Offices at work
Subtitle: uncommon workspace strategies that add value and improve performance
By: Franklin Becker ; foreword by Tom Kelley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass business & management series
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Office layout; Performance
Description: "Using real world examples presented in a friendly and accessible style, Becker provides a broad range of insights and practical explanations for why different solutions work and make sense. He offers guidance to managers faced with the task of balancing choice and diversity with standardization and uniformity. Becker also discusses the relative benefits of an open versus closed office plan and shares the best ways to help employees adjust to a new workplace environment."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Principles of workspace design; title: The office as invention; title: Knowledge networks; title: Co-location; title: The right size; title: Mobility; title: Flexibility; title: Guidelines for implementation; title: Getting started; title: Workspace planning tools; title: Measuring performance; title: Managing workspace change; title: The value of uncommon sense.