The Relative Merits of Lean, Enriched, and Empowered Offices: An Experimental Examination of the Impact of Workspace Management Strategies on Well-Being and Productivity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-172

  Knight, Craig ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

identity; office; productivity; space; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77953880295     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019292     Document Type: Article

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