Improving organisational performance by exploiting workplace flexibility

Type	Journal
Author(s)	Becker,F.
Publication year	2002
Notes	ID: BECKER2002; Summarises a recent report by Cornell's International Workplace Studies Programme looking at innovative workplace solutions summarised as: minimal renovation targetted at specifice objectives iconic branding - including examples of cheap and cheerful, where appropriate. targetted spending - which can likewise be cheap and cheerful in some areas open plan (by which Becker means free standing easily moved spaces, not 'high-panelled cubes' flexible aesthetics - 'messy vitality' rather than an integrated look with all the furniture from a single manufacturer A diversified portfolio of workplaces - the principle is eco-diversity A timely reminder to the still prevailing orthodoxy of integrated design and lengthy fitouts which so often becomes the order of the day when a move is planned.
Publication	International Journal of Facilities Management
Volume	1
Issue	2
Start page	154
End page	162
Availability	Subscription
Relevance to practice	High
Ease of application	Should be easy, but will encounter resistance in practice
Stage of application	Design and operation
Evidence base	Good
Readability	High

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