The Effects of Traditional and Innovative Office Plan Concepts on Employees: A Comparative Literature Study

Year 2020, Issue: 55, 91 - 116, 27.04.2020

Merve Gerçek

https://doi.org/10.18070/erciyesiibd.580160

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The term “office” refers to the physical environment in which employees spend a considerable amount of time depending on their working hours. The workplace layout is defined as the organization and design of the physical workspace and the objects within it. There are studies in different disciplines about the positive and negative effects of various types of workplace layout in terms of productivity, job satisfaction, psychological well-being, motivation and organizational culture. Within the framework of changing working traditions from the emergence of modern workplace concept to present day, it was seen that innovative workplace designs taking into consideration the needs of employees are becoming more common. The aim of this study is to examine the office plan concepts in the context of traditional and innovative approaches and to examine their effects on employees comparatively. As a result of this study, it was determined that there are superior aspects of both closed office plan concepts and open office plan concepts in terms of employee outputs.

Keywords

Office Plan, Traditional Office, Open Office, Workplace Environment

Geleneksel ve Yenilikçi İşyeri (Ofis) Düzeni Türlerinin Çalışanlar Üzerindeki Etkileri: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Derleme Çalışması

Abstract

İşyeri (ofis) kavramı, çalışanların çalışma saatlerine bağlı olarak önemli ölçüde zaman harcadıkları fiziksel ortamı ifade etmektedir. İşyeri düzeni, fiziksel çalışma alanı ve içindeki nesnelerin örgütlenme ve tasarlanma biçimi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Çeşitli işyeri düzeni türlerinin verimlilik, iş doyumu, psikolojik iyi oluş, motivasyon ve örgüt kültürü gibi değişkenler açısından olumlu ve olumsuz etkilerine ilişkin farklı disiplinlerde çalışmalar bulunmaktadır. Modern işyeri kavramının ortaya çıkışından günümüze değişen çalışma gelenekleri çerçevesinde, çalışanların ihtiyaçlarını dikkate alan yenilikçi işyeri tasarımlarının giderek yaygınlaştığı görülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, işyeri düzeni türlerini geleneksel ve yenilikçi türler bağlamında ele almak ve çalışanlar üzerindeki etkilerini bu iki tür açısından karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemektir. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda, kapalı işyeri düzeni ve açık işyeri düzenlerinin çalışanlar üzerindeki farklı değişkenler bağlamında birbirinden üstün yönlerinin bulunduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

İşyeri Düzeni, Ofis, Kapalı Ofis, Açık Ofis, Çalışma Mekânı.

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