Architectural enclosure's effect on office worker performance: A comparison of the physical and symbolic attributes of workspace dividers

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 944-948

  Goins, John ^a   Jellema, Jon ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Architectural symbolism; Enclosure; Office; Performance; Privacy; Workspace design

Indexed keywords

OFFICE DESIGN; OFFICE WORKERS; SPEECH PRIVACY; SYMBOLIC ATTRIBUTES; WORK PERFORMANCE; WORKSPACE DESIGN;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ENCLOSURES;

ARCHITECTURE; DATABASE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SYMBOLISM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 71649104143     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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