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Organizations must improve their employees' performance in order to compete effectively. Evidence shows that flow experiences enhance performance. However, a dynamic approach to this phenomenon is needed. Furthermore, different work patterns (based on task profiles) can have specific environmental requirements (office types). This research aims to analyze the dynamic relationship between office workers' flow and in‐role and extra‐role performance, considering work pattern–office type fit as a predictor of the initial level of each of these three variables. A total of 83 workers participated in this diary study. Results of the latent growth model showed a positive association between: (1) the initial levels of flow and in‐role and extra‐role performance; and (2) the changes in flow and in‐role and extra‐role performance. Furthermore, work pattern–office type fit directly influenced workers' flow. In addition, flow mediated between work pattern–office type fit and in‐role performance. Our results show that workspaces that fit employees' work patterns are more likely to induce flow, which, in turn, will have beneficial consequences for the organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Nearly half of workers agree that their workspace is unsuitable for their work tasks. Furthermore, it is assumed that happy workers often perform better than unhappy ones. Nevertheless, due to the effect of the emotional-cognitive processes, the misfit between employees' office type and their work patterns (complexity and interactivity) may hamper this relationship between well-being and performance. This diary study on 83 office workers (n = 603 time points) combines information about work patterns identified by using cluster analysis with Neufert's office type classification. Results show that the work pattern–office type (mis)fit moderates the relationship between well-being and performance. The "fit" group shows four out of six positive associations: flow and positive emotions with in-role performance, and positive emotions and activity worthwhileness with extra-role performance. The "misfit" group shows only one out of six positive associations. Thus, the office environment–work pattern fit has a relationship to in-role and extra-role performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzes the mediating role of the appraisal of environmental stressors in the relationship between physical characteristics in the offices and health symptoms. It also studies the moderating role of positive emotions in the relationship between physical characteristics and the appraisal of environmental stressors using a diary study on 59 office workers (n = 432 time points) and sensor data. The results show that the appraisal of environmental stressors mediates the relationship between physical office characteristics and health symptoms, emphasizing the important link of stress appraisal in the stressors–strain relationship. The results also show that positive emotions moderate the relationship between the sound level and the appraisal of noise, supporting the fact that emotions can have an impact on people’s appraisals. The contributions of this study are the objective measurement of physical stressors in offices, along with their appraisals by the office users, using the diary study design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]