THE FUTURE OF WORK AND KPY NOVAPOLIS: how changes in working life affect the tenants of a business hub
Pohjolainen, Nea (2021)
Pohjolainen, Nea
2021
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121726753
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121726753
Tiivistelmä
Changes in working life form a major external factor affecting the requirements of the workplace. This thesis explores how the working life and business premises field will change in the near future. The aim is to provide information that can help the commissioner organisation, a business premises provider KPY Novapolis, to prepare for the changes in working life that affect their tenant companies, and provide better services and spaces for their clients.
Based on the theoretical background, a quantitative study was conducted to analyse how the employees of the tenant companies at KPY Novapolis as well as external, potential clients view their working life will change in the next three years and whether they would they use certain services if they were offered in their workplace. The data was gathered with an online survey including questions regarding central themes of the future of work as well as workplace qualities and services. The final sample consisted only from the employees of Novapolis’ tenants as there were only two external respondents.
In conclusion, the results indicated that remote work continues in the next three years and many adopt a hybrid model of working. The workplace and home remain the most popular work locations, whereas a few utilize multi-locality more broadly. Moreover, most respondents recognized a need for continuous learning and believed that work and leisure can be kept separated in the future. The most popular categories of workplace qualities and services were restaurant and coffee services as well as services supporting physical wellbeing.
Based on the theoretical background, a quantitative study was conducted to analyse how the employees of the tenant companies at KPY Novapolis as well as external, potential clients view their working life will change in the next three years and whether they would they use certain services if they were offered in their workplace. The data was gathered with an online survey including questions regarding central themes of the future of work as well as workplace qualities and services. The final sample consisted only from the employees of Novapolis’ tenants as there were only two external respondents.
In conclusion, the results indicated that remote work continues in the next three years and many adopt a hybrid model of working. The workplace and home remain the most popular work locations, whereas a few utilize multi-locality more broadly. Moreover, most respondents recognized a need for continuous learning and believed that work and leisure can be kept separated in the future. The most popular categories of workplace qualities and services were restaurant and coffee services as well as services supporting physical wellbeing.