The Effectiveness of the Role of Interior Design in Creating Functional and Institutional Happiness for Work Environments: King Faisal University as a Model

摘要

Happiness is a natural human right that all seek to achieve. The quality of people’s livesmay be directly affected by the quality of their working life, which is affected by the quality of theirwork environment. This has become the focus of attention of work institutions in society due to itsgreat importance and strong impact on success. The purpose of this study was to investigate theinstitutional work environment at King Faisal University by surveying faculty and staff membersregarding their opinions on meeting their environmental and functional needs at work by improvingthe interior design of workspaces to create happiness in the work environment. The aim of this studywas to reveal the relationship between employees’ performance levels and their work environment,in addition to making happiness and quality of life major priorities and creating a stimulatingwork environment. The researcher used descriptive analysis to analyze the relationship betweenaspects of work and the levels of job satisfaction and happiness among employees of King FaisalUniversity. The researcher used a five-point Likert scale to measure the responses to the questionnaireitems, and reached several conclusions, including that the level of job happiness at King FaisalUniversity is not affected by the variables of gender, social status, or the nature of the job, and thatthe university provides a work environment that helps achieve job happiness and allows for jobinnovation and creativity.