Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

Samani, Sanaz Ahmadpoor; Rasid, Siti Zaleha Binti Abdul; Sofian, Saudah

doi:10.7232/iems.2015.14.1.094

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“…Furthermore, it can influence individuals’ or groups’ ability to arrange and control their situation for continuity and coherence with the whole organization, such that physical space in the work environment can contribute to peoples’ and organizations’ competitive advantages. Thus, promoting individuals’ satisfaction and performance is possible, due to paying more attention to designing the workplace and facilitating the work environment to have more control over their workspace (Samani, Rasid, & bt Sofian, ). Figure shows the overall effect of the workplace, in terms of personal control over the workplace and distraction from the work environment, on individual satisfaction with workplace and performance, which comes from the review of prior studies.…”

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Perceived Level of Personal Control Over the Work Environment and Employee Satisfaction and Work Performance

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WORK PLAYS AN impressive role in people's lives. People work in physical environments that influence their ability and their propensity to work every day. In general, most people spend the majority of their waking time, more than 33% weekly, in their workplaces, most of them indoors (Singh, 1996 ). This enhances the possibility of the influence of the physical workplace on their health, well-being, and effectiveness. Studies in social and environmental psychology have established that the quality of the physical environment at work has a critical effect on people's attitude and performance (De Croon, Sluiter, Kuijer, & Frings-Dresen, 2005 ;Lee, 2007 ;McGuire & McLaren, 2009 ;Vischer, 2007 ). Therefore, poor workplace design and arrangement has the potential toThe purpose of this article is to provide a review of background information regarding perceived level of personal control over the physical features of the work environment and its impact on individual satisfaction and outcomes. In today's business with the fast growth of technology, e-market development, and innovative methods of communication, the workplace will continue to change rapidly. To control and accommodate these fast changes while sustaining or enhancing outcomes, organizations have increasingly turned to a model of work teams; therefore, employees' skills in working within team environments has been emphasized.To guarantee that the work environment itself supports these new approaches of working, flexible workplaces are often suggested. Open-plan offices offer more flexibility when compared to completely closed and private ones and they are considered to have more capabilities and are, therefore, highly valued in today's industry. Apart from its advantages, open-plan office design does create some problems due to lack of personal control over the work environment, which can negatively affect employees' satisfaction and performance. It is, therefore, important to emphasize the significance of personal control over the physical work environment and the impact of that on employees' satisfaction and outcome.

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“…Different types of office layouts have different effects on employee relations and communications (Brennan, Chugh, & Kline, ; Hua, ). Although open‐plan designs have been found to enhance the social interactions that contribute to creativity (Amabile & Pillemer, 2012; Brachos, Kostopoulos, Soderquist, & Prastacos, 2007), they also decrease employees’ sense of personal control and increase the likelihood of distraction, which can affect individuals’ satisfaction with both their environment and outcomes (Hwang & Kim, ; Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, ). De Been and Beijer ( ) suggested that people working in open‐plan offices were less satisfied with the physical work environment (in terms of indoor climate) than people working in individual and shared‐room offices.…”

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“…Previous studies have shown that the perceived quality of the physical work environment influenced employees’ job satisfaction, psychological stress, attitudes, and overall performance (Carlopio, ; Davis, Leach, & Clegg, ; De Been & Beijer, ; George & Brief, ; Hua, Loftness, Heerwagen, & Powell, ; Huang, Robertson, & Chang, ; Hwang & Kim, ; Lee, ; McGuire & McLaren, ; O'Neill, ; Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, ; Sundstrom, Town, Rice, Osborn, & Brill, ; Thatcher & Milner, ; Vischer, ). Specifically, a high‐quality workplace helped generate positive emotions that enabled individuals to face challenging situations.…”

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“…When employees cannot control noise, privacy, and overall ambient conditions, the likelihood of being distracted or uncomfortable will increase. Previous research has shown that when given the choice, employees would prefer to work in a setting where environmental features can be controlled (Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, ). This is yet another important point for organizational managers and space designers to consider in their facilities planning.…”

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The Effect of Open‐Plan Workspaces on Behavior and Performance Among Malaysian Creative Workers

