A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Office concepts: A scoping review
Abstract Office concepts influence employees’ work experience and performance, as well as the profitability of organisations. This study used a scoping review approach to map the field of empirical research on office concepts, identify research gaps, provide recommendations for future research, and inform practice. Systematic searches across three databases identified a total of 257 empirical studies on office concepts. Study selection and data charting were performed independently by two reviewers using standardized forms, with disagreements resolved through discussion. General and methodological characteristics of the included studies were mapped. For studies comparing different office concepts, the degree of focus on spatial design and change processes were also mapped. The findings establish that this is a strongly interdisciplinary field, with increasing publication numbers in recent years. The included studies are heterogeneous, using a variety of study designs and outcome variables, and focus on various aspects of the office environment. Studies comparing different office concepts tend to not focus on spatial design or change processes. This lack might cause these areas to come across as less important than they are, and has implications for practical decision-making regarding workplace design. We recommend that future research efforts focus on conducting randomized controlled trials in real-world office settings. Further research gaps can be identified using the tables and figures included.
Highlights The field of office concept research is strongly interdisciplinary, with increasing publication numbers in recent years. Studies investigating only one office concept tend to be on open offices, rather than flexible or private offices. The included studies tend to investigate person-level outcomes rather than organisation-level outcomes. Based on the included studies, it is hard to establish which office concept is most suited to a given local setting. Studies comparing office concepts to each other tend to not focus on the influence of spatial design or change processes.
Office concepts: A scoping review
Abstract Office concepts influence employees’ work experience and performance, as well as the profitability of organisations. This study used a scoping review approach to map the field of empirical research on office concepts, identify research gaps, provide recommendations for future research, and inform practice. Systematic searches across three databases identified a total of 257 empirical studies on office concepts. Study selection and data charting were performed independently by two reviewers using standardized forms, with disagreements resolved through discussion. General and methodological characteristics of the included studies were mapped. For studies comparing different office concepts, the degree of focus on spatial design and change processes were also mapped. The findings establish that this is a strongly interdisciplinary field, with increasing publication numbers in recent years. The included studies are heterogeneous, using a variety of study designs and outcome variables, and focus on various aspects of the office environment. Studies comparing different office concepts tend to not focus on spatial design or change processes. This lack might cause these areas to come across as less important than they are, and has implications for practical decision-making regarding workplace design. We recommend that future research efforts focus on conducting randomized controlled trials in real-world office settings. Further research gaps can be identified using the tables and figures included.
Highlights The field of office concept research is strongly interdisciplinary, with increasing publication numbers in recent years. Studies investigating only one office concept tend to be on open offices, rather than flexible or private offices. The included studies tend to investigate person-level outcomes rather than organisation-level outcomes. Based on the included studies, it is hard to establish which office concept is most suited to a given local setting. Studies comparing office concepts to each other tend to not focus on the influence of spatial design or change processes.
Office concepts: A scoping review
Gjerland, A. (author) / Søiland, E. (author) / Thuen, F. (author)
Building and Environment ; 163
2019-07-20
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Evaluating New Office Concepts within Established Office Landscapes
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