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Workplace Environment and
Ergonomics of Employee
Performance.

Article 1 According to the research there Following ergonomic

Morrison, R., Smollan, R. (2020). have been findings on open-plan principles in designing

Open plan office space? If you're office environments associating open-plan offices that are

going to do it, do it right: A with declines in employee’s considered as “sade by

fourteen-month longitudinal case wellbeing. 24 staffs were design” can minimize

study (volume 82). Retrieved from interviewed and surveyed. negative consequences

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 Positive results shown were associated with the

/scienc/article/pii/ related to aesthetics and environment.

S0003687018303466 communication were achieved

through good technical and Organizations would

ergonomic design. benefit from considering

an inside-out perspective

of office design.
Article 2 According to the research Proximity implies a

M. Asefi, F. Haghparast, E. Sharifi generativity spatial criteria generative mode and

(2019). Comparative study of the affects generativity. An distance conservative

factors affecting the generativity of investigation was done to know mode Hillier and Penn

office spaces (pages 106-119). the categories of generative and (1991).

Retrieved from conservative offices through

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 conducting comparative analysis Movement patterns in

/ science/article/pii/ on different layouts. After workplaces are correlated

S2095263518300293 conducting unstructured with distances and specific

interviews. Results show that not functional attractors

all integrated layouts are (Sailer, 2007).

generative. It suggests office

organizations to take into

account establishing their spatial

layouts to provide social needs

and ensure user comfort.

Article 3 According to the study A typical office activates a

C. Burnmeister, J. Moskaliuk, U. surroundings have effects on work-related schema

Cress (2018). Office versus leisure concentration. After having 99 which in turn positively

environments: Effects of respondents on the first study influences processes that

surroundings on concentration and 103 respondents for the are normally conducted in

(pages 42-51). Retrieved from second study it shows that there the environment.

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 was an increase on efficiency,

/ science/article/pii/ accuracy and speed in the office The environment can

S027249441830077X environment compared to leisure affect cognitive

environment. Research suggests performance

that there is higher work-related

concentration when working in

an office than working in a

leisure-related environment.
Article 4 The objective of the research is Self-reported productivity

A. Lipczynska, S. Schiavon, L. to present a study about the is highest in conditions

Graham (2018). Thermal comfort impact of elevated room supporting neutral thermal

and self-reported productivity in an temperature on thermal comfort sensation.

office with ceiling fans in the and productivity of employees in

tropics (pages 202-212). Retrieved an office. A case study was In a real-world office

from conducted for 6 weeks. environment in the tropics

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu .ph: Respondents were assigned to that if temperature setpoint

2600/science/article/pii/ two open-space office rooms and increases from 23 degree

S0360132318301422 a private room. Results show Celsius to 26-degree

that the most comfortable and Celsius thermal comfort

productive thermal condition is can be achieved while

at 26 degree Celsius with ceiling maintaining high alertness,

fans and that a room’s set-point and productivity.

temperature may be increased up

to 27 degree Celsius. Research

suggests that work performance

is associated with room

temperature but increases greater

thermal satisfaction.
 Natural ventilation has the

Article 5 The objective of the study is to potential of having high

T. Schulze, D. Gurlich, U. Eicker compare the energy efficiency ventilation rates for fresh

(2018). Performance assessment of and comfort in a controlled air supply and cooling.

controlled natural ventilation for air natural ventilation in offices. A

quality control and passive cooling simulation was done to evaluate Factors considered in

in existing and new office type the performance and design period simulations

buildings (pages 265-278). functionality of controlled include the operative room

Retrieved from natural ventilation with temperature, room and

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 performance indicators; the ambient air temperatures,

/ science/article/pii/ energy consumption compared C02 levels and air change

S0378778818307400 to mechanical ventilation. As a rates.

result, significant energy

reduction in consumption were

noticed. Research suggests that

to size and control openings in

an office space is to achieve

balance on thermal comfort, air

quality and low energy

consumption.
 Cognitive function

Article 6 According to the research being performance improved

A.Jamrozik, N. Clements, S. S. exposed to both daylight and when exposed to daylight

Hasan, J. Zhao, R. Zhang, C. view can lead to employees’ and view in an office

Campanella, V. Loftness, P. Porter, satisfaction, improved well- workspace.

S. Ly, S. Wang, B. Bauer (2019). being and reduce eyestrain. After

Access to daylight and view in an conducting an experiment on 10 Modern shading methods

office improves cognitive respondents through working in provide exposure to

performance and satisfaction and a lab set-up; Mesh shades, daylight while limiting

reduces eyestrain: A controlled Dynamic Tint and Blackout glare improves employees’

crossover study (volume 165). shades, results show that performance and

Retrieved from eyestrain symptoms were satisfaction and reduce

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph: reduced. It suggests that modern eyestrain.

