Title:
PHYSICAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND EMPLOYEES' ENGAGEMENT: A THEORITICAL EXPLORATION

Authors:
Madu, Nnenna Gladys; S.P. Asawo; J.M.O. Gabriel

Volume:1 Issue: 10

Abstract:
This paper explores the association of physical workplace environment and employee engagement through theoretical and empirical review of literature. The theoretical foundation of the paper is the theory of Job Embeddedness, which provides insight on how employees can be driven into job engagement using acceptable physical working environment. The review reveals that conducive physical workplace environment predicts employee engagement, especially because one's environment affects one's cognitive, emotional and physical well-being. The paper concludes that a conducive and properly designed user-friendly physical workplace environment is central to employee engagement and consequently organizational success. The study therefore formulates hypotheses that suggests a significant positive relationship between the operational dimensions of physical work environment and the measures of employees' engagement that will guide an empirical analysis of the identified association that holds that a well-designed physical workplace that is comfortable, flexible and aesthetic to the occupier will encourage mobility, concentration, sensory and physical connection to work roles and foster employee engagement.

Citation:

[Gladys, Madu, Nnenna, et al. "PHYSICAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND EMPLOYEES' ENGAGEMENT: A THEORITICAL EXPLORATION." IJAH, vol. 1, no. 10, 2017, pp. 867-884. November.]