Franssila and Kirjonen studied links between activity-based working and user performance. They found that “Most of the facets of self-assessed productivity and all of the well-being facets did not change because of the adoption of ABW. ABW change had a positive impact on group work effectiveness but negative effect on perceptions of the facilities as conducive for efficient working. ABW change had an enhancing effect on the routine of protecting one’s concentration from software-induced interruptions and decreasing effect on using mobile technologies to work during idle times and using technology to avoid unnecessary traveling. ABW change made telework more acceptable.”
Helja Franssila and Aleksi Kirjonen. 2022. “Impact of Activity-Based Work Environments on Knowledge Work Performance – Quasi-Experimental Study in Governmental Workplaces.” Journal of Corporate Real Estate, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 190-207, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-01-2021-0001