Browsing by Author "Yildirim, Kemal"
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Article Citation Count: 9The effects of indoor plants on customers' shopping decisions in a restaurant environment(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2020) Kaya, Nazlı Nazende Yıldırım; Yildirim Kaya, Nazli Nazende; Olmus, Ferdi; Interior Architecture and Environmental DesignPurpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the effects of indoor plants on customers' shopping decisions in the restaurant environment. Design/methodology/approach The assumption of the research is that there is a relationship between restaurants where indoor plants are used and the customers' shopping decisions (restaurant entry and purchase). A hypothetical study was performed to test this assumption that was based on the digital images of two different restaurants (restaurant with and restaurant without indoor plants) modelled in a virtual environment. The Likert scale questionnaire used in this study was completed by 335 participants. Findings Results indicated that restaurants designed with indoor plants had a more positive effect on the shopping decisions of participants than restaurants designed without indoor plants. The statistically significant results between evaluations of customers and their demographic backgrounds were determined. The male participants with a 26-35 age range showed more positive opinions about the plant designed restaurants than female participants with a 36-55 age range. Also, higher education graduate participants showed more positive opinions about the plant designed restaurant than secondary education graduate participants. Originality/value This paper reveals a significant relationship between restaurant design and shopping decisions. Results of the study suggest that retailers and designers may be able to make easily stores more appealing for customers by designing them with indoor plants.Article Citation Count: 4Effects of window proximity on perceptions of employees in the call center offices(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2020) Güneş, Elif; Ozkan, Aysen; Gunes, Elif; Mestan, Ahmet; Interior Architecture and Environmental DesignPurpose The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of window proximity on perceptions of employees in the call center offices. Design/methodology/approach A semantic differential scale composed of nine bipolar adjectives, four of which dealt with "planning," three of "privacy," while the rest measured "lighting" was applied for evaluation. In total, 92 employees at the TEPE Call Center in the Bilkent District, Ankara, Turkey participated in the research. Findings The results showed that window proximity directly affected the call center employees' perceptions. In addition, a positive approach was even less affected when the location of the workstation was more at the inner part of the workspace. On the contrary, workstations in front of the window were evaluated more positively, presumably because the employees were happy at feeling roomy and by giving them a higher level of privacy, while also minimizing distractions and interruptions. It was also found that call center employees with secondary education responded more positively than higher educated employees. Originality/value This study presents suggestions that would be useful for increasing the working and solution-focused perceptual performance values in call center environments from the new generation of work areas. They should be appropriate for the psychological and physical needs of employees in twenty-first-century communication environments, especially in spatial environments and for the suitability of the technological equipment used.Article Citation Count: 8The effects of workstation partition heights on employees' perceptions in open-plan of?ces(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2019) Güneş, Elif; Gunes, Elif; Yilmaz, Gulcan Pervan; Interior Architecture and Environmental DesignPurpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of environmental factors in open-plan offices with the same characteristics but with different workstation partition heights (1.10, 1.40 and 1.65 m) on perceptual evaluations of office employees. Design/methodology/approach In this research, the effects of environmental factors on employees' perceptual evaluations in open-plan offices at the Golbasi Region of Ankara were measured with a detailed questionnaire. The research data were obtained from 81 employees who agreed to fill out the questionnaire and who use open-plan offices. Findings It was found that the office environments with 1.65 m workstation partition heights were more favorably assessed for each of the items of planning and of privacy that form the dependent variables compared to the office environments with 1.10 and 1.40 m partition heights. On the other hand, the office environments with the 1.10 and 1.40 m partition heights were more favorable for lighting items than the 1.65 m partition height office environments. In addition, young employees had a more positive tendency toward the perceptions of environmental factors, including different workstation partition heights in open-plan offices, compared to older employees. Originality/value The significant contribution of this research is that it provides valid data and makes a valuable contribution to the body of knowledge in open-plan office design.Article Citation Count: 0Exploring the Knowledge Level of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Students' on Indoor Air Pollutants(Yildiz Technical Univ, Fac Architecture, 2015) Ünlü, Feray; Yildirim, Kemal; Interior Architecture and Environmental DesignThis study aimed to detect the knowledge levels of the final year students, attending at the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of various universities in Turkey, on the harmful effects of the pollutants released by the interior equipment elements on human health. A detailed questionnaire developed for this purpose was administered to 95 final year students attending at the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of Atilim University, Hacettepe University and Selcuk University. In conclusion, the study found that the participants had insufficient knowledge on the pollutants released by the interior equipment elements and that knowledge level of the participant students differed depending on the attended university. This difference may have resulted from the difference of the share of indoor air pollutants subject in the programs of the three selected universities. These results clearly point the need to allocate more space to the subject of indoor air pollutants - which have direct effects on human health-in the compulsory lesson contents of the course programs. By this way, it will be possible to educate interior architects and environmental designers who develop more sensitive and conscious approach towards human health.