{"product_id":"offices-at-work-isbn-9781118309179","title":"Offices at Work","description":"Most Fortune 500 companies still struggle with workplace planning and design issues. Millions of dollars are invested each year by companies with the expectation that new buildings and major renovations will help transform their culture, spark innovation, and herald new work patterns that strengthen performance while reducing costs. But, as Franklin Becker points out, popular trends do not always make good sense. \u003ci\u003eOffices at Work\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the fundamental design issues that organizational leaders confront such as:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we create a low-cost flexible environment that motivates employees and stimulates learning?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs it worth our spending the time, money, and effort to consolidate our disparate buildings into a new corporate campus?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow else can we address status concerns besides giving people offices?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder your copy today!\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword xi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF WORKSPACE DESIGN 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Office as Invention 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Knowledge Networks 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Co-Location 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Right Size 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mobility 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Flexibility 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Getting Started 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Workspace Planning Tools 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Measuring Performance 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Managing Workspace Change 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Value of Uncommon Sense 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFranklin Becker\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Facility Planning and Management and Human Environment Relations and chair of the department of design and environmental analysis at Cornell University. He is also the director of the International Workplace Studies Program at Cornell and founder and president of IDEAworks LLC, a management consulting firm that works with Fortune 500 companies to develop and implement innovative workplace strategies. Becker is the coauthor with Fritz Steele of \u003ci\u003eWorkplace by Design: Mapping the High Performance Workscape\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cb\u003eCreating Strategic Office Space\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Managers–even otherwise enlightened managers–are implicitly or explicitly asking the office space question in a certain kind of utilitarian way. They are essentially saying, 'What is the quickest, cheapest way I can get all 4,000 of my people a desk, a chair, a wastebasket?'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eOffices at Work\u003c\/i\u003e, Franklin Becker has a wake up call for businesses around the world. There are rewards to be gained from fine-tuning your office environment. Far from being a mere utility, space can be a strategic tool that influences the attitude and behavior and even the performance of your employees. Focusing attention on the 'final frontier' of inner space will be time well spent.\"\u003cbr\u003e –From the Foreword by \u003cb\u003eTom Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Using an excellent balance of hard data, case studies, and real world anecdotes, Professor Becker takes the logistically challenging and culturally complex topic of workplace design and offers a well-written and accessible approach to creating competitive advantage. Covering topics ranging from different types of office layout to productivity, innovation, and change management, Professor Becker cites best (and worst) practices to provide new insights for experts as well as novices. This is a must read for anyone interested in workplace design, corporate culture, branding, change management, organizational dynamics, or corporate real estate.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eThomas Osmund\u003c\/b\u003e, vice president, Goldman Sachs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989710160101,"sku":"NP9781118309179","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118309179.jpg?v=1761785200","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/offices-at-work-isbn-9781118309179","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}