Computer technology as object language: Revisiting office design

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2429-2454

  McElroy, James C ^a   Scheibe, Kevin P ^a   Morrow, Paula C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer technology; Desk placement; Nonverbal communication; Object language; Office design; Office messiness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE PORTABILITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; DESK PLACEMENT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBJECT LANGUAGE; OFFICE DESIGN; OFFICE MESSINESS;

FORMAL LANGUAGES;

EID: 33947608771     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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