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Organizational Behaviour and the Physical Environment





ISBN 9781138053533
Published August 5, 2019 by Routledge
360 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations

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Book Description

This book looks at how the physical environment of work shapes organizational behaviour, demonstrating that our physical surroundings at work can have a big influence on employee productivity, performance and wellbeing.

Drawing upon the latest research, Organizational Behaviour and the Physical Environment provides comprehensive coverage of the different aspects of the physical environment at work – the buildings, furnishings, equipment, lighting, air quality and their configurations. From theories of psychological ownership and work design, to cultural issues and technology in the workplace, its international range of contributors provide voices from Australasia, North America, Europe and the Middle East.

This book will be invaluable supplementary reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners across the fields of organizational behaviour, HRM, organizational and environmental psychology, and workspace design.

Table of Contents

PART I

Introduction

1 Introduction: organizational behaviour and the physical environment

Oluremi B. Ayoko and Neal M. Ashkanasy

 

2 The physical work environment and creativity: how creative workspaces support and encourage design thinking

Kimberly D. Elsbach and Ileana Stigliani

 

3 Holistic office design: from an organizational and management perspective

Christina Bodin Danielsson

 

PART II

The theoretical background to the physical environment of organizational behaviour

 

4 Psychological ownership and the physical environment in organizations

Jon L. Pierce and Graham Brown

 

5 Employee satisfaction and the quality of workplace environment

Jungsoo Kim and Richard de Dear

 

6 Fitting into the workplace: the motivational implications of self-space identity compatibility at work

Mischel Luong, Kim Peters, Courtney von Hippel, and Mylyn Dat

 

7 Socio-technical systems thinking and the design of contemporary workspace

Matthew C. Davis

 

PART III

The physical environment of work and work design

 

8 Connecting workspace, work characteristics, and outcomes through work design: themes, models, and directions

M.K. Ward and Sharon K. Parker

 

9 Greening the physical environment of organizational behaviour

William J. Bingley, Katharine H. Greenaway, and Kelly S. Fielding

 

10 The gendered aesthetics of the physical environment of work

Varda Wasserman

 

11 Socio-materiality and the physical environment of organizations

Leonore van den Ende, Thijs Willems, and Alfons van Marrewijk

 

12 A social semiotic approach to the physical work environment

Ken Tann and Oluremi B. Ayoko

 

PART IV

Emotions, physical activity, and the physical environment of OB

13 Workplace design, the physical environment, and human thriving at work

Gretchen Spreitzer, Peter Bacevice, and Lyndon Garrett

 

14 Person–environment fit: optimizing the physical work environment

Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek, Pascale Le Blanc, and Yvonne de Kort

 

15 The physical work environment and its relationship to stress

Elizabeth J. Sander, Arran Caza, and Peter J. Jordan

 

 

PART V

The physical environment of OB and the practitioner

16 A qualitative study of employees’ emotions and identities during change: the role of place attachment

Momo D. Kromah, Oluremi B. Ayoko, Neal M. Ashkanasy, and Gemma L. Irving

 

17 Conclusions and recommendations for managing the physical environment of work

Oluremi B. Ayoko and Neal M. Ashkanasy

Index

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Editor(s)

Biography

Oluremi B. Ayoko is an Associate Professor of Management at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia.

Neal M. Ashkanasy is a Professor of Management at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia.