The growing demand for new approaches to support the changing nature of work and organizational innovations spawned from both manufacturers and space designers. As a result, a lot of new concepts and designs, but little is known about how well and under what circumstances these innovations are effective. New products, technologies and concepts, which are often carried out without the knowledge of their impact on the operation is much less than their value at the highest level of organizational goals. Measurement of the most commonly used is still standing, or even less noticeable, Apt. To remedy this, public buildings, U.S. General Service Administration has assembled a team of interagency research and recognized academic and private sector leaders to identify "best practices" in the workplace strategies and research tools, holding the most promise for evaluating their impact. They assessed the relationship between organizational activity (business), the physical properties of the working space (building), and changes in work processes, perceptions and attitudes, resulting from changes in the physical space (behavior). General information about the GSA and the preliminary results of two pilot projects. "Hide
by Kevin Kampschroer, Judith Heerwagen, Kevin Powell Source: California Management Review 20 pages. Publication Date: February 1, 2007. Prod. #: CMR361-PDF-ENG
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