Search for dissertations about: "office working environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words office working environment.

  2. 1. Activity-based Flexible Office work environments : Design and implementation processes and outcomes

    Author : Linda Rolfö; Jörgen Eklund; Christina Bodin Danielsson; Annika Vänje; Ole Broberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Activity-based working; ABW; New ways of working NWW ; hot-desking; clean desk; office policies; workspace; office layout; office design; office planning process; organizational change; conceptual framework for office design; office planning; Aktivitetsbaserade kontor; ABW; Nya sätt att arbeta NWW ; flexibelt arbete; förhållningsregler; kontorsutformning; organisationsförändring; konceptuellt ramverk för kontorsplanering; planeringsprocessen; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : Background: In recent years, there has been a reported increase in organizations relocating to Activity-based Flexible Offices (A-FOs) worldwide. The idea of A-FOs is to offer work conditions suitable for the workforce’s tasks and individual preferences. READ MORE

  4. 2. Office type, performance and well-being : A study of how personality and work tasks interact with contemporary office environments and ways of working

    Author : Aram Seddigh; Hugo Westerlund; Erik Berntson; Fredrik Jönsson; Eva Vingård; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Office type; open-plan office; flex office; cell office; performance; job satisfaction; distraction; self-rated health; well-being; cognitive stress; exhaustion; individual differences; personality; concentration; stim-ulus screening ability; memory; Kontorstyp; kontorslandskap; flexkontor; cellkontor; produktivitet; arbetstillfredsställelse; distraktion; självskattat hälsa; trivsel; kognitiv stress; utmattning; individuella skillnader; personlighet; koncentration; arbetsminne; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Today, many organisations are adopting offices that have an open design with or without flexible seating. While advocates of open-plan offices propose that these office types lead to cost savings and aid inter and intra-team communication, opponents argue that these office types are associated with decreased performance and worsened health among employees. READ MORE

  5. 3. Turning Work Inside Out : Exploring Outdoor Office Work

    Author : Charlotte Petersson Troije; Lena Wiklund; David Redmalm; Ebba Lisberg Jensen; Andreas Wallo; Mälardalens universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Outdoor office work; Interactive Research; Human-nature relation; Sustainable work life; Work norms; Urban greenspace; Working Life Studies; arbetslivsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Why don't we usually work outdoors? While some professions require it, most white-collar workers remain indoors, sedentary, and screen-bound. Yet, the potential benefits of outdoor work on health, well-being, learning, and creativity are significant and underexplored, especially given the demands of today's knowledge-intensive work life. READ MORE

  6. 4. Working in underground offices

    Author : Edit Nagy; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Applied and experimental psychology; multidimensional scaling techniques; multiple sorting task; survey construction; conceptual systems; employee perceptions; underground offices; Work environment; Japan; Japan; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi;

    Abstract : The present doctoral dissertation discusses Japanese office employees' psychological reactions to their underground work environment. Studies I and III were methodological in nature and aimed at developing and validating instruments to be used in the empirical studies. READ MORE

  7. 5. How does IT feel @ work? And how to make IT better : Computer use, stress and health in office work

    Author : Carl Åborg; Lena Mårtensson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; office work; work environment; occupational health; stress; human - computer interaction; system development; usability; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction;

    Abstract : The introduction of computers in working life has changed the very nature of many jobs and the entire work situation for a great number of people. How has this affected the individual´s health and well being? With the large increase in the use of computers we have witnessed an increase in reports on negative effects on users´health. READ MORE