1st Edition
Organizational Behaviour and the Physical Environment
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.
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
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.
