Home Workspace Design to Improve Employee’s Performance (Case Study of Work From Home Employees in Semarang)

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10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_12How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Home Workspace Design; Employee’s Performance; Work From Home

Abstract

The Global COVID-19 pandemic has become a driving force for rapid changes in many aspects of society, especially daily life, caused by the work-from-home policy. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the company and employees still implemented the work-from-home policy because it was considered to be working more effectively, and efficiently and reducing air pollution in big cities in Indonesia such as Semarang City. Working from home is also more comfortable. Being in a good mood can stimulate them to have lots of creative ideas that can support their work. Daily work routines can stress employees so a comfortable workplace environment can improve employee performance and is good for the health. Many studies have analyzed the connection between the workspace environment with work efficiency. But, few discuss design solutions to make the workspace at home comfortable so that employee productivity and performance can increase. What aspects must be considered to make the workspace more comfortable, it needed further research. The aim of this research is to create a nice workspace design at home so employees are more comfortable working in their homes. This research was conducted using a qualitative research method by taking cases using purposive sampling. The research method uses a qualitative approach as a research procedure that produces descriptive data using interviews, field observations, documentation, drawing, and theory studies with finding journal references. The results obtained from this research are several aspects that must be considered when designing a workspace at home so that it is functional, effective, and aesthetic so that employees feel comfortable working and more good idea to improve performance employee. These results illustrate the importance of considering personality when designing workspaces that improve employee focus and happiness. A comfortable working atmosphere can improve employee performance. The workspace at home must have good lighting and ventilation because this has a big impact on employee comfort and health.

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AU  - Ratna Hardianningrum
AU  - Ginanjar Mahendriya
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/29
TI  - Home Workspace Design to Improve Employee’s Performance (Case Study of Work From Home Employees in Semarang)
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Lawang Sewu Internasional Symposium on Engineering and Applied Sciences (LEWIS-EAS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 149
EP  - 158
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-480-8_12
ID  - Hardianningrum2024
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