| Document ID (ISN) | 77984 |
| CIS number |
02-490 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0376-7639 - Médecine du travail & Ergonomie / Arbeidsgezondheitszorg & Ergonomie |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Van de Leemput C. |
| Title |
Workspace layout design: Physical comfort, appropriation and social interactions |
| Original title |
L'aménagement des espaces de travail: confort physique, appropriation et interactions sociales [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1999, Vol.XXXVI, No.4, p.169-175. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
The psychology of workspace allows the examination of the interactions between human behaviour and the structures in which people work from a new perspective. Through a historical analysis of the organization of the workspace in the technical and administrative sectors, this article reviews the interaction between changes in working organization and office layout. Workspace functionality is analysed along three dimensions: spatial layout, physical comfort and social relationships. Results show that open-space offices, with or without separations, are less functional and more constraining with respect to the establishment of social relationships. Not having a private workspace is also viewed as a negative element. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
workplace design; comfort criteria; social aspects; office work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; psychology and sociology; sex-linked differences; conditions of work; comfort assessment; ergonomics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Office work
|
