Adikesavan and Ramasubramanian studied the implications of hotdesking at universities. They determined that “University faculty, researchers and graduate students are increasingly working out of hotdesks, nonterritorial workspaces available on a ‘first come first served’ basis and cleared of all work and personal possessions at the end of every work session. . . . participants [doctoral students] work early or late to secure suitable hotdesks, perform important tasks in locations other than the study site, incur co-working space and home office costs, etc. to cope with the themes of uncertainty, lack of control and lack of workspace continuity associated with hotdesking. Workspace reservation systems, storage lockers and workspaces for diverse tasks can improve the on-campus hotdesking experience. Off-campus support such as financial support for setting up and maintaining a home office, subscription to co-working spaces, etc. can facilitate productivity and foster a sense of connection in hotdesk users.”
Manju Adikesavan and Laxmi Ramasubramanian. “Facilitating Hotdesking in a Hybrid Campus Environment: Lessons from the Hotdesking Experiences of Doctoral Students in a US Public University.” Journal of Corporate Real Estate, in press, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2021-0047