The physical environment of the workplace can positivity impact an employee’s behavior.
Lottrup, L., Grahn, P., & Stigsdotter, U. K. (2013). Workplace greenery and perceived level of stress: Benefits of access to a green outdoor environment at the workplace. Landscape and Urban Planning, 110, 5-11. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.09.002
In this article Lottrupa, Grahn, & Stigsdottera explore how having access to outdoor greenery can positivity affect employees. The greenery in the workplace can decrease stress levels and increase a positive attitude towards the business. The study used a questionnaire to determine that the visual aid did support the positive attitude …show more content…
It can help develop an argument based off of the analysis of how greenery in the physical work environment can decrease stress and increase a positive attitude of some employees.
Hoff, E. V., & Öberg, N. K. (2015). The role of the physical work environment for creative employees – a case study of digital artists. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 26(14), 1889-1906. doi:10.1080/09585192.2014.971842
Hoff & O¨ berg’s (2015) research explores how the physical work environment can affect a creative worker. The study categorizes physical workplace support into three areas; these areas are functional support, psychosocial support, and inspirational support. Each function is measured to determine creative performance in relation to the person, process, and outcome.
This article can to this research be elaborating on a work environment can support creative employees individually and collaboratively. Though employee’s perception varied for the three categories environmental support it was found that if allowed autonomy in the workplace it could increase creativity. The workplace environment can positively impact the employee behavior if the flexibility of the physical workspace is allowed by the …show more content…
It can help shape my argument by supporting that in the worker’s perception of their environment if known and implemented correctly can positively affect employees and the company. The physical work environment has several factors and this can expand my research to learn how various elements can play off one another.
Houayek, H., Green, K. E., Gugerty, L., Walker, I. D., & Witte, J. (2014). AWE: An animated work environment for working with physical and digital tools and artifacts. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(5), 1227-1241. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.1007/s00779-013-0731-6
Houayek, Green, Gugerty, Walker & Witte (2013) reviewed how using an animated work environment (AWE) allows you to be at home, at work and be fully immersed into the digital world. As companies gravitate to more of a global online presence the physical work environment can be worldwide. This article does focus predominantly on the process of determining which AWE build works the best for the individual and how a dynamic workplace atmosphere impacts