The multi-stage art of work space design for organizational change: International insights into successful office redesign transformations
ISSN: 0258-0543
Article publication date: 21 August 2020
Issue publication date: 19 October 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
This research paper aims to extract strategy lessons and key objectives from office space redesign projects undertaken by accounting firms in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. Such projects can be structured over four distinct stages: 1) Imagining, 2) Testing, 3) Stabilizing, and 4) Reifying. The results revealed that the consultation element of such projects is a key vehicle for engaging employees to such an extent that they accept the new space and inherent working practices. Supported by design professionals, office redesign projects are therefore a usefully influential, scalable mindset-shifting tool for achieving organizational change.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Citation
(2020), "The multi-stage art of work space design for organizational change: International insights into successful office redesign transformations", Strategic Direction, Vol. 36 No. 10, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-07-2020-0137
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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