Workplace Library by Performance

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Human Performance

Nothing is more important to the survival of an organization than the performance of its people. Human performance is affected by how we balance the following distinct factors:

A Celebration of Design
Are Gen-Y's Brains "Modular" or "Unconscious"
Collaborative Spaces
Cognitive Ergonomics: A Definition
Designing Across Generations
Designing for Collaborative Learning
Designing for a Distributed Workforce
Economics of Ergonomics
Effects of Office Layout and Sit-Stand Adjustable Furniture: A Field Study
Effects of Sit-Stand Schedule on Spinal Shrinkage in VDT Operators
Ergonomic Checklist for Computer (VDT) Workstations
Ergonomic Features and Benefits of the Improv H.E
Ethnographic Assessment of Individual and Group Privacy Needs
Every Back is Different
Facilities Strategies Shifting the Focus from Space Performance to Human Performance
From Knowledge Workers to Knowledge Athletes: Think About Baseball
How Our Prehistoric Past Influences Modern Office Environments
Impact of the Physical Environment on Knowledge Worker Performance
Knowledge in the Workplace
Laptop/Notebook Computers and Ergonomics
Linking Indoor Environment Conditions
Mindscapes: Design for the Mind
Motion in the Office: Proactive Ergonomics
Objectively Determining Comfortable Lumbar Support in Task Seating
Objectively Determining Comfortable Lumbar Support in Task Seating
Office Design Challenges
Office Ergonomics: A Review of Pertinent Research
Office Etiquette 101
Prevention of Mouse Related Pain
Preventative Measures for Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
Privacy Matters
Rewarding Knowledge Worker Productivity Beyond the Corner Office
Speech Privacy: Exploring Improved Solutions
Sustainability by Design: Deconstruction
Speech Privacy: Exploring Improved Solutions
Sustainability by Design: Deconstruction
The GreenRoof Expands our Sustainability Commitment
The Haworth Ergonomic Design Process
The Hoteling Experiment: Lessons and Questions
The Impact of Architectural Privacy Features on Performance Stress and Informal Learning
The Importance of User Contro
The Moral of the Element and The ScionX
The Myth of Multi-Tasking
The Research Behind Zody.
Zody's Ergonomic Features and Adjustments
Zody's Research Summary

Organizational Performance

Organizational performance is the result of factors such as work processes, team or group communication and interaction, corporate culture and image, policies, leadership, the climate for innovation and creativity, and loyalty.

In addition, human performance factors can positively or negatively influence organizational performance and vice-versa.

An Introduction to the Competing Values Framework
A Celebration of Design
Are Gen-Y's Brains "Modular" or "Unconscious"
Alternative Workplace Benchmark -Summary
Call Center Trends
Collaborative Spaces
Defining Culture and Organizational Culture
Designing for a Distributed Workforce
Diagnosing Organizational Culture
Does Place Still Matter
Facilities Strategies Shifting the Focus from Space Performance to Human Performance
Facilities Strategies to Support Corporate Change and Flexibility
Four Organizational Culture Types
How Our Prehistoric Past Influences Modern Office Environments
Intercultural Collaboration
Knowledge in the Workplace
Learning to Support a Remote Workforce
Metaphors for Office Design
Office Design Challenges
Office Environments to Support Future Organizations
One in a Million Individual Work and Space
Should your Company Transition to an Open Office Plan
Strategic Blueprint Flexible Support for Dynamic Workstyles
Strategic Blueprint Balancing Cost Effectiveness with Support for Corporate Change and Flexibility
Sustainability by Design: Deconstruction
The Dogma of Moving Minds Managing Transition
The Hoteling Experiment: Lessons and Questions
The Why Behind One Haworth Center

Facility Performance

The physical workspace of an organization can be an outward expression of its goals. While it is always important to consider real estate and facility costs, an occupant's preferences and productivity potential must also be taken into account.

Advanced Technology Showcase - High-Efficiency Workplace
Alternative Workplace Benchmark -Summary
An Easy, Effective, and Useful Measure of External View
Call Center Trends
Chassis Floorplan at One Haworth Center
Designing for Collaborative Learning
Designing for a Distributed Workforce
Does Place Still Matter
Economics of Ergonomics
Effects of Control Over Office Workspace
Environmental Sustainability Through New Ways of Working
Ethnographic Assessment of Individual and Group Privacy Needs
Every Idea Has a Material Solution
Facilities Strategies Shifting the Focus from Space Performance to Human Performance
Facilities Strategies to Support Corporate Change and Flexibility
How Our Prehistoric Past Influences Modern Office Environments
How the Right Building Management System can Grow and Save at the Same Time
Impact of the Physical Environment on Knowledge Worker Performance
Integrating Architecture into the Landscape
In Search of Measuring Workplace Productivity-Summary
Knowledge in the Workplace
Learning to Support a Remote Workforce
Linking Indoor Environment Conditions
Maintaining Productive Privacy in an Open Workplace
Metaphors for Office Design
Mindscapes: Design for the Mind
Office Design Challenges
Office Environments to Support Future Organizations
One In a Million Individual Work and Space
Physical Space and Social Interaction
Privacy Matters
Revisiting Office Space Standards
Rewarding Knowledge Worker Productivity Beyond the Corner Office
Smarter, More Sustainable Workspaces are Built on Access Flooring
Speech Privacy: Exploring Improved Solutions
Strategic Blueprint Balancing Cost Effectiveness with Support for Corporate Change and Flexibility
Strategic Blueprint Flexible Support for Dynamic Workstyles
Sustainability by Design: Deconstruction
The GreenRoof Expands our Sustainability Commitment
The Hoteling Experiment: Lessons and Questions
The Impact of Architectural Privacy Features on Performance Stress and Informal Learning
The Research Behind the Renovation
The Timeless Timber Wall at One Haworth Center
The Why Behind One Haworth Center
Why Daylight and Views Matter