One of the key factors that influences the success of a business is the choice of its location. Poor location may make it difficult for the enterprise to keep its head above the water. Proper attention must be focused in choosing a location for a company on the objective of maximizing positive results and minimizing negative ones. This applies to every company, whether it is just beginning, branching out, or relocating.

            In every business establishments office location is one of the many factors that one has to consider, because it acts as a center of information. It provides pertinent and sufficient information to customers, clients and prospective customers or clients. It serves as a connection between all the various parts or sections of the organization. In other words, the office controls the whole organization that is why it needs to have a favorable working environment.    

           

            The conditions of work under which jobs are performed have profound bearing on the quantity and quality of output and also on the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees to their respective task. It is important that your working environment should be healthy, happy and somewhat harmonious because most of the time you spend much more time to your coworkers than to your family.

            To cite a few, lighting, air conditioning and sanitary facilities are one of the many considerations. Improper lighting does not only cause a strain on the eyes of the workers and affect their performance as well but moreover on their well-being. This is the reason why offices today are better lighted because good lighting is bright enough to serve. Working in a good temperature has also a good effect to employees. One should have clean and sanitary running water available at all times.

            It is important to have a safe, stress-free workplace to create a favorable working environment. But the people you have to work beside day after day also plays a role in how you are going to feel about those work conditions. A workplace free of harassment also represents a culture that takes care of its employees. Organizations that encourage positive relationship-building among its teams usually end up with a pretty loyal, dedicated and hardworking group employees  who appreciate the conditions under which they work everyday.

Reference:

John A. Shuban,Business Management (New York:Barnes & Noble.,Inc.)

Eugene J. Benge, Office Administration (New York: Hamilton Institute)

                 

By: Ms. Jeanette L. Estrellado | Limay, Bataan