Effects of relocation to activity-based workplaces on perceived productivity: Importance of change-oriented leadership
| Autor: | Eva Bergsten, David Hallman, Annu Haapakangas, Johan Larsson, Helena Jahncke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Mixed regression
Control (management) Flexible office Implementation process Organisational change Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Efficiency Leadership behavior Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Agency (sociology) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Workplace Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Engineering (miscellaneous) Productivity 050107 human factors Sweden 05 social sciences Occupational Health and Environmental Health 030210 environmental & occupational health Leadership Linear Models Demographic economics Psychology Relocation Swedish government |
| Zdroj: | Applied Ergonomics. 93:103348 |
| ISSN: | 0003-6870 |
| Popis: | Activity-based workplaces (ABWs) are becoming popular in Western countries and were implemented at four office sites of a large Swedish government agency. A fifth office was used as a control group. The study aim was to examine the effects of relocation to ABW on perceived productivity among employees and to determine if perceived change-oriented leadership behavior prior to relocation moderates potential effects. Data were collected three months prior to relocation, and three and 12 months after. 407 respondents were included in linear mixed regression models. Perceived productivity decreased significantly after relocation compared to the control group and these effects persisted 12 months after the relocation. However, the decrease in perceived productivity was significantly smaller among employees perceiving high change-oriented leadership before relocation. Our results point out the importance of a change-oriented leadership behavior during the implementation to avoid productivity loss among employees when implementing ABWs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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