Does productivity increase with open plan office space?
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 2:24 pm by Alan The popularity of open plan office space has increased and waned several times in years gone by and experts have argued whether it has a good impact on productivity for business. In serviced offices, a business is free to organise their office furniture as they like so is an open plan office a good idea? On the negative side, it has been said they spread illness, encourage distractions thus decreasing productivity and adversely affect staff morale. Yet on the positive side, it is said to boost teamwork, increase creativity, make new employees feel at home faster and thus increases productivity. As companies seek to hold onto valuable members of staff and reduce recruitment fees, the setup of an office is seen as highly important to employees. Many companies have included break out areas, air conditioning and more comfortable office furniture in an effort to improve the workplace. The answer to whether or not an open plan office suits your
