfaction is critical in any workplace. Research suggests that the environment that people work in can contribute greatly to levels of satisfaction as well as productivity. Limited research exists, however, on how the aesthetics of a workplace impact...

.../methodology/approach A conceptual analysis of the multidisciplinary workplace literature was performed to assess the core propositions of JD-R theory as they relate to the workplace environment. Findings The analysis confirms that the workplace environment can be viewed as a composite of environmental...

.... To perform all the analyses, the data analysis software IBM SPSS 20.0, IBM SPSS AMOS® 20 and Microsoft Excel were used. Workplace Satisfaction Built environment Multiple linear regression Post occupancy evaluation Linear multiple regression Factorial analysis The quality of the built...

...Michael Roskams; Barry Haynes Purpose This paper aims to identify the employee characteristics which are most strongly associated with perceived requirements for different aspects of the workplace environment. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was completed by 364 employees from...

...Ecem Tezel; Heyecan Giritli Purpose This paper aims to fulfill the gap in existing knowledge of determinants of pro-environmental behavior (PEB) in the workplace and the influence of sustainability certificates on occupants’ PEBs in workplace settings. Design/methodology/approach...

...Knut Boge; Alenka Temeljorov Salaj; Ida Bakken; Magnus Granli; Silje Mandrup Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence effective workplace designs for knowledge workers. Design/methodology/approach During spring 2016, the employees in a large institution...

...Vitalija Petrulaitiene; Pia Korba; Suvi Nenonen; Tuuli Jylhä; Seppo Junnila Purpose New ways of working challenge workplace management: increasing mobility and diminishing organizational boundaries require re-evaluation of both workplace design and service delivery. However, structures...

...Robyn Creagh; Sarah McGann; Marian Tye; Jonine Jancey; Courtney Babb Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on research investigating the relationship between physical activity and workplace design. In particular, the paper explores the social–ecological context of a new workplace building...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Table I. Top three countries where LEED CI certified projects are located No. Area No. of projects (%) 1 USA 3,556 84.0 2 China 206 4.8 3 India 133 3.1 Accumulated percentage 91.9 Workplace Sustainability Green...

...Young S. Lee Purpose This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the physical work environment that are known and used in practice to promote creativity for innovative start-up workplaces. The first part of the study identified these characteristics from a content and visual analysis...

... with alternative workplace solutions to respond to the needs of new ways of working, especially via workplace services for multi-locational and flexible working, including facilities managers, corporate real estate executives and designers. Originality/value This research builds on the previous academic...

... from the case study are presented before conclusions and recommendations for further research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 User studies Workplace Working conditions Noise Open-plan offices have been more and more common working environments since 1970s (VanMeel...

... between home, office and city. It examines the changing context within which knowledge-based work is conducted with the specific objective of understanding how the blurring of the distinction between the domains of “work” and “leisure” is influencing the notion of workplace culture. It offers a framework...

...Catherine Greene; Lottie Crumbleholme; Jeremy Myerson Purpose – This paper aims to describe a design research project which looked at how to support facility managers engage employees in behaviour change to create more environmentally sustainable workplaces and work styles. Design/methodology...

...Dr Antje Junghans; Kaisa Airo; Suvi Nenonen Purpose – The purpose of this article is to review the use of linguistic methods such as narrative and discourse analysis in workplace management research. Design/methodology/approach – Ten journals are reviewed in a time period of six years...

...Brian Purdey Purpose The purpose of this paper to develop a better understanding of the behavioural challenges in workplace performance evaluation and how the issues raised regarding validity and reliability of Likert scales could be addressed in future occupant surveys. Design/methodology...

... and aid better workplace design/management. Research limitations/implications The study employed only a small sample size. The level of noise and other distractions in the settings studied need to be measured objectively. There is a need to differentiate between various sources of distraction in terms...