Workplace design for the Australian residential aged care workforce

Naccarella, Lucio; Newton, Clare; Pert, Alan; Seemann, Kurt; Williams, Ruth; Sellick, Kate; Dow, Briony

doi:10.1111/ajag.12493

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“…They identify ten influential factors (e.g., thermal comfort, air quality, lighting, noise, user control, privacy, concentration, communication, social contact, and spatial comfort), divided into physical comfort, functional, and psychological comfort. Moreover, Naccarella et al (2018) state that employees want to work in a user-controllable, comfortable, and hygienic workplace where they can ‗feel at home.' Septiari (2020) studies the correlation between the physical work environment and the level of fatigue on packaging productivity.…”

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The Impact of Work Environment on Employees’ Performance in Banking Sector in Palestine

Burbar¹

2021

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Purpose: Because high employee performance can lead to positive organizational outcomes, improving employee performance is one of the foremost objectives for any organization. Nowadays, since employees have an arguably greater number of job opportunities from which to choose and may, ostensibly, opt to leave unfavorable conditions in search of better alternatives, the workplace environment proves a critical factor in deciding to remain or leave any given position. Put simply, the workplace environment stands to influences employees’ levels of motivation, performance, and productivity. This study examines the effects of the work environment on employee performance in the Palestinian banking sector. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaires were distributed among an initial 320 bank employees from a total of 14 Palestinian banks found in Palestine. Of the 320, 268 were deemed completed in a manner satisfactory to be considered primary source data. The remaining 52 surveys were improperly or incompletely populated and not calculated into the results. The data from these surveys were then analyzed using SPSS v 27. Findings: Findings indicate that the work environment correlates to a significantly positive effect on employee performance. After that, these results have provided robust and beneficial recommendations, which policymakers and banks may implement to formulate relevant strategies to manipulate the work environment and improve employee productivity. Originality: This research is the first to address the relationship between employees’ performance and the workplace environment in the Palestinian Banking sector. 

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The Impact of Work Environment on Employees’ Performance in Banking Sector in Palestine

Burbar¹

2021

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“…From the employee’s perspective, the interesting issues of office renovation are well-being and a healthy work environment (Leather et al , 2003). Employees want to work in a hygienic, comfortable and user controllable workplace where they can feel at home (Naccarella et al , 2018). Another study about the user value of office buildings distinguished the meaning of well-being into psychological well-being and physical well-being.…”

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User-focused office renovation: a review into user satisfaction and the potential for improvement

Kwon

Remøy

Dobbelsteen

2019

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Purpose This paper highlights the importance of user satisfaction in office renovation. A user-focussed renovation approach can enhance user satisfaction in offices and their functional quality while meeting energy performance goals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate users’ needs and the physical and psychological factors affecting user satisfaction, as input to office renovation projects. Design/methodology/approach The selected articles are collected from Scopus, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. Searching was limited to the main key terms of office, work environment, and user satisfaction and comfort. The important factors were searched through empirical-based international literature mainly. Based hereupon, a guide will be developed for the analysis and evaluation of user satisfaction in office renovations. Findings From a comprehensive overview, the findings present ten main factors to increase user satisfaction in office renovation. These are associated with physical and psychological satisfaction and comfort. In addition, the influential factors were categorised into three levels based on needs theories to organise the hierarchy of priorities. Practical implications This research adds to the body of knowledge about which factors are important for user satisfaction, based on what previous research has found in that field. This is important to improve the sustainability in use. Originality/value User satisfaction is often studied through separate aspects: health and indoor climate vs functionality and productivity. This paper examines overall user satisfaction of workplaces by integrating the perspectives of physical and psychological conditions, and by providing insight into the priority of satisfaction factors.

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“…The study on the physical environment [29] identified workplace design features that influence whether residential aged care staff feel valued, productive, safe, belonging and connected. Key design features were: a home-like environment; access to outdoor spaces; a high-quality indoor environment; and access to safe, open, comfortable workplaces.…”

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Quality and Safety in Aged Care Virtual Issue: What Australian research published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing tells us

2019

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Workplace design for the Australian residential aged care workforce

Abstract: Key workplace design features that matter to RAC staff in a 'shared workspace' exist. Increasing demands upon RAC requires evidence-based workplace design policy and evaluation approaches that support RAC staff to work in RAC shared workspaces.

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

The Impact of Work Environment on Employees’ Performance in Banking Sector in Palestine

The Impact of Work Environment on Employees’ Performance in Banking Sector in Palestine

User-focused office renovation: a review into user satisfaction and the potential for improvement

Quality and Safety in Aged Care Virtual Issue: What Australian research published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing tells us

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