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The backlash against open plan offices: segmented space

  • Written by Libby Sander, Lecturer, Bond University
imageOpen plan offices may seem like a good idea but research shows they have a negative effect on employees.www.shutterstock.com

Looking back on the changes in office design over the past 30 years, it is easy to see why some employees feel as if they have been subjects in a giant ongoing experiment.

For decades the office has moved from private, to open...

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