RESEARCH: Top Companies Organize Their Workplaces Better Than You
Call me a glutton for punishment, but I like reading workplace research. There is something divine about snuggling up on a Saturday with a cup of coffee, a cat, and a good study. But really, workplace research is actually very interesting and necessary. Which brings me to a 2008 Gensler Workplace Survey [pdf] that found four [...]
STUDY: Generational Differences in the Workplace and What They Mean for the Future of Office Design
A recent study set out to see how generational differences affected preferences for workspace features and capabilities. I found it to be fairly enlightening. Definitions: + Silent Generation: born between 1929 and 1945 + Baby Boomers: born between 1946 and 1964 + Generation X: born between 1965 and 1978 + Generation Y: born between 1979 and 1997 Findings The study [...]
STUDY: Poorly Designed Open Offices Are Sources Of Major Distraction (And Ways To Reduce It)
Open office layouts have been the dominant style for office designers for several years. While the debate continues to rage on about whether they are superior to closed offices (most likely not cease any time soon), a 2005 study examining the effects of office design on workplace distraction caught my eye. What I appreciate most [...]
STUDY: Increased Workstation Control Brings Higher Job Satisfaction, Less Stress
Most people that have worked in an office would probably agree with a recent study (pdf) that was undertaken “to examine the relationship between workstation features … and the comfort and performance [of employees]“. They found: The greater control employees have over the adjustment of interior workstation features, the lower the stress they experience. The more effectively [...]
