The knowledge organization: Cultural priorities and workspace design

Space and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-454

  Meerwarth, Tracy L ^a,c   Trotter II, Robert T ^b   Briody, Elizabeth K ^c  

^a USA

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge worker culture; Pragmatism; Productivity; R D culture; User oriented design; Workspace effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049308809     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331208314783     Document Type: Review

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