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Paul, Rajendra D. "Effects of Office Layout and Sit-Stand Adjustable Furniture: A Field Study." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 39, no. 7 (October 1995): 422–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129503900704.
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In a controlled field study, twelve office employees with computer-intensive jobs were monitored during the redesign of their work environment. Before office redesign, they worked in closed offices with four walls and sitting height, non-adjustable workstations. Then they worked in more open offices with three walls and sit-stand adjustable VDT workstations. The effects of this office redesign were evaluated three months post-occupancy. During the three months, employees worked standing for two hours every day. The results suggest that change in the office layout, i.e. open versus closed, increased the interaction and communication between employees. However, it significantly decreased employees' perceived privacy, and increased the amount of visual and noise distractions. In the offices with sit-stand adjustable furniture, subjects felt more energetic and less tired by the end of the workday.
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Nanayakkara, Kusal Tharinda, Sara Jane Wilkinson, and Sumita Ghosh. "Future office layouts for large organisations: workplace specialist and design firms’ perspective." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 23, no. 2 (January 21, 2021): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcre-02-2020-0012.
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Purpose Office layout arrangements have a significant influence on many important aspects of organisations, and design firms need to liaise with the client to determine the most appropriate design process. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors design firms consider when designing new office layouts and the nature of future offices from the design and workplace strategist firms’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study comprising interviews with leading international and nation design firms and workplace strategy consultant firms in Australia. Qualitative data was analysed using a thematic approach, which adopted within case, and across case, analyses. Findings Research identified major factors considered when identifying appropriate workplace strategies. These included the existing and preferred culture of the organisation, the level of flexibility required, functionality and technology requirements, acoustic strategies, sense of community and generation gap between employees. Participants believed future offices would be technology driven, community oriented, sustainability, health and well-being focussed, smaller in size with satellite offices, such as co-working and office spaces. Research limitations/implications This research has implications for industry and academics, as it provides an in-depth understanding of workplace specialists’ and design firms’ perceptions of clients’ contemporary and future requirements from office spaces. It also illustrates what they look at when designing office spaces for large corporates. Practical implications Research demonstrates how the office environment should match with the physical and psychological needs of the organisation and its employees. Findings have practical applications to professionals in human resource management and the design, management, development and valuation of office buildings. Originality/value This paper provides in-depth insights into how design firms and workplace strategists meet organisations’ changing demand for physical spaces, their main considerations in developing new workplace strategies, process followed and nature of future workplace in Australian context.
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Anderson, Carl, Carlo Bailey, Andrew Heumann, and Daniel Davis. "Augmented space planning: Using procedural generation to automate desk layouts." International Journal of Architectural Computing 16, no. 2 (June 2018): 164–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1478077118778586.
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We developed a suite of procedural algorithms for space planning in commercial offices. These algorithms were benchmarked against 13,000 actual offices designed by human architects. The algorithm performed as well as an architect on 77% of offices, and achieved a higher capacity in an additional 6%, all while following a set of space standards. If the algorithm used the space standards the same way as an architect (a more relaxed interpretation), the algorithm achieved a 97% match rate, which means that the algorithm completed this design task as well as a designer and in a shorter time. The benchmarking of a layout algorithm against thousands of existing designs is a novel contribution of this article, and we argue that it might be a first step toward a more comprehensive method to automate parts of the office layout process.
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Lai, Lawrence W. C., K. W. Chau, Stephen N. G. Davies, and Locinda M. L. Kwan. "Open space office: A review of the literature and Hong Kong case studies." Work 68, no. 3 (March 26, 2021): 749–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-203408.
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BACKGROUND: Open plan or open space office has become increasingly popular but those who promote the concept seldom refer to health studies or workers’ perceptions of a change in office layout towards an open space arrangement. OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on open plan or open space office layouts in terms of facilities management (FM) with users’ perceptions in mind and to obtain opinions of users of open space offices for a better appreciation of the FM issues. METHODS: A literature search of research papers from 2007 in journals using the keywords “open plan office” and “open space office” plus “health”, first in the titles then in the text, was carried out. Thirty-two of those papers, accessible by the authors’ institutions, were consulted together with 5 other works in the Harvard Business Review. The review consulted but excluded papers and reports published or sponsored by commercial firms that were in favour of open space layouts. Case studies were conducted by face to face meetings in confidence with workers in the middle managements of twelve Hong Kong organisations known as friends to two of the authors. Problems as seen by staff are reported and discussed. RESULTS: The literature review reveals that apart from writing that promotes the use of an open plan office layout, a host of scientific works point to the problems of perceived dissatisfaction with such a layout, the nature of the dissatisfaction tending to depend on the actual design. Most workers interviewed disliked the new style open plan layouts, which points to the necessity of consulting workers when such changes are contemplated, as well as monitoring the results of the change once it is in place whether against workers’ wishes or with their support. There is a need for a number of facility arrangements in making a change to open plan that ensures that worker needs for proper lighting, privacy, and indoor health will be met. CONCLUSIONS: If the aim of a change to an open plan arrangement is to promote collegial communications in office, the study sheds light on the extent to which such arrangements may not in practice be suitable for achieving the aim. It follows that further, more specifically sociological studies of workers’ job satisfaction and emotional health in open plan office settings would be worth doing.
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Gerdenitsch, Cornelia, Christian Korunka, and Guido Hertel. "Need–Supply Fit in an Activity-Based Flexible Office: A Longitudinal Study During Relocation." Environment and Behavior 50, no. 3 (March 9, 2017): 273–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916517697766.
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Combinations of concentrated work and interactions are facilitated by office environments such as activity-based flexible offices (A-FOs). A-FOs are characterized by activity-based workspaces, an open-plan layout, and desk sharing. Although there is a growing enthusiasm for replacing cellular offices with A-FOs, the effects of such changes on office workers are still unclear. Within this three-wave longitudinal study, we investigated the changes (time lag of 1 and 8 months after the redesign) in perceived need–supply fit, distraction, interaction across teams, and workspace satisfaction during relocation from a cellular office to an A-FO. Moreover, as previous case studies indicated individual differences in the use of A-FOs, we considered participants’ perceived need–supply fit as a moderator indicating an appropriate use of A-FO supplies. We found a linear increase of perceived need–supply fit, a decrease in distraction, and a significant interaction effect where workspace satisfaction and interaction across teams increased more strongly for participants reporting a better perceived need–supply fit.
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Haynes, Barry P. "Impact of workplace connectivity on office productivity." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 10, no. 4 (October 31, 2008): 286–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14630010810925145.
