Download or read book Environmental Factors Affecting Office Worker Performance written by Nigel Oseland and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Factors Affecting Office Worker Performance written by Nigel Oseland and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Workplace and Environmental Factors Book written by Dr. Mariam Ameer and published by Shineeks Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed with 4 chapters to providefairly a comprehensive set of knowledge for the good fitting between humans and the surrounding workplace environment. It is also designed to provide a proper analysis of human-workplace systems. Its focus is on the surrounding workplace environmental and human factors which mainly affected the quality of workplace design and interaction with human beings. The book’s emphasis is placed on designing the tasks, environments, and workplaces with which humans work according to the suitable environmental and human factors to avoid mismatching between the workplace-task-environment and humans. In this book, the common thread is on howbetter human and environmental factors can lead to improved comfort, psychological acceptance,safety, pleasure, andefficiency in all components of workfields (workplace, task, and environment). The author expects this book to be of use to individuals who work in engineering or medical fields. The book is designed with the aim of engineers and designers can design the workplace to be suitable for humans and medical health practitioners to provide advice to the workers inside the workplaces to adjust their body mechanics and protect them against workplace hazards. The author hopesthatengineers,designers, and medical health practitioners will preserve the book and apply it in their careers.
Download or read book Beyond the Workplace Zoo written by Nigel Oseland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins by outlining the common design mistakes with the modern open plan office and the industry focus on cost that has resulted in the ill-fated Workplace Zoo. The requirements of office-based workers according to psychological theory and research are then explained. Dr Oseland references historical studies in psychophysics to describe how to design environmental conditions (acoustics, lighting, temperature, indoor air quality) that enhance performance by supporting basic physiological needs. More contemporary research in environmental psychology investigates how cognition affects our interpretation and response to physical stimuli depending on personality, context, attitude and other personal factors. This in turn informs individual requirements for the environmental conditions as well as group needs. Studies in evolutionary psychology and biophilia are also referenced. The latter part of the book turns to workplace solutions and focuses on how to plan, design and manage offices to accommodate our innate human needs now and in the future. The importance of designing for inclusivity is also recognised, including accommodating cultural, gender and generational differences along with designing spaces for neurodiversity. Dr Oseland’s proposed workplace solution the Landscaped Office is a revived and revised version of Bürolandschaft with a contemporary twist. The impact of workplace trends, such as agile working and hot-desking, is also explored and found to complement the workplace solution, resulting in the Agile Landscaped Office. This book is key reading for professionals, and post-graduate students, in business, interior design, architecture, surveying, facilities management, building services engineering, HR and organisational or environmental psychology.
Download or read book Environmental Quality in Offices written by Jacqueline Vischer and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The impact of work environment on employees productivity written by Puneet Pandey and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, , language: English, abstract: This study is designed to examine the impact of working environment on employee’s productivity at the Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. This is the Pvt. Ltd institution which operates at the center of Allahabad city with about 320 employees. The problem identified which made to undergo this research is based on the physical work environment which mostly affects an employee’s productivity. The institute is located in an area of nearly 14 acres which is large compared to the number of employees. This resulted to enough offices for employees to do their work effectively, silence which cause comfort depending on the task they are given and the environment of the place they are working. Through this study the employer will get to know how its work environment impacts greatly on the employee’s level of motivation and productivity. A well designed office signals the values and objectives of the organization and the use of design in office interior communicates an organization values and identity. Office design therefore should be one of the factors in affecting employee’s productivity. Employee’s morale is often interrelated when it comes to productivity in the work environment. It is therefore important to find out the impact of working environment on employee’s productivity at this institute which will provide knowledge and measures to other organization in Ayurvedic medicine industry.
Download or read book Environmental Psychology and Human Well Being written by Ann Sloan Devlin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Psychology and Human Well-Being: Effects of Built and Natural Settings provides a better understanding of the way in which mental and physical well-being is affected by physical environments, along with insights into how the design of these environments might be improved to support better health outcomes. The book reviews the history of the field, discusses theoretical constructs in guiding research and design, and provides an up-to-date survey of research findings. Core psychological constructs, such as personal space, territoriality, privacy, resilience, stress, and more are integrated into each environment covered. Provides research-based insight into how an environment can impact mental and physical health and well-being Integrates core psychological constructs, such as coping, place attachment, social support, and perceived control into each environment discussed Includes discussion of Kaplan's Attention Restoration Theory and Ulrich's Stress Reduction Theory Covers educational settings, workplace settings, environments for active living, housing for the elderly, natural settings, correctional facilities, and more
Download or read book Creating the Productive Workplace written by Derek Clements-Croome and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The built environment affects our physical, mental and social well-being. Here renowned professionals from practice and academia explore the evidence from basic research as well as case studies to test this belief. They show that many elements in the built environment contribute to establishing a milieu which helps people to be healthier and have the energy to concentrate while being free to be creative. The health and well-being agenda pervades society in many different ways but we spend much of our lives in buildings, so they have an important role to play within this total picture. This demands us to embrace change and think beyond the conventional wisdom while retaining our respect for it. Creating the Productive Workplace shows how we need to balance the needs of people and the ever-increasing enabling technologies but also to take advantage of the healing powers of Nature and let them be part of environmental design. This book aims to lead to more human-centred ways of designing the built environment with deeper meaning and achieve healthier and more creative, as well as more productive places to work.