Samani¹,

Rasid²,

Sofian³

2017

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Attracting and retaining creative workers is essential to the success of the companies in Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor, a special economic zone and high‐tech business district that is an important driver of local development. Guided by a conceptual framework based on environmental comfort theory, researchers surveyed 238 employees in 15 firms in this region to assess the impact of employees’ perceptions of workplace design and conditions on their performance and behavior. The findings show that although open‐plan offices can contribute to teamwork and creativity, such distractions as uncontrollable and unwanted noise, lack of visual and acoustical privacy, the presence of others, and other ambient conditions in such settings may reduce not only employees’ satisfaction with their work environment, but also their performance. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Environmental satisfaction occurs in settings where individuals feel that their expectations and basic needs are being met (Lee, 2006). Employees within an organization typically need to adjust their own needs and requirements to the environmental features and ambient condition of the workplace in order to control the use of space and to create personal space that will enhance their productivity (Boerstra, Beuker, Loomans, & Hensen, 2013;Brager, Paliaga, & De Dear, 2004;Lee & Brand, 2010;Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, 2015a). Psychologists have generally found job satisfaction and positive organizational outcome to be the two main consequences of a suitable work environment.…”

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The impact of environmental design on employee performance at PNPI Group

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Zadeh³

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| INTRODUCTIONVarious elements have an impact on the physical work environment. These include indoor lighting, the color of walls and furnishing, the level of privacy, opportunities for outside viewing, furnishings, and plants. Those elements also directly affect the people who work in and visit those settings. Studies have shown that well-designed environments make people feel happy and energized, while those that are poorly designed have the opposite effect. An understanding of the relationship between environmental design and residents' behavior and outcomes can help designers and architects improve interior designs for better performance in offices, schools, universities, and other environments where people gather and work, as well as highlight to managers the value of attention to such details (Hoff & Öberg, 2015;Luck, 2004;Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, 2014).The physical aspects of employees' work environments have been shown to affect their job satisfaction, as well as performance and other outcomes (Baron, 2013; Collett & Furnham, 2013;Lee & Guerin, 2009;Oldham, Kulik, & Stepina, 1991;Roelofsen, 2002;Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, 2017b;Veitch, 2011;Vischer, 2007b). In general, workers' performance, work-related behavior, job and environmental satisfaction, motivation, and well-being at work will be affected by how well they feel they fit into their work environment (Hwang & Kim, 2013). In terms of work-related behavior, both job and environmental satisfaction are considered key indicators of performance in a work environment (Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, 2017a;Truxillo, Cadiz, Rineer, Zaniboni, & Fraccaroli, 2012). Therefore, they are critical to the success of an organization.Environmental satisfaction occurs in settings where individuals feel that their expectations and basic needs are being met (Lee, 2006). Employees within an organization typically need to adjust their own needs and requirements to the environmental features and ambient condition of the workplace in order to control the use of space and to create personal space that will enhance their productivity (Boerstra, Beuker, Loomans, & Hensen, 2013;Brager, Paliaga, & De Dear, 2004;Lee & Brand, 2010;Samani, Rasid, & Sofian, 2015a). Psychologists have generally found job satisfaction and positive organizational outcome to be the two main consequences of a suitable work environment. Prior studies have examined the direct relationships among the physical variables of the work environment and employees' comfort, behavior, and satisfaction with both the work environment and their job. These include studies on the effect of air quality and thermal comfort on employee satisfaction and productivity (Höppe & Martinac, 1998;Huizenga, Abbaszadeh, Zagreus, & Arens, 2006;Tanabe, Haneda, & Nishihara, 2015), the influence of office lighting strategies on employees' satisfaction and productivity (Katzev, 1992;Newsham, Brand, Donnelly, Veitch, Aries, & Charles, 2009), acoustic satisfaction (Haque & Anwar, 2012;Navai & Veitch, 2003), and the effect of the work environment o...

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Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

Cited by 13 publications

References 74 publications

Perceived Level of Personal Control Over the Work Environment and Employee Satisfaction and Work Performance

Perceived Level of Personal Control Over the Work Environment and Employee Satisfaction and Work Performance

The Effect of Open‐Plan Workspaces on Behavior and Performance Among Malaysian Creative Workers

The impact of environmental design on employee performance at PNPI Group

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