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PurposeThis paper aims to establish if office occupiers, who adopt different work patterns, can be segmented based on differences of perceived productivity with regards to the physical environment and the behavioural environment.Design/methodology/approachComponents of office productivity were used in an office productivity model with categorical data enabling a unique opportunity to undertake an analysis of office occupiers by work process type.FindingsThe four distinct evaluative components used were comfort, office layout, interaction and distraction. The components were subsequently used for more detailed statistical analysis. This study establishes that statistical differences exist between the work styles under investigation.Research limitations/implicationsThis research establishes that to truly appreciate office productivity there is a need to further understand the way that people work in offices and their specific requirements. The matching of office occupier need with space provision can only be achieved if the office occupier is involved in the creation of the office solution.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates that there is a need to consider how the office environment matches the work patterns of the office occupiers. This understanding of how the office works could be considered as establishing the office landscape or “officescape”.
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Fan, Yang-Hsin. "Multiple-Embedded-System Optimization Layout for Electromagnetic Wave Power Density in Complex Environments." Energies 13, no. 18 (September 12, 2020): 4758. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13184758.
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Many embedded systems are implemented for healthcare, and smart homes and spaces. These devices are generally designed for elderly care, for monitoring, surveillance, and collection information. As embedded systems are ubiquitous and pervasive in a smart home, office, or space, different layout affects not only reduce the implementation cost but also the power density of electromagnetic waves. This study aimed to develop a multiple-embedded-system optimization layout to consume less electromagnetic wave power density and gain better communication strength. For smart offices, we analyzed the layout topology of n-shaped and n-shaped with door layout categories. On the basis of the location of each embedded system in a communication center via an n-shaped layout, we investigated the electromagnetic wave effect to the local, direct, and semidirect effects. Indirect and subindirect effects were also studied in the n-shaped layout with a door. In addition, we derived a set of formulas from the scope for the diverse effects to help users to quickly identify the scope of each effect. To verify the multiple-embedded-system optimization layout, 16 cooperating embedded systems with four test cases in a smart office were used to evaluate the diverse effects of electromagnetic wave power density and communication strength. Experiment results showed that the optimization layout consumed 3950 × 10−6 W/m2 electromagnetic wave power density.
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Sailer, Kerstin, Petros Koutsolampros, and Rosica Pachilova. "Differential perceptions of teamwork, focused work and perceived productivity as an effect of desk characteristics within a workplace layout." PLOS ONE 16, no. 4 (April 28, 2021): e0250058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250058.
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The impact of the physical workplace on behaviors and attitudes at work is a much-studied topic. Major research streams over the last decades investigated either satisfaction with offices in relation to physical comfort, or how layout decisions influenced interaction and collaboration in the workplace with a focus on open-plan offices. Rather little is known on the effect a workplace layout (such as its openness) has on perceptions of staff regarding teamwork, focused work and perceived productivity. We aim to close this gap by taking a differential approach which appreciates detailed variations within open-plan offices. Not every corner of an office is the same, so the question arises whether satisfaction with workspace differs depending on where someone is sitting. Bringing results of a staff survey in the UK headquarters of a global technology company together with a detailed analysis of spatial qualities at desks based on isovist and visual field analysis, we find that staff are less likely to rate their workplace environment favorably when they have higher numbers of desks within their own field of vision; and when they are facing away from the room with a relatively larger area behind their back compared to the area surrounding them. Aspects of teamwork that are negatively affected include sharing information with others, as well as team identity and cohesion. Focused work (concentration) and working productively are impacted even more so with the largest effect sizes throughout. These findings highlight the relevance of investigating detailed spatial qualities of micro-locations in workplace layouts. Our results also raise important questions regarding the current popular practice in workplace design of providing large open-plan offices for technology companies.
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Crawford, Robert. "Office space: Australian advertising agencies in the twentieth century." Journal of Management History 24, no. 4 (September 10, 2018): 396–413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmh-11-2017-0054.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine the evolution of the advertising agency and its offices in Australia over the course of the twentieth century. Historical accounts of advertising have paid scant attention to agencies’ attempts to organise and manage their offices, as well as the impact that these efforts has had on the work undertaken by agency staff. Design/methodology/approach This study draws on reports in the advertising industry press, as well as oral history testimony to examine the agencies’ changing layout and interior design. It identifies three distinct periods, which reveal the impact of modernist and post-industrialist ideas on the organisation and functions of the advertising agency’s offices and, indeed, their impact on the agency’s outputs. Findings This examination of the office space within the agency setting not only offers a new perspective of the advertising agency business as a whole but also demonstrates the importance of material culture for historians working across management, business and marketing fields. Originality/value The originality of this study lies in its use of material culture and space as a tool for examining management history and understanding its impact on everyday work practices. By charting the changes reflected in advertising agency office spaces, this study also offers a unique overview of the ways that management practices have historically interacted with business work spaces.
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Gonçalves, Márcio S., Aleksandar Pavic, and Roberto L. Pimentel. "Vibration serviceability assessment of office floors for realistic walking and floor layout scenarios: Literature review." Advances in Structural Engineering 23, no. 6 (November 29, 2019): 1238–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1369433219888753.
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Over the last two decades, office floors have been built progressively lightweight with increasing spans and slenderness. Therefore, vibration performance of office floors due to walking dynamic loads is becoming their governing design criterion, determining their size and shape, and therefore overall weight and embodied energy of the building. To date, floor design guidelines around the world recommend walking load scenarios in offices featuring some or all of the following standard characteristics: (a) walking loads are assumed to be periodic dynamic excitation represented by the Fourier series, including harmonics corresponding to up to the first four integer multiples of the pacing frequency of which at least one is exciting the floor at a resonant frequency and (b) single person walking. However, the literature surveyed provides evidence that such assessment methodology is potentially an over-simplification which does not reflect real walking load scenarios, since crucial features of the floor vibration source, path and receiver are missing. First, in terms of vibration source, realistic scenarios need to feature (a) moving rather than stationary walking forces, (b) stochastic nature of human gait, (c) simultaneous multi-person walking and (d) human–structure interaction. Second, for the transmission path (i.e. office floor structure), two features are needed to consider: (a) realistic office floor layouts and (b) presence, or absence, of non-structural elements. Finally, for the vibration receivers (i.e. floor occupants), (a) vibrations calculated at floor locations occupied by users (instead of at the potential highest response location which may not be occupied), (b) actual period over which occupants feel vibration due to such excitation and (c) assessment of vibration levels based on their probability of occurrence. This study therefore addresses these seldom considered but increasingly important features and discusses realistic approaches to floor design for vibration serviceability.
