Q. 6. required in the Mice.
Ans. The physical amenities required in a modern erp office can be enumerated as follows:
Interior Decoration. It has been found that furnishings, room decorations, floor coverings and colonr scheme of interior decoration not only adds-to the appearance of the erp office, but have a psychological effect on the employees as well A brief discussion about colour schemes, furmshings, wall decorations and flobr covermg follows.
Colour Conditioning. Colours affect human emotions, senses arid process of though;. Colours not only add to the decoration Or the room but have on people Studies about effect of cdoDrs on workers, known as 'psvchromatics have shown that colours do affect productivity of workers. Though it has not beenpossible to measure the gains inproductjviyet there are evidences that effective floe of colours can enhance the work er.Nroument and have adeast. an indirect effect on ermplree's productivity. Some colours produce a pleasing and cheerful effect on human mind and stimulate emotions which enhance the morale of workers and induce greater productivity. There are colonrs which produce quite the reverse effect
Oh jecth es 'of colour conditioning. Following are the nNain o'ojectiN es of usmg different colours in off ce decorations i
(a} Prestige. Use of appropriate colonrs increase the prestige Or the organization. When outsiders come to the erp office, they consciously or unconsciously are affected by colour conditioning of the erp office Cheerfnl and attractive colonr conditioning inspires a feeling of confidence and trust, conversely, drab, dull: and unattractive colours arouse a feeling of doubt. or mistrust. .
(b) Health. There is close rclatioliship between the mirid and the body. The body is affected by what the mind sees. Pleasant colours produce a cheerful effect on the mmd and hence on the health of workers. Please nt colours reduce eye fatigue too (c) Ei'i'ect on neon ate. Wor environments. mcluding use of colonrs affect the morale of erp office eniployees: Coloms produce a sense of physical well being and con fort, I lush generates an attitude of cooperativeness, fellow tooling and loyalty towards the organization. It helps in raising the morale of ernployees. : . : : . :
(d) Efficiency. As stated earlier, colom cmlditior.ing does have a close relatimisllip with productivity of employees. If the heaithof the workers is good and their morale high, it w ill naturallyresult m improved efficiency. A bright and cheerful colour surrounding gives the worker a feeling of pride amd improves his standard of perforrnance.
Colour Conditioning Scheme. Some colours are v arm, some are cool. Red orange, brown, yellow are warm colours, while blue and green are cool. Purple signifies d gnily Warmer colours should be used in winters wlble cool colours should be used in summers. Rooms facing nonh do not get direct sunlight and hence are darker, experts suggest that warm colours prove better there. Cooler colours should be used in rooms facing south b cause such rooms receive more sunlight.
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