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MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior
Case Study 8: The Place Makes The People
16-13. It is important to have a workplace environment and having a great office design
can contribute to making a company more efficient and effective. Office trends come and go, but
the impact that an office environment has on employee’s wellbeing and health does not change.
(Kohll, 2019) A quality office design can improve employee well-being, create less stress, impress
potential customers, and entice prospective talent. (Kohll, 2019) Office design influences
employee creativity, social interaction, and collaboration in some of the following ways:
• Increasing teamwork among employees can help design an office with good culture.
• Employee interaction can increase by having an open office layout allow them to clear their
