Changing offices LO20756 -Office "Hotelling"

Ragnar Heil (Ragnar.Heil@urz.uni-heidelberg.de)
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:43:51 +0100

[Host's Note: I've heard this concept with the name "Office Hotelling" so
I added this phrase to Ragnar's subject line. ...Rick]

Hello!

A couple of days ago I have heard of a new project in a company where I
worked. They are planning a kind of "office-free company". Researches
have found out that especially in the lower- and middle-management only a
third of all offices are used and occupied most of the time. Many managers
visit the production, travel or join meetings. So the idea is that he/she
looks out for a free office when needed.The personal information are saved
on the server, so every PC can be used. Questions for a research can be:
How does the satisfaction of work change? How does the rotation influence
communication-structures in the company? Could this idea build (with
other factors) a infrastructure of a learning organization?

I would like to know if the are any articles etc. are published. Has
someone personal experiences with this approach?

best regards
Ragnar
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