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Open plan offices CAN actually work, under certain conditions

  • Written by Gemma Irving, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Strategy, The University of Queensland
Open plan offices CAN actually work, under certain conditionsResearch shows open plan offices work for teams who set rules about their space.K2 Space/Flickr, CC BY-SA

You might be back in your open plan office after holidays, struggling to concentrate and pining for quiet time, but the bad rap open plan offices usually get is not always deserved.

My research found that teams generally had positive experiences...

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