Studio 3

Aesha Abuhabaya - Dareen Faisal

9 Septemper 2022

The Role of Workspace Design in Employee

A great deal of current research suggests that engaged employees are much less likely to leave their
current organizations are more productive and take fewer sick days than their disengaged
colleagues.

Engagement is so demonstrably linked to business-critical outcomes such as employee retention,

productivity, and pro ts. Workplace design is one of the main factors boosting employee
engagement levels.

“Employee engagement positively correlates with workplace satisfaction.”

Employees who are extremely satis ed with a variety of workplace factors also exhibit higher levels
of engagement.

“Engaged employees have more control over their experiences at work.”

The ability to choose where and how they work, including having access to privacy when necessary,
is a de ning trait of engaged workers. They are given the freedom to choose where and how they
work thanks to organizational choices and the venues made available to them at work. This enables
them to control their desire for solitude, focus better, and work without interruption with their
teams.

“Traditional work styles persist.”

“Across the globe, the most common workplace layout features a combination of open spaces and
private of ces, but more than 60% of global employees say they work in either individual or shared
private of ces.”

“Cultural context in uences engagement levels.”

Employees from emerging economies, where people have different expectations of their working
environments than those in established nations, tend to be the most highly engaged. “Analysis of the
data identi ed a pattern indicating that the country where employees live, its culture, and the
resulting expectations have an impact on how highly engaged and satis ed they are with their
workplace.”

The strategy, brand, and culture of a rm can be communicated through well-designed workplaces.
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“How workplace design can be used to boost employee engagement”

1. Allow employees to decide when and how they work.

2. Improve and encourage collaboration, especially for teams working remotely
3. Provide workplaces where staff members may concentrate, have some privacy, and focus.
4. Create areas where people can meet informally and socially.
5. Allow employees to move about physically during the day and alter their postures.
6. Make your company's culture and brand evident, and allow employees to be themselves.
7. Make areas that can accommodate visitors, workers on the go, and guests

In Conclusion

Employee behaviors, attitudes, and experiences at work can all be in uenced by their immediate
environment. Organizations should provide people the freedom to choose where and how they work
in order to maximize performance. They won't feel fully supported and capable of doing their nest
work until that point.

References

https://workplaceinsight.net/employee-engagement-role-workplace-design/

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