Abstract
Recent years have witnessed considerable transformation of workspaces that not only depends on the nature of the organization or work but also comes from factors, including globalization, Information Technology and Communication and environmental concerns. The major challenges facing workspace transformation are cost rationalization, activity distribution and flexibility. The harmonization of these spaces has consequences on both the individual and the organization. Indeed, in a continually changing environment, some people may feel confused. According to Linkemer (1999), “the unknown is sometimes disturbing”. At a time when the quality of life in the office becomes a necessity, reflecting on the office layout can vastly improve the welfare and performance of employees and enable them to give their best effort. This article presents a conceptual framework, based on the literature, which attempts to highlight the relationship between the work environment and its impact within a company.
Highlights
At a time when a high quality of life in the office has become a necessity, it is important to reflect on office layout to improve the welfare and performance of employees and enable them to give their best effort
In addition to posing an impact on work, how does the workspace affect the employee? On the physical dimension, an individual depends on his workspace (Giddens, 1984), but space presents social constraints that are accepted and internalized in the sense of Durkheim (1930)
The workspace is a strategic resource that confers a competitive advantage on the company if used properly
Summary
At a time when a high quality of life in the office has become a necessity, it is important to reflect on office layout to improve the welfare and performance of employees and enable them to give their best effort. An actor’s physically constrained space refers to an individual’s workspace needs given his body size (Giddens, 1984) This space offers esthetic value and serves as a channel for social relations, monitoring working conditions, employee. Both an emblem and a tool, the organizational space becomes the image of the company (Fischer, 1991). The space, in terms of both office layout and the architecture of the buliding, is intended as the emblem of the company Representing both company activity and company values at the same time, the workspace shows whether a company assumes responsibility for its employees’ quality of life at work. Constant control creates a climate of tension and the shared space may reduce employees’ ability to concentrate on their work
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