What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to evaluate the impact of office design changes on employee attitudes and perceptions.

October 1, 1972

The Office Environment: Space Planning and Affective Behavior

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The study aims to evaluate the impact of office design changes on employee attitudes and perceptions.
Field study involving 120 employees assessing changes in workspace design over nine months.
Data collected using semantic scaling instruments before and after the design change.
Chi-square analyses performed on the data to evaluate trends.
Significant increases in judgments of aesthetic value observed post-design change (p<0.05).
Decreases in functional efficiency ratings noted by employees after the transition.
Main complaints included increased noise level, loss of privacy, and visual distractions.

Resumen

The present state of the art in office and space planning described, and the results of a field study of the effects of office design on the occupants are presented. The attitudes and perceptions of 120 employees toward work practices and their office environment were recorded, using a semantic scaling instrument, immediately before and nine months after a change in their surroundings from a conventional mixture of rectilinear open plan, semiprivate and private offices, to a landscaped design. Chi-square analyses of contingency tables cast from combinations of subject group, instructional set, and experimental condition, showed significant increases in judgments of aesthetic value and decreases in judgments of functional efficiency. A perceived increase in noise level, loss of privacy, and increase in visual distractions were chief causes of complaint. There were some positive changes in group sociability.

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