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The rapid growth of a breed of fast-learning, internet-enabled business organisations is likely to have a dramatic effect on our society at…

Following the rising cost of real estate and a desire to increase collaboration and communication among employees, the open-plan office has been trending over the past decades. Research about the impact of the open-plan office on humans is equivocal in endorsing this trend. The mixed results are further confounded following the specific job requirements, such as the need for privacy in jobs requiring a high level of concentration or, in contrast, the need for open workspace in jobs benefitting from team work and knowledge sharing. This study aims to understand the relationship between perceptions of three characteristics of the open-plan office (acoustical privacy, visual privacy, and office density), and the impact they yield on employees' judgment as well as affect-driven behaviors. The study benefits from the data from 456 employees located in 20 regional office locations within the same architectural firm. The restriction to employees of a design firm enables examinations of participants, who are already sensitive to the impacts of space by the nature of their work. The variables of interest included employee perception of the workspace (privacy, office density, and fit into workspace), employee rating of social relationships, self-reported mood (irritability) and optimal functioning (number of limited ability days), and work impacts (job satisfaction, work engagement, and job performance). The Model of behavior in an open-plan office setting based on affective events ...

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Remote working is making us more efficient, but is seriously damaging innovation. AI could change that

Banks in Germany are rapidly cutting back on office space as a rising number of staff work from home, putting them at the vanguard of a global shift that could permanently change the way bankers work.

For the sixth consecutive year, we're highlighting the companies winning employee engagement and creating a great culture for their employees.

And how a "nature break" makes me a better leader.

We can do a lot virtually — but not everything.

Exclusive research and expert insights into a year of work like no other reveal urgent lessons for leaders as hybrid work unfolds.

Today, millions more than predicted are facing a newly distributed way of working—one where the majority, if not all, of a company’s employees are working from home. Though work from home culture has been building for a while, with some companies adopting it wholeheartedly as others viewed it with caution, suddenly, due to wide and rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, it has become a necessity for large swaths of the world.

The CEO of Neighbor insists that “as a result of one major unfortunate disaster, we have rashly set aside centuries of collective learnings about collaboration and teamwork.”

Pennies drop in all sizes. Miniature ones, like tears in a lake. Enormous ones, like meteors on an unsuspecting desert. Of all those that…

Using a six-point “hexagon action” model to deal with a complex world helps leaders focus and prioritize their work.

By investing energy and resources into their experience, you will have an advantage when it comes to finding, attracting, and retaining the right talent. 

Focus on equity, engagement, and ease.

Many Australians returned to the office in late 2020. Here’s how they’re working now.

Technology now allows us to combine digital tools with physical space to create a modern digital workplace—one that uses the best capabilities of both.

3 ways the hybrid workplace will change collaboration.

Overcoming the employee-employer disconnect and getting real about hybrid

Attitudes towards working from home have changed substantially since the start of the pandemic. This column discusses the findings from a survey of 5,000 working adults in the UK in January and

Employers in the US are grappling with whether and how to bring employees back to the office or other place of work. Using survey-based evidence, this column finds that four in ten Americans who

The long read: For decades, anthropologists have been telling us that it’s often the informal, unplanned interactions and rituals that matter most in any work environment. So how much are we missing by giving them up?

Our study, measuring heart rate, skin conductivity and emotion in controlled conditions, shows the effects of office noise are very real.

“I really like working with other people. I’m uncomfortable working by myself, it’s just not the same. So I’d love to have everyone go back…

Early research on how people are — and aren’t — adapting and how leaders can help.