Achieving Quality of Life at Work

Suhana Mohezar is an associate professor at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. She earned her Ph.D. in operations management from the University of South Australia. She is a member of the Asian Academy of Management. She has taught several graduate-level courses, namely operations management, supply chain management, and organizational risk management. She is a well-published author and a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, and workshops, both at the national and international levels. Noor Ismawati Jaafar is an associate professor and the deputy dean (Research and Development) at the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She obtained her highest academic qualification in Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Macquarie University, Australia. She holds a professional qualification as a Certified Financial Accountant (CFiA) from the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). She is also a member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and an association of active academics and researchers in Information Systems. Having an accounting background and IT experience working in audit firms and major corporate organizations before joining the university, she now focuses on teaching core courses related to Information Systems. She is responsible for nurturing young academic talents to become ethical researchers. She has published in various refereed and indexed journals. She is currently leading research on online technologies adaptability among the community post the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to a few other ongoing research projects. She was invited as a guest lecturer, keynote speaker, and presenter at symposiums and conferences held in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Waqar Akbar is an assistant professor at the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Pakistan. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in the workplace environment for knowledge workers’ productivity and health at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is currently the managing editor of Journal of Independent Studies and Research, published by SZABIST. He teaches graduate-level courses, namely Strategic Human Resource Management, Research Techniques, and Quantitative Data Analysis. He conducts primary data analysis workshops and training sessions at both the national and international levels. He also provides industrial training on Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and office ergonomics at the national level.  

Creative, Happy and Productive Workforce: How the Workplace Environment is changing?.- Generations, Job and Workspace Design.- The 4th Industrial Revolution and Digital Workplace Design: Unlocking the Potentials.- Ergonomics, Safety and Physical Work Environment in Sustainable-Oriented Workplace Design.- Open-Space Workplace Design: Balancing Creativity, Teamwork, Privacy and Social Distance.- Conclusion and Way Forward.