Abstract
With the aid of empirical research, this study aims to verify the effects of the variables Office Space and Colour on Knowledge Sharing and Work Stress. Taking the domestic technology industry as the research sample, purposive sampling was applied in a questionnaire survey. Three hundred and sixty-eight questionnaires were distributed to a total of 14 technology companies in the Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks. After 21 invalid responses had been removed, 347 valid copies were retrieved. Reliability analysis, factor analysis and hierarchical regression were used to analyse the data. The research outcomes show the significant effects of Office Space and Colour on Knowledge Sharing and Work Stress among employees. Based on the outcomes, certain conclusions and suggestions are proposed.
Highlights
Time magazine (2006) reported on the office design at Google where an office is a playground and the relaxing atmosphere is purposively designed to allow employees to take a nap at anytime and bring pets along, and the offices of some female employees look like toy shops
To sum up the research results, the findings were as follows: 1. Spaciousness and public space in the office space reveal notably negative correlations with Role Ambiguity, which indicates that the larger office and public spaces could reduce Role Ambiguity
Spaciousness and Initiative in the office and public spaces showed remarkable effects on Knowledge Sharing Intention, with Initiative and public space revealing significantly positive correlations. This shows that the higher the initiatives in space design, the higher the Knowledge Sharing Intention
Summary
Time magazine (2006) reported on the office design at Google where an office is a playground and the relaxing atmosphere is purposively designed to allow employees to take a nap at anytime and bring pets along, and the offices of some female employees look like toy shops. With regard to the planning of office space, Harrar (1999) mentions the importance of places and conditions when it comes to knowledge sharing among the employees in an organisation. Numerous hierarchies have resulted in a lack of adaptation and flexibility, as the employees are arranged in a narrow area with a hierarchic gap across which communication has to take place. This is unfavourable for face-to-face exchanges and knowledge sharing. Kenneth and Julie Kendall (1981) pointed out the importance of position, space and colour in the physical environment of office design, stating that they could influence individual and organisational decisions. This study explores the benefits for knowledge sharing of designing a favourable office in an organisation with various colour and space compositions and further attempts to improve management and research methods
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