A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment Between People and the Office Environment

ISBN-13: 9780367652999 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 294 str.

Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek; Vitalija Danivska

Opis

This first book in the series focuses on the employee as a user of the work environment. The 21 theories, that are discussed and applied to workplace design in this book, address people’s ability to do their job and thrive in relation to the office workplace.

Spis treści

1. Gathering theories to explain employee-workplace alignment from an interdisciplinary viewpoint  2. Person–environment fit theory: application to the design of work environments  3. Job demands-resources model: its applicability to the workplace environment and human flourishing  4. Task-technology fit theory: an approach for mitigating technostress  5. Action regulation theory  6. Privacy regulation theory: redevelopment and application to work privacy  7. Information space(s)  8. Social constructionism theory: constructing the user experience of workplace  9. Ecological systems theory  10. Temperament theory: understanding people in a workplace context  11. Two-process theory of perceived control: changing the workspace and changing the self  12. Organisational culture theories: dimensions of organisational culture and office layouts  13. Theory of attractive quality: occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality at workplaces  14. Flourish theory: a model for multisensory human-centric design  15. Biophilia hypothesis: the benefits of nature in the workplace  16. Place attachment theory  17. Evolutionary psychology theory: can I ever let go of my past?  18. Behavioural economics theory: masters of deviations, irrationalities, and biases  19. Nudging in the workplace: facilitating desirable behaviour by changing the environment  20. Activity theory: a framework for understanding the interrelations between users and workplace design  21. Space syntax theory: understanding human movement, co-presence and encounters in relation to the spatial structure of workplaces  22. Organisational knowledge creation theory and knowledge workplaces  23. Towards an interdisciplinary employee-workplace alignment theory