TY - JFULL AU - Nouf Saad Alnassar and Susan Grant and Ray Holland PY - 2013/5/ TI - Design Management Applications to Improve Work Environment for Female Academics in Saudi Arabia T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 918 EP - 923 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13818 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 76, 2013 N2 - This research study examines cases of Saudi Arabian universities and female academics for work environment issues within the context of design management applications. The study proposes use of design research, ergonomics and systems design thinking to develop the university design which facilitates removal of physical and cognitive barriers for female academics. Review of literature demonstrates that macro and micro ergonomic combined with design management and system design strategies can significantly improve the workplace design for female academics. The university design model would be prepared based on the analyses of primary data obtained from archived documents, participants' observation logs, photo audits, focus groups and semi-structured interviews of currently employed female academics in the selected case universities. ER -