| Title |
A Study on Design Elements at Workplace for Work Commitment |
| Authors |
신정은(Shin, Jeong-Eun) ; 임호균(Lim, Ho-Kyun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2022.38.3.81 |
| Keywords |
Work Commitment; Flow Theory; Workplace; Design Elements; AHP |
| Abstract |
The workplace is a physical environment that stimulates the five senses. The incorporated design elements are contributing factors that can
influence employees to become more productive with their work. Although work responsibilities can be clearly defined, the classification and
system of design elements in a workspace are unclear. This study aims to analyze the relationship between work commitment and design
elements in an office space by systematically deriving design factors that directly affect work commitment through an Analytic Hierarchy
Process (AHP). Design factors were classified into primary hierarchy involving structural and decorative elements, secondary hierarchy through
literature review, and then their importance was evaluated by conducting expert surveys. Upon analyzing these surveys, the factors not related
to work commitment were disregarded; there were 15 primary hierarchies and 85 secondary hierarchies of design elements derived. By
conducting an AHP survey on the primary hierarchy, experts placed more importance on the structural elements of the workplace than on the
decorative elements that contribute to work commitment. Also, the walls among the structural elements and the furniture surrounding the
decorative elements were deemed most important. This research proved to be meaningful in providing a framework for classifying design
elements while offering evaluation tools especially for workplaces where there is no such system in place. Additionally, through this research
expert opinions were identified regarding the priorities placed on design elements in a workplace as it relates to work commitment. |