2. Significance of the Study
The impact and significance of office design on employees’ productivity is addressed in this study. Human
resource professionals in the organizations are well aware of the importance of this issue. In the context of
Pakistan, this is a relatively new topic. Very few researchers addressed in the context of human resource
management. Very few researches can be found in the field of Human Resource Management, this huge
gap needs to be filled by new research scholars.
In Pakistan, workplace environment and its related issues are significantly neglected. It is evident that there
is less importance to office design, incentives and assisting facilities and also it is not available to the
employees. The situation is that they cannot even complain about them. These circumstances are affecting
the performance of the employees greatly, in the form of delay in work completion, frustration, effect on
personal growth etc. This study will try to find out the effects of office design in terms of furniture, noise,
lighting, temperature and spatial arrangement on employees’ productivity.