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Summary
Summary
Create workspace that supports business strategies
Space is an organization's second most valuable asset. Yet littleattention is paid to how it supports the new ways in which today'sorganizations operate---teamwork, flattened hierarchies,telecommuting, collaborating across functions. Workplace by Designshows CEOs and managers alike how to put aside and rethinkconventional, awkward notions of space utilization based onhierarchy and status--notions that pit people against each other inturf wars, tear apart teams, and tie up company cash. Usingillustrative examples from Digital Equipment Corporation,Steelcase, and others, the authors show how team environments,non-territorial offices and other strategies can support businessobjectives, energize employees, and produce a more competitiveorganization.
Author Notes
FRANKLIN BECKER is director of the International Workplace Studies Program at Cornell University and president of Becker-Sims Associates, Inc.
FRITZ STEELE was formerly on the faculty of Yale and Harvard Universities, and is a principal and founder of the Portsmouth Consulting Group.
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Booklist Review
With all the literature devoted to change in the workplace, discussing either the role of technology or the need to restructure organizations, little attention has been paid to the physical workplace and how space can limit or shape both work itself and the application of technology. Becker, director of the International Workplace Studies Program at Cornell University, and Steele, a consultant and former faculty member at Yale and Harvard Universities, target managers and organizational leaders with this consideration of the consequences of space planning and design. They look at work-flow patterns, the status and identity aspects of space and location, the need for flexibility, the growing role of teams, health factors, and the unique characteristics and technological requirements of remote or off-site workers. This book will be a valuable addition to any collection concerned with the future of work. --David Rouse
Table of Contents
| Part 1 The Workspace as a Tool for Achieving Goals |
| 1 Space: The Organizations Second Most Expensive Resource |
| 2 Understanding Organizational Ecology |
| 3 Rethinking Status, Identity, and Space |
| 4 Designing to Accommodate Change |
| 5 Making Space for Teamwork |
| 6 Creating a Healthy Environment |
| 7 Supporting Remote Work |
| 8 Making Effective Use of Non-Territorial Offices |
| 9 Developing an Integrated Workplace Strategy |
| Part 2 Putting Space to Work |
| 10 Up-Front Planning: Launching a Vision-Driven Workplace |
| 11 The Role of Leadership: Championing the Workplace Vision |
| 12 Quality and Return on Investment: Spending Money Where It Will Make a Difference |
| 13 Making It Happen: Turning Workplace Vision Into Reality |
