Workplace by Design: Mapping the High-Performance Workscape - Couverture souple

Becker, Franklin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0787900478 ISBN 13 : 9780787900472

Editeur : Jossey-Bass, 1995

Synopsis

Workplace by Design Challenging conventional notions of space based on hierarchy and status, the authors show how team environments, non-territorial offices and other strategies can support business objectives, energize employees and result in a more competitive organization.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

When Hurricane Andrew smashed through Burger King′s world headquarters in Miami, it destroyed "Mahogany Row," a floor of imposing executive suites. In the aftermath, everyone from managers and telephone operators to the CEO found themselves in sneakers and jeans, working in the unsheltered space of a prefab office. This makeshift building so stimulated the business that Burger King changed its workspace and forever relinquished its territorial office hierarchy.
Space is an organization′s second most valuable asset. Yet little attention is paid to how it supports the new ways in which today′s organizations operate–––teamwork, flattened hierarchies, telecommuting, collaborating across functions. Workplace by Design shows CEOs and managers alike how to put aside and rethink conventional, awkward notions of space utilization based on hierarchy and status––notions that pit people against each other in turf wars, tear apart teams, and tie up company cash. Using illustrative examples from Digital Equipment Corporation, Steelcase, and others, the authors show how team environments, non–territorial offices and other strategies can support business objectives, energize employees, and produce a more competitive organization.

Revue de presse

"Workplace by Design provides executive leadership with the necessary expert advice and technical guidance to deliver and manage the new workplaces in a way that matches exceptional cost savings with extraordinary organizational effectiveness." Michael A. Bell, director, Corporate Real Estate, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation

"This book picks up where Handy′s The Age of Unreason leaves off. It poses a case for a leader to contemplate his or her company as an ′ecosystem′ and to reframe issues of the employee environment as akey strategic function and not a tactical after thought." Laurie Coots, director of Business Development, Chiat/Day

??A very readable and practical book?Offers a number of interesting perspectives on organisational consulting?? (The Occupational Psychologist, December 2002)

A very readable and practical book Offers a number of interesting perspectives on organisational consulting (The Occupational  Psychologist, December 2002)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0787900478
• ISBN 13: 9780787900472
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 248