To study the impact of age of employees on satisfaction with spatial arrangement in their office environment

Abstract

Office design is defined as, “the arrangement of workspace so that work can be performed in the most efficient way”. Spatial planning is gaining importance and has to align with the overall organizational objectives, and, has to augment the positive organizational behaviour. Building occupants often react in noticeably different ways under the same indoor environment, leading to a presumption that various socio demographic variables beyond environmental parameters influence occupants’ perception of the quality of indoor environment. Present study aimed to study the impact of age of employees on satisfaction with spatial arrangement in their office environment A total of 660 employees from various offices of Chandigarh were recruited as sample. The age range of the sample was between 25 to 60 years. In the present study sample was divided into three age groups Group 1 (25 to 34yr) consisted of 266 employees, Group II
(35 to 49yr) consisted of 263 employees, and Group III (50 to 60yr) consisted of 131
employees. The questionnaire was adapted and modified version of already existing
scales of occupants’ satisfaction with indoor environment quality (IEQ) components of
other buildings by different researchers. Findings of present study are in consensus with
the previous research. Older respondents were found to be more satisfied with office
environment than younger ones. As employees become older, they may be less likely to
struggle to resist or control and becomes more tolerant and accommodating to ones office
environment.