Choosing where to work: an empirical study of collaborative activities’ impact on workspace choice behavior
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Publikationsdatum
17.09.2024
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
Betreuer:in
Übergeordnetes Werk
Journal of Corporate Real Estate
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DOI der Originalpublikation
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Jahrgang / Band
ahead-of-print
Ausgabe / Nummer
ahead-of-print
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Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Emerald
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Leeds
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Abtretungsempfänger:in
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Zusammenfassung
Purpose
In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, the design of office spaces is a crucial concern for organizations. Companies are redefining offices as collaboration hubs to entice employees back to in-person work. However, the understanding of how employees choose their workspaces, especially for collaborative activities, and how this should inform office design is lacking. Workers’ collaborative activity patterns can help better understand workspace choice behavior (WCB). In two studies, this paper aims to explore which characteristics of collaborative activities to consider when reshaping offices.
Design/methodology/approach
Data collected in a cross-sectional study design at a research institution (n = 285) and a university (n = 352) were used for confirmatory factor analyses and regression analysis.
Findings
The first study shows that collaborative activities can be classified into three distinct types: coordinative activities (planned and formal), deep collaboration (planned and complex) and spontaneous communication (informal and short encounters). The second study revalidates this classification and reveals patterns impacting WCB. Frequency and location preference of spontaneous communication and work environment satisfaction are strong predictors of on-site work. Personal characteristics like gender, age, managerial position or commute time are less consequential than assumed.
Practical implications
The results pinpoint guidelines for office designers and leaders in shaping effective workspaces and policies.
Originality/value
This paper provides new insights into classifying collaborative activities and personal characteristics, activity characteristics and environmental factors influencing WCB.
Schlagwörter
Office Design, Hybrid Work, Collaborative Activity, Workspace choice behavior
Fachgebiet (DDC)
150 - Psychologie
Veranstaltung
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Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
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Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
1463-001X
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
New Work
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Hybrid
Lizenz
Zitation
MATEESCU, Magdalena, Hartmut SCHULZE und Simone KAUFFELD, 2024. Choosing where to work: an empirical study of collaborative activities’ impact on workspace choice behavior. Journal of Corporate Real Estate. 17 September 2024. Bd. ahead-of-print, Nr. ahead-of-print. DOI 10.1108/JCRE-05-2024-0017. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-11722