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O'Neill, Michael J. "Job Type, Workstation Design and Effective Work." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 39, no. 12 (October 1995): 819–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129503901215.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job type, workstation design features, and the self-reported individual performance, team participation and group effectiveness of office workers. A total of 62 workers in four job types located in four field sales offices of a US computer manufacturer provided data. Regression analyses tested three indexes of workstation design as independent variables, including: environmental control through adjustability of workstation features, layout of workstation interior to match job requirements, and quality of workstation storage. For professional sales staff, workstation layout predicted 22 percent of the variance in individual performance. Environmental control and quality of storage predicted 45 percent of the variance in group effectiveness. For computer technical professionals, the three dependent variables predicted 7 percent of the variance in individual performance and 9 percent for group effectiveness. Workstation layout predicted 18 percent of the variance in level of group participation. The findings suggest that it may be possible to develop workstation design criteria that leverage specific design features to enhance performance for particular job types.
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Uygun, İlknur Erlalelitepe, Tuğçe Kazanasmaz, and Serdar Kale. "An Empirical Validation of Estimation Model (OptimLUM) for Energy Efficient Luminaire Layout Design in Offices." Light & Engineering, no. 01-2020 (February 2020): 70–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.33383/2018-052.
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This study performed with the purpose of constructing and validating a model named OptimLUM (Optimizing Luminaire Layouts) to estimate the most accurate location, number and type of artificial light sources according to average illuminance and maximum uniformity in an office. OptimLUM is appling through Excel Spreadsheet to develop the model and uses Evolver, which is basing on genetic algorithm to implement optimization routine. To validate the reliability of the proposed model, luminaire layout scenairos generated for two types of luminaires after taking illuminance measurements in an actual office. OptimLUM illuminance values were comparing statistically with measurement and DIALux results to test the applicability of the model. The model performance is highly accurate in determining luminaire positions: coefficient of determination R2 and coefficient of variation CV were equal to (86–99)% and to (0.04–0.12) respectively, and for all scenarios. Its outputs are closer to the actual measurements when compared with DIALux outputs.
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H K, Shashikala. "Bank Form Classification using Document Layout Analysis and Image Processing Techniques." International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.24178/ijare.2019.5.1.01.
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Every day thousands of forms are filled out and submitted across the world, in banks, post offices, government organizations, educational institutions etc. These include electronic forms as well as physical forms. All of these forms irrespective of their origin are at some stage made digital and stored electronically to address issues of physical storage, form degradation and data accessibility. Document layout analysis is a basic step in converting document images into electronic form. This conversion is laborious and can be made more efficient (in terms of throughput and human resource) by automating most of the conversion process using document layout analysis techniques. Document classification is an important step in Office Automation, Digital Libraries, and other document image analysis applications. Physical forms require human supervision for any operations done on the form. Digitization of these forms reduces human resources, also reduces any human redundancy involved with the operation on the physical forms. This paper addresses the initial stage of this automation, namely, bank form classification and decipherment of fields. The former recognizes the type of the bank form and the latter extracts regions of useful data from the classified bank form. The proposed work aims to provide accurate bank form classification along with noise removal, skew detection and correction, finally layout analysis is carried out to extract fields like name, address, signature from the classified forms.
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Zoghbi-Manrique-de-Lara, Pablo, and Maryamsadat Sharifiatashgah. "The emergence of deviant behaviors in the physical work environment." International Journal of Manpower 40, no. 5 (August 5, 2019): 1012–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-09-2018-0307.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, the relationship between crowding perceptions (i.e. employees’ perceptions of insufficient personal space due to offices’ physical constraints) and deviant workplace behaviors (DWBs) directed at both the organization as a whole (DWB-O) and individuals (DWB-I); and second, privacy invasion from supervisors and peers as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 299 respondents working in open-plan offices at four medium-to-large sized IT-based companies. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, the paper suggests that under crowding conditions employees can perceive the physical workspace as a space-related resource that is threatened leading them to engage in DWBs out of a conservation strategy. Findings Structural equation modeling results significantly supported main effects of employees’ crowding perceptions on the two types of DWBs, with privacy invasion from supervisors and peers as full mediator. Research limitations/implications The study could suffer from mono-method/source bias, and specificities of the studied IT-based companies and their work can raise concerns about the generalizability of the results. Practical implications The findings indicate that a proper physical office arrangement can be a useful tool for managers in combating employee DWB. Originality/value To date, the origin of workplace deviance has mainly been investigated in terms of the psychosocial work environment; however, the physical labor conditions (i.e. the layout of buildings, furniture, workspace, air conditioning, workplace density, etc.) have received little systematic attention.
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Voll, Hendrik, and Erkki Seinre. "A METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FENESTRATION DESIGN FOR DAYLIGHTING TO REDUCE HEATING AND COOLING LOADS IN OFFICES." JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 20, no. 5 (July 4, 2014): 714–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2013.801920.
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Modern office building designs tend to increase the window share per facade to make the building more impressive with extensive visibility and well daylit rooms. In general, an increased window share results in higher energy usage and higher costs of heating and cooling, but these disadvantages can be reduced with a more careful design. The aim of this paper is to show the influence of window design and room layout on heating and cooling demand and daylight availability in office buildings in northern Europe. The results in the paper are based on design calculations for two different room types and daylight measurements on two room scale models in a daylight laboratory. The calculations show the influence of window design parameters on the cooling and heating demand. The daylight measurements show the influence of window design parameters on the availability of daylight. The results have then been combined to show a feasible window design regarding daylight availability and the resulting cooling and heating demands for different window orientations. The results show that in most cases it is possible to find a combination of window share and window solar factor that is feasible with regard to daylight as well as cooling and heating. The main finding is that there is a smaller or wider range of feasible designs for different window orientations.
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Sakellaris, Saraga, Mandin, de Kluizenaar, Fossati, Spinazzè, Cattaneo, et al. "Personal Control of the Indoor Environment in Offices: Relations with Building Characteristics, Influence on Occupant Perception and Reported Symptoms Related to the Building—The Officair Project." Applied Sciences 9, no. 16 (August 7, 2019): 3227. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9163227.
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Personal control over various indoor environment parameters, especially in the last decades, appear to have a significant role on occupants’ comfort, health and productivity. To reveal this complex relationship, 7441 occupants of 167 recently built or retrofitted office buildings in eight European countries participated in an online survey about personal/health/work data as well as physical/psycho-social information. The relationship between the types of control available over indoor environments and the perceived personal control of the occupants was examined, as well as the combined effect of the control parameters on the perceived comfort using multilevel statistical models. The results indicated that most of the occupants have no or low control on noise. Half of the occupants declared no or low control on ventilation and temperature conditions. Almost one-third of them remarked that they do not have satisfactory levels of control for lighting and shading from sun conditions. The presence of operable windows was shown to influence occupants’ control perception over temperature, ventilation, light and noise. General building characteristics, such as floor number and floor area, office type, etc., helped occupants associate freedom positively with control perception. Combined controlling parameters seem to have a strong relation with overall comfort, as well as with perception regarding amount of privacy, office layout and decoration satisfaction. The results also indicated that occupants with more personal control may have less building-related symptoms. Noise control parameter had the highest impact on the occupants’ overall comfort.
