@article{article_1534201, title={Factors Affecting Workplace and Employee Productivity}, journal={Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi}, volume={8}, pages={985–999}, year={2025}, DOI={10.47495/okufbed.1534201}, author={Öztürk, Safiye Nazmiye and Öztürk, Tülay and Öztürk, Barış and Öztürk, Ahmet Mert}, keywords={Artificial lighting, Sick building syndrome, Color temperature, Color rendering index}, abstract={Occupational health and safety is one of the most important occupational fields in terms of ensuring efficient work, job performance, satisfaction and motivation of workers and preventing occupational accidents in the working environment. In most workplaces in our country, how lighting will affect the health, productivity, motivation and well-being of the employee is not among the issues taken into account. When the working environment is called, it should not only be considered as offices. For example, shopping malls and cafes are also a working environment, and the use of incorrect lighting systems can negatively affect employees and customers who naturally come here. This article explores the effects of color temperature, color rendering index between its subjects and lighting, which is one of the building interior designs, on employee health and performance are investigated, how daylight and artificial light affect workers’ efficiency, motivation, job satisfaction and productivity and sick building syndrome (SBS) are emphasized. Well-structured lighting is important not only for the health of workers, but also for employers and workers in the workplace environment in terms of increased productivity, reduced error and accident rates, reduced absenteeism, better occupational safety and health.}, number={2}, publisher={Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi}