White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces
Modern technologies have enabled the development of high quality work environments in underground spaces (UGS).Yet, the fundamental issue of whether UGS are suitable for people intensive functions, such as office or manual work, is largely not well understood. Here, we examine whether full-time whit...
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| author | Su, Ying Roberts, Adam Charles Yap, Hui Shan Car, Josip Kwok, Kian Woon Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, George I. |
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| description | Modern technologies have enabled the development of high quality work environments in underground spaces (UGS).Yet, the fundamental issue of whether UGS are suitable for people intensive functions, such as office or manual work, is largely not well understood. Here, we examine whether full-time white collar (office [WCW]) and blue collar (mostly manual [BCW]) workers of UGS have different responses to critical organizational variables when compared to similar workers of aboveground spaces (AGS). Location (underground vs. aboveground) affected neither job satisfaction (overall) nor satisfaction with physical environment (overall, lighting, air quality, temperature, humidity, noise or surrounding greenery). BCW, regardless of location, reported lower satisfaction with temperature, humidity and noise but scored higher in overall job satisfaction. BCW perceived the UGS as more safe and calm; moreover, perceived confinement decreased with age, suggesting that older (or more experienced) workers are less negatively oriented towards working in UGS. These results suggest that assigning UGS to people-intensive functions (manual or office) might be a viable opportunity. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1609332023-05-19T07:31:19Z White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces Su, Ying Roberts, Adam Charles Yap, Hui Shan Car, Josip Kwok, Kian Woon Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, George I. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nanyang Business School School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) School of Social Sciences Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Culture Science Institute Centre for Population Health Sciences Business::Management Underground Job Satisfaction Modern technologies have enabled the development of high quality work environments in underground spaces (UGS).Yet, the fundamental issue of whether UGS are suitable for people intensive functions, such as office or manual work, is largely not well understood. Here, we examine whether full-time white collar (office [WCW]) and blue collar (mostly manual [BCW]) workers of UGS have different responses to critical organizational variables when compared to similar workers of aboveground spaces (AGS). Location (underground vs. aboveground) affected neither job satisfaction (overall) nor satisfaction with physical environment (overall, lighting, air quality, temperature, humidity, noise or surrounding greenery). BCW, regardless of location, reported lower satisfaction with temperature, humidity and noise but scored higher in overall job satisfaction. BCW perceived the UGS as more safe and calm; moreover, perceived confinement decreased with age, suggesting that older (or more experienced) workers are less negatively oriented towards working in UGS. These results suggest that assigning UGS to people-intensive functions (manual or office) might be a viable opportunity. 2022-08-08T03:12:09Z 2022-08-08T03:12:09Z 2020 Journal Article Su, Y., Roberts, A. C., Yap, H. S., Car, J., Kwok, K. W., Soh, C. K. & Christopoulos, G. I. (2020). White- and blue- collar workers responses' towards underground workspaces. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 105, 103526-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103526 0886-7798 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160933 10.1016/j.tust.2020.103526 2-s2.0-85089956374 105 103526 en Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Business::Management Underground Job Satisfaction Su, Ying Roberts, Adam Charles Yap, Hui Shan Car, Josip Kwok, Kian Woon Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, George I. White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title | White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title_full | White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title_fullStr | White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title_short | White- and blue- collar workers' responses towards underground workspaces |
| title_sort | white and blue collar workers responses towards underground workspaces |
| topic | Business::Management Underground Job Satisfaction |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160933 |
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