Effects of Workplace Design on Employee Motivation and Performance
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An employee's level of motivation, satisfaction, happiness, sense of contentment, and work-related performance are affected by their workplace environment and the way it is designed. These factors often act as invisible stimuli and evoke an array of reactions that form an individual's mood and conduct at their place of work.
The explored the effects of workplace design on employees' level of motivation and subsequently their performance on the job across the IT and Allied Industries of the Indian private sector across Delhi-NCR. The findings suggest that workplace design has considerable effects on the motivation and performance of employees and to some extent their health as well. Employee satisfaction with the design elements had been Jound to be positively correlated with the levels of motivation among employees and their subsequent performance on the job.
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