Organizational Behaviour and the Physical Environment

PART I Introduction 1 Introduction: organizational behaviour and the physical environment; 2 The physical work environment and creativity: how creative workspaces support and encourage design thinking; 3 Holistic office design: from an organizational and management perspective; PART II The theoretical background to the physical environment of organizational behaviour; 4 Psychological ownership and the physical environment in organizations; 5 Employee satisfaction and the quality of workplace environment; 6 Fitting into the workplace: the motivational implications of self-space identity compatibility at work; 7 Socio-technical systems thinking and the design of contemporary workspace; PART III The physical environment of work and work design; 8 Connecting workspace, work characteristics, and outcomes through work design: themes, models, and directions; 9 Greening the physical environment of organizational behaviour; 10 The gendered aesthetics of the physical environment of work; 11 Socio-materiality and the physical environment of organizations; 12 A social semiotic approach to the physical work environment; PART IV Emotions, physical activity, and the physical environment of OB; 13 Workplace design, the physical environment, and human thriving at work; 14 Person-environment fit: optimizing the physical work environment; 15 The physical work environment and its relationship to stress; PART V The physical environment of OB and the practitioner; 16 A qualitative study of employees' emotions and identities during change: the role of place attachment; 17 Conclusions and recommendations for managing the physical environment of work; Index