Download or read book Climate Change 2007 Mitigation of Climate Change written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Climate Change 2007 volumes of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provide the most comprehensive and balanced assessment of climate change available. This IPCC Working Group III volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art and worldwide overview of scientific knowledge related to the mitigation of climate change. It includes a detailed assessment of costs and potentials of mitigation technologies and practices, implementation barriers, and policy options for the sectors: energy supply, transport, buildings, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management. It links sustainable development policies with climate change practices. This volume will again be the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change, including students and researchers, analysts and decision-makers in governments and the private sector.
Download or read book Human Environmental Interactions in Cities written by Nadja Kabisch and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses international research communities concerned with conceptual, scientific, and design approaches to urban land developments and biodiversity. The main focus is on the understanding of human-environment interactions analysed by multi-disciplinary approaches. The articles in this important collection include new concepts and challenges for sustainable green space development emerging from the pressure caused by urbanisation. The concept of biophilic urbanism and the framework of urban ecosystem services are introduced and referred to by applications in different case studies in Europe. Case studies also refer to the current challenges for biodiversity in different urban spaces. These spaces include the urban garden and school environments. Important human-species interactions are identified by analysing the allergenic potential of urban trees in a US city. Anthropogenic influences on the survival or local extinction of species are examined in a Mediterranean urban area. In all articles, the importance of urban planning on green infrastructure development, biodiversity conservation and management within the urban ecosystem is highlighted, and planning recommendations are given.
Download or read book Behavioral Insights for Public Policy written by Kai Ruggeri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first decades of the twenty-first century have offered a remarkable shift in how policies are made as well as who designs them. Until this period, local, regional, and national policy advisors largely comprised economists, lawyers, and financial experts. But in an era when behavioral scientists are increasingly being asked to demonstrate the impact of their research, many are playing a much greater role in policy making across a range of sectors as a result. Written by a team of authors working across both academia and government, Behavioral Insights for Public Policy is the first textbook to fully examine how psychology can be applied to a range of public policy areas. It addresses a wide variety of topics from the origins of policy as well as major findings from behavioral economics and nudge theory, to large-scale applications of behavioral insights. The compilation is the first of its kind to broadly cover the underlying theory, history, major empirical examples, and practical applications to policy of nudges (or behavioral insights) for teaching and study in higher education. Featuring over 100 empirical examples of how behavioral insights are being used to address some of the most critical challenges faced globally, the book also includes a unique chapter from an organization actively implementing behavioral insights in policies along with various government institutions. Also featuring case studies looking at key policy issues, learning outcomes, a glossary of key terms, and an accompanying website, this important book will be essential reading for any student of applied psychology. It has also been produced for others interested in the topic from social, political, and economic sciences, as well as those in government looking for an overview of the key issues.
Download or read book Human Factors Business Management and Society written by Vesa Salminen and published by AHFE International. This book was released on 2022-07-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Factors, Business Management and Society Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022), July 24–28, 2022, New York, USA
Download or read book Measuring Workplace Performance written by Michael J. O'Neill and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Fortune 1000 companies still struggle with workspace planning and design issues. They invest millions of dollars each year with the expectation that new buildings and major renovations will help transform their culture, support innovation, strengthen desired behaviors and increase organizational effectiveness. And let's not forget reducing cos
Download or read book Urban Resilience Livability and Climate Adaptation written by Ilaria Pigliautile and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creating the Productive Workplace written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a classic title, featuring updated and additional material to reflect today’s competitive work environments, contributed by a team of international experts. Essential for anyone involved in the design, management and use of work places, this is a critical multidisciplinary review of the factors affecting productivity, as well a practical solutions manual for common problems and issues.
Download or read book Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management written by Rick Best and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-22 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities. The authors introduce the fast-growing discipline of facility management, examine the core competencies that facility managers should possess and study different contemporary drivers of change. The book emphasises the need to consider facilities management issues at the pre-design stage of the construction process, rather than only when the building is completed, in order to maximise value for money.
Download or read book Facilities Management and Corporate Real Estate Management as Value Drivers written by Per Anker Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilities Management (FM) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) are two closely related and relatively new management disciplines with developing international professions and increasing academic attention. Both disciplines have from the outset a strong focus on controlling and reducing cost for real estate, facilities and related services. In recent years there has been a change towards putting more focus on how FM/CREM can add value to the organisation. This book is driven by the need to develop a widely accepted and easily applicable conceptual framework of adding value by FM and CREM. It presents the state of the art of theoretical knowledge and empirical evidence about the impact of buildings and facilities on 12 value parameters and how to manage and measure these values. The findings are connected to a new Value Adding Management model. The book is research based with a focus on guidance to practice. It offers a transdisciplinary approach, integrating academic knowledge from a variety of different fields with practical experience. It also includes 12 interviews with practitioners, shedding light as to how they manage adding value in practice. This is a much needed resource for practitioners, researchers and teachers from the field of FM and CREM, as well as students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