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Cardiah, Tita, Rangga Firmansyah, and Irwan Sudarisman. "The Application of Standard Anthropometry and Furniture Ergonomics Through Sub-District Office Interiors Design in Dayeuhkolot - Bandung District [The Application of Standard Anthropometry and Furniture Ergonomics Through Sub-District Office Interiors Design in Dayeuhkolot - Bandung District]." Proceeding of Community Development 2 (February 21, 2019): 467. http://dx.doi.org/10.30874/comdev.2018.475.
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District Offices as community service facilities to support all activities related to public services in their respective regions. Improved service quality and supported by decent facilities (well organized) are expected to provide a positive element in the overall development in the District, specifically in the Sub-District of Dayeuhkolot, Bandung District. The layout of services in sub-districts that are less well-organized and not based on standards of anthropometry and ergonomics of furniture in terms of interior, it greatly affects the performance and level of quality of services for both employees and visitors or residents who are interested. This community service activity aims to provide solutions to relevant agencies regarding the influence of furniture comfort and spatial planning on optimal performance and quality of service in the District District of Dayeuhkolot, Bandung Regency, West Java, especially in the community service space through a series of activities beginning with problem analysis in location, interior redesign, and ended with a workshop program in the form of delivering solutions in the form of an application of anthropometry and ergonomics through interior arrangement which is ideal as a problem solving that has been found in this case.
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Brunia, Sandra, Iris De Been, and Theo J. M. van der Voordt. "Accommodating new ways of working: lessons from best practices and worst cases." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 18, no. 1 (April 4, 2016): 30–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcre-10-2015-0028.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore which factors may explain the high or low percentages of satisfied employees in offices with shared activity-based workplaces. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares data on employee satisfaction from two cases with remarkably high satisfaction scores and two cases with significantly lower satisfaction scores (total N = 930), all of the same organisation. These cases were selected from a database with employee responses to a standardised questionnaire in 52 flexible work environments. In the four case studies, also group interviews were conducted. Findings Overall, there are large differences in employee satisfaction between cases with, at first sight, a similar activity-based office concept. The main differences between the best and worst cases regard employee satisfaction with the interior design, level of openness, subdivision of space, number and diversity of work places and accessibility of the building. Employee satisfaction shows to be influenced by many physical characteristics of the work environment and by the implementation process. Satisfaction with the organisation may have an impact as well. Research limitations/implications Almost all cases regard Dutch organisations. Due to the lack of quantitative scales to define the physical characteristics of the work environment, the study is mainly descriptive and explorative and does not include advanced multivariate statistical analyses. Practical implications The data revealed clear critical success factors including a supportive spatial layout to facilitate communication and concentration, attractive architectural design, ergonomic furniture, appropriate storage facilities and coping with psychological and physical needs, such as privacy, thermal comfort, daylight and view. Critical process factors are the commitment of managers, a balance between a top-down and a bottom-up approach and clear instructions on how to use activity-based workplaces. Originality/value The study connects descriptive research with inductive reasoning to explore why employees may be satisfied or dissatisfied with flex offices. It is based on a combination of quantitative survey data from 52 cases and a closer look at two best cases and two worst cases based on qualitative data from interviews and personal observations. The study has high practical value due to the integral approach that incorporates many items of the physical environment and context factors like the implementation process.
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Kwon, Minyoung, and Hilde Remøy. "Office employee satisfaction: the influence of design factors on psychological user satisfaction." Facilities 38, no. 1/2 (August 30, 2019): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-03-2019-0041.
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Purpose Employees’ satisfaction and productivity is one of the main interests of employers. Psychological comfort can cause dissatisfaction with their work. Thus, it is important to understand what factors contribute to employees’ satisfaction in workplaces. The purpose of this paper is to identify the weight of contribution of each design parameter on increasing psychological satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study included 579 employees in five offices in The Netherlands through an online survey. The typologies of offices vary in terms of office layouts, orientations and façade. Additionally, a parameter of desk location was included as this factor may be associated with user satisfaction. Kruskal–Wallis H test, categorical regression, and logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the impact of these design parameters on psychological user satisfaction. Findings The results revealed the impact of design parameters on the psychological satisfaction. The parameters of office layouts and desk locations were the significant predictor factors for the probability of satisfaction variables (e.g. privacy, concentration, communication, social contact and territoriality). The parameters for optimal satisfaction were found in cellular office, north-west oriented workstation and 4 m away from a window. Originality/value Psychological comfort is an inevitable aspect in user satisfaction studies. This paper, therefore, measures and predicts the relationship between design factors and employees’ satisfaction through case studies in The Netherlands. The findings help designers, architects, planners and facility managers to develop user-focussed office design principles supporting employees’ work performance.
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Pasharibu, Yusepaldo, Agus Sugiarto, Tutuk Ariarsanti, and Petrus Wijayant. "DIMENSIONS OF GREEN OFFICE EVIDENCE FROM REGENCY/CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA." Business: Theory and Practice 20 (October 4, 2019): 391–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2019.37.
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Green office that is implemented within the environmental management system is one of the current concerns of environmentally friendly advocates. It is to do with the phenomenon of high environmental degradation and the low awareness of people about environmental-friendly behavior. Previous studies have indicated that the application of green office, particularly in government agencies, had not been optimally practiced due to low commitment and scant discussions. This study was thus conducted with the aim of exploring and identifying the various applications and dimensions of the green office concept among government institutions in Central Java, Indonesia. To fulfil the research objectives, a triangulation research method was employed, comprising focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and close observations of the offices located in five (5) municipal government agencies. Results indicated that seven green office dimensions were applied by the government institutions, namely: energy conservation, water conservation, building layouts, office technology, human resource management, work systems, and office waste management.
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Du, Tiantian, Sabine Jansen, Michela Turrin, and Andy van den Dobbelsteen. "Impact of space layout on energy performance of office buildings coupling daylight with thermal simulation." E3S Web of Conferences 111 (2019): 03077. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911103077.
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Space layout design is one of the most important phases in architectural design, and current studies have shown that it can affect building energy performance. However, its influence has not been quantified. This paper aims at investigating the impact of space layouts on building energy performance. We use the floor plan of an office building in the Netherlands as reference, and propose eleven space layouts based on the reference. Calculations are performed with the tools Honeybee and Ladybug in Grasshopper, which are developed based on Daysim and EnergyPlus, to simulate lighting, cooling and heating demand of these layouts. In addition, we couple daylight with thermal simulation, by importing the artificial lighting schedule calculated in Daysim to EnergyPlus. The result shows that the heating demand of the worst layout is 12% higher than the best layout, the cooling demand of the worst layout is 10% higher than the best layout, and the lighting demand of the worst layout is 65% higher than the best layout. The total final energy use of the worst layout is 19% higher than the best layout.
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Yudi, Permana, Hafiz Nurrahman, and Aathira Permana. "Systematic assessment with "POE" method in office buildings cases study on the redesign results of office interior after occupied and operated." Journal of Applied Engineering Science 19, no. 2 (2021): 448–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/jaes0-28072.
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This research is motivated by the fact that an office as a forum for activities depends on the type of business being carried out, where the conditions of the office will determine the credibility and synergy of a business entity, guaranteeing the performance and productivity of its employees. This study aims to formulate an interior design concept based on Post Occupancy Evaluation with the Mixed Methods Research (MMR) approach, which emphasizes the meaning of empiric based on relevant field data. The research method used the case study method with the MMR approach in data collection and analysis. The research step was started by analyzing the physical space conditions based on the design results that were compared with standardization, then a satisfaction survey was carried out using a questionnaire that was submitted to the employees as respondents. The MMR approach is intended to ensure the level of significance of the quality of the work environment in the room, the quality of the workplace, and the performance of employees. The research object is the Haleyora Powerindo office building, Jakarta. The results of the study show that the work environment quality is high and responds positively. According to the workplace quality, satisfaction is mainly related to workspace area and quality, comfort and style of furniture, circulation, and accessibility to the work table, effectiveness and efficiency of workplace layout, ICT implementation, and HVAC and maintenance. Social space and entertainment facilities provide flexibility in interacting between officers of different divisions that were not in the previous office. Based on the results of multiple regression calculations, the in-door environment and the officer workspace quality have a significant effect on officer performance. These are 3 main factors critical in conducting systematic evaluations to obtain results from office space design. This study is expected to be a strategic reference for planning and designing a similar spatial atmosphere in different locations or cases. Further research needs to be developed in the future on the ergonomic aspect through the human-centered design approach to obtain a single guideline for office design based on post-occupancy space performance and user participation.
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Appel-Meulenbroek, Rianne, Astrid Kemperman, Marleen Kleijn, and Els Hendriks. "To use or not to use: which type of property should you choose?" Journal of Property Investment & Finance 33, no. 4 (July 6, 2015): 320–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-09-2014-0059.
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Purpose – Corporate real estate (CRE) is a costly and risky asset in need of more rigorous evaluation methods to support strategic decision making for portfolio and asset management. Especially the indirect added value on organizational revenues is hard to quantify, while it is gaining importance. The purpose of this paper is to describe a quantitative technique that predicts office use as input for CRE management (CREM) decisions. Design/methodology/approach – After a literature study to identify relevant aspects influencing office use in modern work environments, a Bayesian belief network (BN) is constructed from a large database of 80,907 observations of office use in three organizations in Belgium and the Netherlands. Next specific evidence from future scenarios of organizational change is entered to discuss the application of BN for CRE decision-making processes. Findings – This study showed that the use of activity-based offices might be influenced by a complex network of office design variables and user characteristics. The use of the predicting possibilities of a BN model can help CRE managers identify employee behaviour inside their offices. That information is valuable input for future workplace decisions and strategic CREM activities. Practical implications – This study provides CRE managers with a model to gain knowledge on office use to get a better grip on how to add value with activity-based office concepts. The results obtained through using such a model can help support decision making on their office layouts. Originality/value – Bayesian BNs have not been used in this area of research before. This paper provides both academics and practitioners with valuable insights in the possibilities of this methodology for the field.
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Schuh, Günther, Till Potente, Fabian Bachmann, and Thomas Froitzheim. "Aufbauorganisation und Office-Layout." ZWF Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb 107, no. 10 (October 27, 2012): 731–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/104.110780.
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Rahmawati, Rahmawati, Aris Baharuddin, Nasaruddin Nasaruddin, and Haerul Haerul. "Keefektifan Tata Ruang Kantor pada Bagian Arsip di PT Bosowa Berlian Motor Makassar." Jurnal Office 4, no. 1 (September 17, 2018): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.26858/jo.v4i1.6849.
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This study aims to determine the effectiveness of office layout in the archive section at PT. Bosowa Berlian Motor Makassar. This research uses quantitative descriptive research with observation, questionnaire, interview and documentation data collection techniques. The population in this study all employees at PT. Bosowa Berlian Motor, amounting to 136 people and the sample in this study as much as 50 percent, the total was 68 respondents. The data analysis technique used is by using descriptive analysis that is to present each question item using a percentage formula. The results showed that the three indicators in this study generally showed quite effective results, starting from the indicators of office spatial planning, the results of which were quite effective, indicators of employee placement whose results were quite effective, and indicators of the office's physical environment whose results were effective. Of the three indicators provide an overview that can be concluded that the office layout in the archive section at PT. Bosowa Berlian Motor Makassar as a whole is considered quite effective.
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Ahmad, Nurbarirah, Aziean Jamin, Raja Mayang Delima Mohd Beta, Shafinar Ismail, Siti Rosnita Sakarji, and Zainab Mohd Zain. "The Importance of Office Layout for Employee Productivity." Dinamika Pendidikan 15, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 164–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/dp.v15i2.26081.
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This study was conducted to explain the impact of open and enclosed plan office layouts on employee productivity. The subject area for this study was in Amanah Saham Pahang Berhad (ASPA). This study involved 52 respondents from Administration Department, Finance Department, Logging, Planning and development of Forest Department and Investment Department. Data collection method used a questionnaire, and descriptive analysis is used to data analysis. The results showed that the condition of employee productivity was in good condition, but the office layout did not affect employee productivity. Moreover, the results from the findings showed that only enclosed plan office had significant positive relationships and it answered research questions and supported the hypotheses presented in this research study. As a conclusion, this research study helps the other researcher to explore the impact of office layout on employee productivity. This research study result was supported by previous results presented at every research finding.
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HAO, XIAOLONG, JASON T. L. WANG, MICHAEL P. BIEBER, and PETER A. NG. "HEURISTIC CLASSIFICATION OF OFFICE DOCUMENTS." International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools 03, no. 02 (June 1994): 233–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218213094000121.
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Document Processing Systems (DPSs) support office workers to manage information. Document classification is a major function of DPSs. By analyzing a document’s layout and conceptual structures, we present in this paper a sample-based approach to document classification. We represent a document’s layout structure by an ordered labeled tree through a procedure known as nested segmentation and represent the document’s conceptual structure by a set of attribute type pairs. The layout similarities between the document to be classified and sample documents are determined by a previously developed approximate tree matching toolkit. The conceptual similarities between the documents are determined by analyzing their contents and by calculating the degree of conceptual closeness. The document type is identified by computing both the layout and conceptual similarities between the document to be classified and the samples in the document sample base. Some experimental results are presented, which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.
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Pratiwi, Diah, Darwin Lie, Marisi Butarbutar, and Andy Wijaya. "PENGARUH TATA RUANG KANTOR DAN FASILITAS KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA PEGAWAI BAGIAN UMUM PADA PDAM TIRTAULI PEMATANGSIANTAR." Maker: Jurnal Manajemen 5, no. 1 (September 13, 2019): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37403/maker.v5i1.105.
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The results of the study can be summarized as follows: 1) Office layout, job facilities are excellent and job satisfaction is satisfied. 2) The results of the regression analysis are Ŷ = 2,648 + 0,759X1 + 0,136X2 meaning that office layout and job facilities have a positive and significant effect on employees job satisfaction. 3) The results of the correlation analysis obtained nilai r = 0.767, meaning that there is a strong and positive relationship between office layout and job facilities with employees job satisfaction. 4) Obtained the coefficient of determination R =0,589 means that Employees job satisfaction can be explained by office layout and job facilities by 58,9%. 5) The research hypothesis H0 is rejected, meaning that office layout and job facilities have a positive and significant effect on employees job satisfaction in PDAM Tirtauli Pematangsiantar both simultaneously and partially. Keywords: Office Layout, Job Facilities, and Job Satisfaction
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Ying, Xiaoyu, Yanling Wang, Wenzhe Li, Ziqiao Liu, and Grace Ding. "Group Layout Pattern and Outdoor Wind Environment of Enclosed Office Buildings in Hangzhou." Energies 13, no. 2 (January 14, 2020): 406. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13020406.
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This paper presents a study of the effects of wind-induced airflow through the urban built layout pattern using statistical analysis. This study investigates the association between typically enclosed office building layout patterns and the wind environment. First of all, this study establishes an ideal site model of 200 m × 200 m and obtains four typical multi-story enclosed office building group layouts, namely the multi-yard parallel opening, the multi-yard returning shape opening, the overall courtyard parallel opening, and the overall courtyard returning shape opening. Then, the natural ventilation performance of different building morphologies is further evaluated via the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software Phoenics. This study compares wind speed distribution at an outdoor pedestrian height (1.5 m). Finally, the natural ventilation performance corresponding to the four layout forms is obtained, which showed that the outdoor wind environment of the multi-yard type is more comfortable than the overall courtyard type, and the degree of enclosure of the building group is related to the advantages and disadvantages of the outdoor wind environment. The quantitative relevance between building layout and wind environment is examined, according to which the results of an ameliorated layout proposal are presented and assessed by Phoenics. This research could provide a method to create a livable urban wind environment.
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S. Rolbina, Elena, Natalia V. Kalenskaya, Aida Z. Novenkova, and Wilfred Isioma Ukpere. "Marketing foundation for retail and office center’s tenant mix." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 1 (April 11, 2016): 228–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(1-1).2016.11.
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The issues of retail and office center structure formation are developed and presented in the existent literature. This article argues that in each case, these issues need to be refined depending on the location, the number of neighborhood and the surrounding streets’ residents, the presence of other shops and services within walking distance, etc. The purpose of this article is to confirm the abovementioned specificity during the marketing research, in order to evaluate the significance of the factors forming the structure of retail and office center for the population and future tenants. A survey of 200 residents and 100 business owners and managers was conducted. The study’s results allow the formulation of a framework of retail and office center, determining the number of tenants, taking into account their preferences, and getting a list of interested tenants. It also shows the way to facilitate optimization of the layout of the center with regards to the requirements of the anchor tenants, high-footfall shops and customers; to develop the best routes to distribute customers across the floors and center’s zones
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Mohammad A. Binyaseen, Adel. "Office layouts and employee participation." Facilities 28, no. 7/8 (May 25, 2010): 348–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632771011042455.
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Haynes, Barry P. "The impact of office layout on productivity." Journal of Facilities Management 6, no. 3 (July 11, 2008): 189–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14725960810885961.
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Wilde, Edwin. "Factory and Office Layout Using Functional Planning." Work Study 39, no. 3 (March 1990): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000002610.
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Haryati, Endang, and Yuni Arti Maysaroh Pane. "Analisis Pengaruh Tata Ruang Kantor terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Medan." JURNAL DIVERSITA 4, no. 2 (December 29, 2018): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31289/diversita.v4i2.1659.
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<p class="8AbstrakBahasaIndonesia">This study aims to determine how much influence and relationship between office layout on employee performance at PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Medan. The population is 20 people and uses saturated samples. Data collection using questionnaire method tested with several methods of data analysis. The results of this study proved by testing the hypothesis that is: Test Validity and Reliability, Test T, Coefficient R and Coefficient R2 and Simple Linear Regression Analysis that indicates that the influence between office layout on employee performance. Based on Simple Linear Regression Analysis obtained equation Y = 16,638 + 0,684X, and if assumed every increase of office layout for unit then will improve employee performance equal to 0,684. Based on the analysis of product moment correlation obtained both variables have a strong relationship. Based on the analysis of determination, between office layout on employee performance of 41.0% means that the office spatial has an influence on the performance of 41.0%, while the remaining is 59.0% explained by other variables not discussed in this study. Based on the T-Test, it is explained that partially, the regression coefficient used is significant. In conclusion, that Ho is rejected and Ha accepted, which means there is a strong and significant influence between office layout on employee performance at PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Medan.</p>
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Du, Tiantian, Sabine Jansen, Michela Turrin, and Andy van den Dobbelsteen. "Effects of Architectural Space Layouts on Energy Performance: A Review." Sustainability 12, no. 5 (February 29, 2020): 1829. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051829.
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As one of the most important design tasks of building design, space layout design affects the building energy performance (BEP). In order to investigate the effect, a literature review of relevant papers was performed. Ten relevant articles were found and reviewed in detail. First, a methodology for studying the effects of space layouts on BEP were proposed regarding design variables, energy indicators and BEP calculation methods, and the methodologies used in the 10 articles were reviewed. Then, the effects of space layouts on energy use and occupant comfort were analysed separately. The results show that the energy use for heating, cooling, lighting and ventilation is highly affected by space layouts, as well as thermal and visual comfort. The effects of space layouts on energy use are higher than on occupant comfort. By changing space layouts, the resulting reductions in the annual final energy for heating and cooling demands were up to 14% and 57%, respectively, in an office building in Sweden. The resulting reductions in the lighting demand of peak summer and winter were up to 67% and 43%, respectively, for the case of an office building in the UK, and the resulting reduction in the air volume supplied by natural ventilation was 65%. The influence of other design parameters, i.e., occupancy and window to wall ratio, on the effects of space layouts on BEP was also identified.
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Md Ajis, Azizah, Shin Muramatsu, and Ryusuke Naka. "Comparative Study of Small Office Layout Based on Amount of Communication and Knowledge Creation Behavior." Applied Mechanics and Materials 773-774 (July 2015): 789–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.773-774.789.
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The increasing use of electronically mediated communication among workers when dealing with collocated group members has become unavoidable. Besides, communication is a vital part of sustainability strategy of an organization in order to keep abreast with business agility, as well as increasing organization’s intellectual productivity. However, the importance of physical workplace as a place supporting face to face communication cannot be denied since it is one of the factors of successful accomplishment of complex group tasks and activities. In this paper, we explored and compared the characteristics of two small office layout and physical settings on group’s communication while performing their work process – in this case we adopted SECI Model behaviors. The ethnographic and cross-sectional studies were conducted, and relationship between physical design, communication and work process have been explored by considering the office layout of two project groups at research institution in Japan. The findings highlighted the differences in distribution of amount of communication in these two layouts based on several measurements such as communication contents, unit boundaries, SECI behaviors and so on. Based on the result of the study, we suggest the layout and physical settings that foster communicative workplace as well as supporting their work process.
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Starr, Christopher W., Eliza Ruth Starr, and Elaine Worzala. "The impact of software company size and culture on commercial real estate location and design." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 21, no. 3 (September 9, 2019): 171–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcre-11-2018-0043.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship of software company culture and core values and project management methodologies on the demand for corporate real estate (CRE), impacting decisions regarding location, square footage, office design and amenities. Design/methodology/approach A researcher-administered survey was designed with the assistance of a purposive sample of brokers, architects and interior designers to elicit responses from the CRE officers in software companies at four stages of growth, from small, entrepreneurial startups to large, publicly traded software companies, located in the same metropolitan area of the USA. Quantitative responses are summarized with traditional statistics and data visualizations. Linguistic analysis, including sentiment analysis and keyword relevance, was performed on the unstructured, English text responses. Findings Differences exist in the office layouts, amenities and locations across the four software company size categories studied. Linguistic analysis of company descriptions of office design, culture and core values, and the relationship between the two, provide another way for brokers, investors and other stakeholders to understand company perspectives and communication idioms related to CRE needs. The research was unable to show any differences in any dependent variable based on software project management methodologies due to sampling limitations. Research limitations/implications This study is limited by the sample size of the participating software companies based on access to company leadership. Results are not generalizable. Practical implications Architects, investors, brokers and lenders may find value in using this study’s approach to better understand the needs of software technology clients. Specifically, stakeholders may find value in examining the linkage from software company size, culture and core values to CRE office layout, amenities and location. Originality/value The qualitative findings suggest that software company culture and core values and company size influence the design of the CRE demanded by software companies. Multivariate data visualization was designed to communicate longitudinal CRE data. Linguistic analysis was used to extract the emotional content and relevance scores from company descriptions of office design, company culture and core values and the reported effect of culture and core values on office design. Findings may be beneficial for stakeholders involved in the design, location and future CRE investments, and they suggest the need for future research on a larger sample.
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Brooks, Ann. "Ergonomic approaches to office layout and space planning." Facilities 16, no. 3/4 (March 1998): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632779810205602.
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Roderick, Ian. "The politics of office design." Journal of Language and Politics 15, no. 3 (August 4, 2016): 274–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/jlp.15.3.03rod.
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Abstract Recent changes in open plan office design are intended to facilitate flexible and collaborative work practices. Though promoted in terms of aesthetics and functionality, these changes in layout and furnishing communicate a great deal about how work and the workers that perform them are understood. Drawing upon the semiotics of framing and the chronotope, the open plan office is analyzed as a multimodal realization of neoliberal discourses on the flexibilization and deregulation of work. As such, the collaborative open plan office does more than represent or give expression to neoliberal ideologies, it normalizes and makes durable the work processes, identities and temporalities of neoliberalized labour.
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Shpuza, Ermal, and John Peponis. "The Effect of Floorplate Shape upon Office Layout Integration." Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 35, no. 2 (January 2008): 318–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/b32139.
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Margaritis, Spyros, and Nicolas Marmaras. "Supporting the design of office layout meeting ergonomics requirements." Applied Ergonomics 38, no. 6 (November 2007): 781–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2006.10.003.
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Kotamena, Fredson, Carter Bing Andika, and Pierre Senjaya. "INTERNAL EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATION AFFECT ADAPTABILITY TO OPEN OFFICE LED TO WORKPLACE SATISFACTION." Dinasti International Journal of Management Science 1, no. 3 (January 8, 2020): 265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.31933/dijms.v1i3.91.
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This study aims to understand the internal employee qualification and separated all external factors like acoustic, thermal comfort, layout, air quality, and lighting surrounding the employee when adapting to open office. The questionnaire distributed on-line purposive given to those working in an open office environment. Some snowballing effect is happening, and we get 138 respondents. Structured equation modeling used for the hypothesis test. Results show that external factors are more influential in terms of adaptation to the concept of open office compared to internal conditions such as age, gender, length of career, and length of service. Only the level of position had a strong influence on the adaptation to open office internally. Company management needs to pay attention to the design layout, airflow, and lighting to add an atmosphere that matches the current millennial conditions and liking. Considering position level have a significant impact on internal employee qualification, then someone in the top leadership position would be able to influence junior level of adaptation to open office.
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Stubler, William F., and Thomas F. Bernard. "Office Ergonomics: Design Methodology and Evaluation." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 30, no. 2 (September 1986): 187–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128603000219.
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This paper presents a methodology for developing work environments for white–collar workers based on an analysis of their high value work activities and environmental needs. The methodology utilizes user–oriented data collection techniaues such as structured group meetings and interviews to reduce the need for extensive task analyses, A pilot study was conducted with a group of Computer Systems Analysts, User Support Specialists, and consultants using this methodology. The results of an evaluation program that measured changes brought about by the design are discussed. Benefits realized from the design include improved ability to concentrate, decreased pain/stiffness in extremities, more efficient workplace layout, reduced distractions and increased user satisfaction.
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Putra, Kadek Dika Arya, and I. Nyoman Nurcaya. "PENGARUH LAYOUT TOKO DAN VISUAL MERCHANDISING TOKO TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA KARYAWAN SUPERMARKET TIARA DEWATA DENPASAR." E-Jurnal Manajemen Universitas Udayana 8, no. 5 (March 4, 2019): 3086. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/ejmunud.2019.v08.i05.p18.