2600/science/article/pii/ shading methods should be

S036013231930589X considered in designing office

spaces.
 Exposure to high vs. low

Article 7 According to the research light illuminance showed

T. Ru, G. Zhou, Y. de Kort, K. can also promote effects on benefits on employees’

Smolders, Q. Chen (2019). Non- physiological arousal, neural mood and performance.

image forming effects of activity, and subjective alertness.

illuminance and correlated color It also has shown to affect Light promotes neural

temperature of office light on cognitive ability. It’s effect on activity, subjective

alertness, mood, and performance cognition is determine by factors alertness and cognitive

across cognitive domains (pages such as parameters of light, ability.

253-263). Retrieved from timing characteristics and task

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 type. Participants were asked to 3 Factors: Parameters of

/science /article/pii answer online questionnaires and light, timing characteristics

/S0360132318307376 comply to their regular night and task type.

schedule. It showed that

illuminance level in the office

affected cognitive levels of

employees.

Standard speech-related

room acoustics measures

 in ISO 3382-3.

Article 8 According to the research there

M. Yadav, J. Kim, D. Cabrera, R. are evidences against open-plan Intelligible speech and

de Dear (2017). Auditory offices in the decline in task- non-speech stimuli are

distraction in open-plan office based performance. Speech- contributing factors to

environments: The effect of multi- based affects both the talker and distraction.

talker acoustics (pages 68-80). the listener which distracts a

Retrieved from listener who needs to focus on a

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 task. Assessments were

/science/article conducted and results showed

/pii/S0003682X1730035X that multi-talker and poor

acoustics in the environments

were perceived more distracting.

Cell offices are most likely

to have lower levels of

Article 9 According to the research there distraction and cognitive

A.Seddigh, E. Berntson, C. is no relationship between office stress.

Danielson, H. Westerlund (2014). type and self-related health.

Concentration requirements modify After conducting an experiment Flex offices are most

the effect of office type on on 1,241 employees being likely to have less

indicators of health and respondents’ results show that distractions and stress than

performance (pages 167-174). the effects of the type of office open-plan offices.

Retrieved from on distraction and cognitive

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph:2600 stress are significant. Research

/ science/article/pii/ suggests that office

S0272494414000127 organizations should have

quality action plans on how to

reduce stress in an open-plan

workplace and lower

distractions.

The amount of nature in a

window view is associated

Article 10 According to the research with the productiveness of

E. van Esch, R. Minjock, S. several companies have been re- employees.

Colarelli, S. Hirsch (2019). Office designing their workplaces to

window views: View features provide natural views to their People are uncomfortable

trump nature in predicting employees. After conducting an with incoherent, illegible,

employee well-being (pages 56- experiment and survey with 173 and complex views in both

64). Retrieved from MTurk participants it shows that natural and built settings.

https://ezproxy.mapua.edu.ph: having natural views in the

2600/science/article/pii/ office workspace were mostly Organizations would

S0272494418306819 preferred and produce beneficial benefit from considering

psychological effects to the an inside-out perspective

participants. Research suggests of office design.

that organizations to consider

placements of window to have

natural features in designing

their offices.

It is shown that emotions

produced by pleasant and

Article 11
 According to the article unpleasant odors affect
R. Herz (2009). Aromatherapy
contemporary aromatherapy that physiologically and
Facts and Fictions: A Scientific
many plant-based aromas has the emotionally.
Analysis of Olfactory Effects on
ability to influence mood,
Mood, Physiology and Behavior.
behavior and wellness. The perceived quality of
Retrieved from
Psychological hypothesis states odor is the most relevant
https://www.researchgate.net/
that responses to odors are factor for determining how
publication/23760410 _
learned through association with a person will respond to it
Aromatherapy_Facts_and_
emotional experiences, both emotionally and
Fictions_A_Scientific_
behavioral and psychological. physiologically.
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70% of the participants

were more accepting on

Article 12
S. Chraibi, P. Creemers, C. This paper reports the the dimming with a fading

Rosenkotter, E.J. Van Loenen, assessment of 17 participants time of two seconds.

A.L.P. Rosemann (2019). Dimming (30-50 years of age) of

Strategies for Open Office occupancy-based dimming in a

Lighting: User Experience and mock-up office. The experiment

Acceptance. Retrieved from was conducted with using

https://doi.org/10.1177/ different dimming speeds where

1477153518772154 the participants experienced

changes triggered by others. It

was evaluated with the dimming

conditions through their ability

to notice and their ability to

accept. 70% of the participants

accepted the dimming with a

fading time of at least two

seconds.

Article 13
Aries, M.B.C.. / Human lighting

demands : healthy lighting in an

office environment. Eindhoven :

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven,

2005. 152 p.

Article 14
Gornicka, G.B.. / Lighting at Work

Environmental Study of Direct

Effects of Lighting Level and

Spectrum on Psychophysiological

Variables. Eindhoven : Technische

Universiteit Eindhoven, 2008. 159

p.

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