Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Well-being in a network of places
For some decades, traditional notions of work, in particular ‘office’ work, have become disrupted by travel and information technologies and the rise of global markets that require people in companies, large and small, to participate in those markets. Similarly, notions of well-being in the workplace have been disrupted, in particular well-being related to stress management, time management, social relationships, and work–life balance. Tensions caused by this disruption are related to a fundamental mismatch between how work is believed to be done (in one place) and how work environments are created to support those beliefs, versus how work is actually done (in multiple locations, a ‘network of places’), with people attempting to adapt the environment they are given to their real needs. The tensions and stress that result from this mismatch are not necessary. Our hypothesis is that closely aligning the support of work with how work is actually done is necessary for both productive work and for workers' well-being. We further suggest that the support of work requires an integration of the social, technological, and physical elements of a work environment: the elements that enable work. Successful implementations of work environments that integrate enablers also support well-being in fundamental ways.
Well-being in a network of places
For some decades, traditional notions of work, in particular ‘office’ work, have become disrupted by travel and information technologies and the rise of global markets that require people in companies, large and small, to participate in those markets. Similarly, notions of well-being in the workplace have been disrupted, in particular well-being related to stress management, time management, social relationships, and work–life balance. Tensions caused by this disruption are related to a fundamental mismatch between how work is believed to be done (in one place) and how work environments are created to support those beliefs, versus how work is actually done (in multiple locations, a ‘network of places’), with people attempting to adapt the environment they are given to their real needs. The tensions and stress that result from this mismatch are not necessary. Our hypothesis is that closely aligning the support of work with how work is actually done is necessary for both productive work and for workers' well-being. We further suggest that the support of work requires an integration of the social, technological, and physical elements of a work environment: the elements that enable work. Successful implementations of work environments that integrate enablers also support well-being in fundamental ways.
Well-being in a network of places
Richert, Eric (Autor:in) / Lehvila, Mikko (Autor:in)
Intelligent Buildings International ; 6 ; 186-197
03.07.2014
12 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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