Lemons in Organized and Disorganized Offices
Does a lemon scent affect office workers' moods? Is the effect stronger in some offices than others?
Does a lemon scent affect office workers' moods? Is the effect stronger in some offices than others?
Recent research indicates that brief, brisk (but not running) walks can enhance our ability to remember things.
Seating options provided make it more likely that people will sit with good or bad posture, and recent research indicates that posture is particularly important in healthcare settings.
Researchers at the Kellogg School of Management (Adam Galinksy and Li Huang) have found that “when bodily expressions are in conflict with one’s actual feelings . . . people become more likely to accept and embrace atypical ideas.”
Noise volume matters in the operating room, multi-tasking fails under neuroimaging, and occupant workspace satisfaction mainly depends on three factors.
Researchers have recently uncovered a relationship between power and control that will interest designers.
A new, useful way to categorize knowledge workers is based on their information needs.
The effect of music in the workplace? It depends.
As a workplace researcher, I am interested in the concept because it is on the forefront of new ways of working. Furthermore, I believe it holds some important lessons for the conventional corporate world.
Work Places: The Psychology of the Physical Environment in Offices and Factories remains a fundamental reference for workplace design practitioners and researchers.