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Friendly service is a key to being able to maintain a retail business in the midst of many emerging retail types. To be able to survive and be able to provide customer-friendly services, the company is required to be able to create employee satisfaction in working through the arrangement of shop layouts and visual merchandising stores in outlets. In line with this, this study aims to determine the effect of shop layout and visual store merchandising on employee satisfaction at the Tiara Dewata Denpasar Supermarket. This research was conducted at the Denpasar Tiara Dewata Supermarket using a sample size of 88 people with a saturated sample method. Data collection was obtained from the results of questionnaires at the Denpasar Tiara Dewata Supermarket using as many as 16 indicators and the indicators were measured using a Likert scale. The data analysis techniques used in this study are multiple regression analysis and accompanied by classical assumption and hypothesis testing. The results of the study found that shop layout and visual store merchandising partially had a positive and significant effect on employee satisfaction. In addition, shop layout and visual merchandising stores simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on employee satisfaction. This result confirms that to improve employee satisfaction the company is expected to be able to create a comfortable and safe atmosphere of the office environment through structuring shop layout and visual merchandising stores.
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Halvitigala, Dulani, and Richard G. Reed. "Identifying adaptive strategies employed by office building investors." Property Management 33, no. 5 (October 19, 2015): 478–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pm-10-2014-0041.
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Purpose – With strategies including flexible work practices, tenants are increasingly seeking flexibility in their physical office space and layouts. The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent investors address tenants’ changing demand for office space with reference to layouts in new and existing office buildings. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study comprising in-depth individual interviews with senior portfolio managers of all listed property trusts investing in the office sector in New Zealand was undertaken. Findings – The findings confirmed property investors incorporate several adaptive and flexible space design and specifications in their modern office buildings to enhance space flexibility and functional efficiency. These include adaptive building structures, efficient floor plates, flexible building services, advanced IT networking, high-quality building amenities and modern building materials. Building structures and layouts are designed to be modified quickly and cost effectively to address tenants’ changing needs. Implications affecting tenant demand for flexible spaces on their lease contracts were also identified. Research limitations/implications – The findings from this research have implications for management of office space. Although the data were sourced with reference to buildings located in New Zealand only, the findings are applicable to office buildings in other countries. Practical implications – The study provides an insight into design strategies adopted in modern office buildings to enhance space flexibility and functional efficiency. These findings are of practical application to professionals involved in the design, development, investment and valuation of modern office buildings. Originality/value – The paper provides in-depth insights into how investors meet tenants’ changing demand for physical space which is linked to delivering improved and stable market-driven returns to investors.
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INAMIZU, Nobuyuki. "Impact of Change in Office Layout on Employees' Communication Satisfaction." Annals of Business Administrative Science 14, no. 6 (2015): 335–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.7880/abas.14.335.
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Saraswati ; Ariani Mandala, Eva. "EVALUATION OF LIGHTING FOR VISUAL PERFORMANCE IN PPAG OFFICE BUILDING PARAHYANGAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, BANDUNG." Riset Arsitektur (RISA) 3, no. 01 (February 7, 2019): 87–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.26593/risa.v3i01.3179.87-104.
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Abstract- Lighting (daylight and artificial) for office is meant for work performance and comfort. The mainpurpose is to make the task easily identified. Illumination level and glare are indicators for visual performance.PPAG office at Parahyangan Catholic University is now used to accommodate administrative activities bytechnic faculty’s staffs. PPAG office has some physical conditions that affecting its visual performance. Roomand furniture layout, light source position and transparent façade affect the illuminance level on the task, andmay cause direct and indirect glare from the sun and lamp.This evaluative research is using comparative method, by comparing on-site data with literatures; andexplorative-descriptive to analyze data: exploring impact and causes that being explained descriptively.Illumination level measurement was done digitally using dialux evo to get a precise and quicker result, and sunglare possibilities are assessed by studying the horizontal sun shading effectiveness.Research concludes that visual performance in PPAG office is less than optimal, where 77,9%illumination level at its visual task is measured to be less than its standard, some sun glare at east and westzones, and indirect glare from reflected light on the desk in cubicle room. Therefore it could be optimized bycorrecting the furniture layout, rezoning, and adding some shading elements.Key Words: lighting, visual performance, PPAG office at Unpar
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Tang, Zhi Hong, Wen Jin Liu, and Guo Qiang Zhang. "Research of the Office Chair Coding Technology Based on PDM." Applied Mechanics and Materials 496-500 (January 2014): 2888–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.496-500.2888.
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To propose technical difficulties of PDM applied in China office chair industry, and puts forward a solution for the coding problem: first presents a PDM-based classification method of office chair products and parts; Constructed the Office Chair Product Information Tree and base on it established Office Chair Enterprise Information Coding System framework; Base on the classification method and reference the relevant standards, introduce the Tabular Layouts of Article Characteristic, the office chair coding scheme is developed. The coding technique has been verified by applying on Kingdee WISE K/3 PLM system.
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Ismail, Lokman Hakim, Magda Sibley, Izudinshah Abdul Wahab, and Ahmed A. Elgadi. "Layout Design and Users’ Perception of Different Types of High-Rise Office Buildings in Malaysia." Advanced Engineering Forum 18 (September 2016): 80–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.18.80.
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There is an increasing demand for high quality office buildings nowadays. Occupants and developers of office buildings need to work together to create a healthy and inspiring working environment. These criteria engaged in the early stages of design can have a large impact on the performance of the finished building. This paper presents users’ perception of the general layout and adequacy of space in their office space. These features were investigated through observation and analysed data extracted from questionnaires. The aim is to investigate whether high-rise office buildings designed with a bioclimatic approach provide better working spaces than that of conventional office buildings. The assessments were made on detailed planning and the architecture of several buildings’ design approaches with the objective of consolidating perceptions on the working space and environment. The analysis shows that bioclimatic buildings are better rated than conventional buildings in terms of general layout, adequacy of space as well as flexibility of space. These factors might be connected to the size of all bioclimatic buildings, which are comparatively smaller than that of the conventional ones as well as the floor depths of all bioclimatic buildings, which are shallower than that of conventional ones. Due to these conditions, occupants in bioclimatic building are closer to the façade and might experience a better environment and space adequacy.
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Ruki, Ulli Aulia. "Aplikasi Nilai Objektivitas pada Konsep Desain Interior Kantor." Humaniora 4, no. 1 (April 30, 2013): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/humaniora.v4i1.3424.
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Now days, planning an office was more than preparing desk and chair, it needed numbers of important decisions to be considerered, such as, where and how did the workers want to work?, What kinds of workspace that supported employee’s activities and how much did the office use the new technologies. Article would acknowledge the designer about nine objectives that needed to be known before planning an office and six crucial choices about the place and way of working. Moreover, the designer would have the same frame of working with managers to create the success of office facilities. Researcher used library research to compile data.It is concluded that manager and designer needs to prioritize and discusses detail such as location, use, layout, appearance, filling and standardization concept to make an office efficient and meet the employess needs.