“Oh, I have a problem: It’s with open-office layouts.” Those are the words of Fast Company senior editor Jason Feifer, who was recently moved from his private office into the open-office layout that ...

We’ve learned a lot about open office floor plans over the past decade, and not all of it is bad. Some of the top reasons companies switch to open offices include lower overhead costs associated with ...

If, over the past few years, you've worked in an office, been anywhere near an office, or been remotely close to anyone who works in an office, you probably know open office layouts have been the hot ...

While trendy in office design, the open office spaces so many of us work in actually might be kind of a “sick” idea. The Wall Street Journal reported on a new study that found that workers in small, ...

Open office designs came out on top in a new survey by ResumeLab. In a poll of 1,500 employees, only 42% of those working in open floor plans with some private offices said they wanted to change ...

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Editor’s Note: This is one of the most-read leadership articles of 2013. Click here to see the full list. I had an office. Now I don’t. I’m not looking for your pity; I want your own righteous ...

But if you’re still not convinced that this type of office layout is about as crummy as it gets, a new study conducted by research firm YouGov, summarized in the Open Office Woes report from Room, ...

Open-plan offices are all the rage. Companies continue to strip away walls, push desks together, and create higher energy environments in the name of fostering face-to-face interaction, but a new ...

I used to treasure the high cube walls at my previous jobs—I'm not exactly an extrovert—but I've come to appreciate the open-office layout we've got here at BostInno. I feel a lot more camaraderie ...

Though about 70 percent of U.S. workplaces have open office floor plans, numerous studies have shown that employees who work in offices with no or low partitions suffer increased stress from lack of ...

Research has found that some open office layouts designed to enhance creativity may lead to subversive practices as employees seek to stake their territory in various ways. Stephen Cummings, Professor ...