Evolution in the Office: How Evolutionary Psychology Can Increase Employee Health, Happiness, and Productivity:

Evolutionary Psychology

Carey J. Fitzgerald¹ 

关键词: applied evolutionary psychology;    sunlight;    greenery;    workplace;    employee productivity;    mismatch hypothesis;   

DOI  :  10.1177/147470491201000502

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

We review the empirical literature that has implemented aspects of our ancestral environment into the workplace and discuss the positive influence these factors have had on employees' physical and psychological health. We focus upon several components of our ancestral environment, including sunlight, greenery, sleep, physical movement, and social interaction with fellow humans as well as animals (specifically, dogs). Employers who are willing to adopt an evolutionary psychological approach to organizing their workplaces may drastically improve their workers' overall physical and psychological health as well as their overall productivity. This will, in turn, decrease employer costs related to medical care, absenteeism, and lack of productivity. Suggestions regarding how to implement these evolutionary psychological methods to the workplace are also discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC