ABSTRACT
An organization can recruit and select the best employees, train them thoroughly, provide outstanding leaders and an optimal organizational climate to maximize job performance, but if the physical working conditions are uncomfortable, productivity will suffer. When a workplace is made more comfortable or working hours are made more flexible, productivity usually increases, at least temporarily. But be careful in interpreting such changes in performance. In many industries people work at peak efficiency under what appear to be intolerable conditions. And there are many instances of poor performance and low morale in well-equipped, lavishly decorated surroundings. The effects of changes in physical working conditions may be influenced or modified by how employees perceive, accept, and adapt to these changes. The physical work environment includes many factors, from the size of the parking lot and location of the building to the amount of natural light and noise in the work area.
