Influence of activity-based office environments on perceived individual and group creativity

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buir.advisorDemirkan, Halime
dc.contributor.authorYekanialibeiglou, Sepideh
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T08:35:08Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T08:35:08Z
dc.date.copyright2021-08
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.date.submitted2021-09-14
dc.departmentDepartment of Interior Architecture and Environmental Designen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.): Bilkent University, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2021.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 187-203).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the impact of activity-based offices (ABOs) on individual and group creativity from the employees' perspective. The study was investigated in two stages to find the link between ABOs and the concept of creative spaces, and also to identify and examine mediating variables in this relationship. In the first stage, a qualitative approach was adopted and the critical incident technique was used to collect data from 50 knowledge workers through interviews. Participant observation methods were also conducted for the case studies of three ABOs. In the second stage, a quantitative approach was adopted to collect data from a total of 186 knowledge workers in two international companies based in Sweden. The mixed methods approach was used to triangulate the data from the two stages. The two sets of data were merged by combining the different findings in the section on practical relevance and suggestions for improving environmental designers’ and facility managers’ understanding to manipulate ABO spaces to promote creativity in the workplace. The results showed that privacy, noise levels, and distraction-free environments were the most important factors in fostering individual employee creativity, as were open spaces with zones for different noise levels and private enclosed spaces. For group creativity, the importance of providing appropriate equipment and furniture in ABOs was observed - collaborative and disengaged spaces were found to be the most recurring spaces for group creativity. In addition, employee preferences were found to be an important component to consider when looking at environmental features, space types, and types of creative activities in creativity-enhancing ABOs. Using regression with bootstrapping for quantitative data, it is found that job autonomy and organizational commitment serially mediate this relationship. Study results suggest that organizations with ABOs exert on employees a sense of control over their work, leading them to feel more committed to their organization and consequently improving creativity in the group.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Sepideh Yekanialibeiglouen_US
dc.embargo.release2022-03-14
dc.format.extentxvii, 218 leaves : illustrations, charts ; 30 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB156335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/76516
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectActivity-Based Offices (ABOs)en_US
dc.subjectCreative spacesen_US
dc.subjectEmployee creativityen_US
dc.subjectOffice interior designen_US
dc.titleInfluence of activity-based office environments on perceived individual and group creativityen_US
dc.title.alternativeAktiviteye dayalı ofis ortamlarının algılanan bireysel ve grup yaratıcılığı üzerine etkilerien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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