THE ROLE OF NATURE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORKPLACE
THE ROLE OF NATURE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORKPLACE
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DOI：
10.1016/0169-2046(93)90016-7
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发表时间：
1993-10-01
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
KAPLAN, R
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作者：
KAPLAN, R
工人的福利显然是雇主关注的问题。这种关注转化为相当大的成本，形式包括附加福利、健康促进计划、人体工程学以及其他减少缺勤、提高健康和满意度的方法。然而，尽管做出了这些努力，但在工作环境中，一种成本相对较低的解决福祉问题的方法在很大程度上被忽视了。接近和可用的自然环境可以促进许多理想的结果，即使员工不花大量的时间在自然环境中。一个理论框架，有助于解释为什么即使是从窗口的看法可以有一个积极的影响，就幸福。两项研究的结果提供了一些证据。进一步研究自然在工作场所的作用是必不可少的，但是，提供健康促进方案和提高附加福利的决定还没有提供作为经验验证的直接后果。虽然在工作中提供窗户可能不是一件简单的事情，但增加与植被接触的其他方法可能会为员工的福祉和效率提供低成本，高收益的方法。
The well-being of the workforce is clearly a matter of concern to the employer. Such concern translates to considerable costs in the form of fringe benefit packages, health promotion programs, ergonomics, and other ways to reduce absence and enhance health and satisfaction. Despite such efforts, however, one way lo address well-being that entails relatively low costs has been largely ignored in the work context. Proximity and availability of the natural environment can foster many desired outcomes, even if the employee does not spend a great amount of time in the natural setting. A theoretical framework is presented that helps explain why even the view from the window can have a positive impact with respect to well-being. Results from two studies offer some substantiation. Further research on the role of nature in the workplace is essential; however, decisions to provide health promoting programs and to enhance fringe benefit packages have not been offered as a direct consequence of empirical verification. While providing windows at work may not be a simple matter, other ways to increase contact with vegetation may provide a low-cost, high-gain approach to employee well-being and effectiveness.