Employees feedback on office workspace configuration in Public Higher Learning Institution
Space planning is an integral part because without proper planning, a good workspace configuration could not be achieved. Models and concepts that were reviewed could be an essential guide in planning process. Attention should be put on the core elements as the workspace is design for a purpose....
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Penerbit UKM
2010
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2527/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2527/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2527/1/paper07.pdf |
| Summary: | Space planning is an integral part because without proper planning, a good workspace
configuration could not be achieved. Models and concepts that were reviewed could be
an essential guide in planning process. Attention should be put on the core elements as
the workspace is design for a purpose. If the design fails and the users were not satisfied,
then the configuration could be considered fail as a whole where it cannot help the
organizations reach their goals and objectives. Therefore, a thorough understanding of
the planning process will be very useful to achieve the ideal workspace configuration.
This research aims to study and analyze workspace configuration that has been
implemented in offices on public higher learning institution in Malaysia. Based on the
observation and the data gathered, the workers comfort and satisfaction level are very
important as these two aspects would result in the overall productivity of the organization.
The workspace in offices should be reconfigured according to the people, location, design
and worker’s work style. These factors play an important role in shaping a good working
environment with a proper workspace configuration. Questionnaires were distributed to
each case study and feedbacks from the respondents were gathered. The questions
enquired on their perception and the satisfactory level on their current workstation. Case
studies will provide essential background information reflecting the office workspace
configuration in today’s offices. This study believes to be valuable in identifying the
criteria and key factors affecting the satisfaction level of the workers. Analysing data will
provide the first indication of how well the space configuration practice is performing and
helped pin point problem areas within office workspace. It is anticipated that this study
would contribute to the development of a better office workspace by improving quality and
value of workspace configuration of public higher learning institution in Malaysia. |
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