A Workplace to Support Creativity
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The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the background information regarding to the role of workplace on affecting people's performance. In today's industry creativity has a very special and important place because of the dynamic organizational changes and rapid growth of technology. To support these new working styles and specifically, to support creativity within an organization, flexible workplaces are often suggested. Since open-plan office offers more flexibility when compared to completely closed and private ones, they are seen to have more capabilities and are highly valued in today's industry. So the result of this study will contribute towards enhancing the understanding of the effect office design to enhance employees' performance, especially in creative tasks.
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The physical environment in which individuals work can enhance their positive emotions and mood and thus their creativity.
“Studies have shown that the physical environment in which individuals work can enhance their positive emotions and mood and thus their creativity.”
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- Authors
- Samani, S. A., Rasid, S. Z. B. A., & bt Sofian, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
- Venue
- Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
- Published
- 2014-12-30
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 414-420
- ISSN
- 1598-7248 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1995289414
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Industrial Engineering & Management Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Facilities and Workplace Management
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Keywords
- workplace design, creativity, open-plan offices, flexible workspaces, employee performance, office design, creative tasks, organizational change
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