TY - BOOK AU - Stegmeier,Diane TI - Innovations in office design: the critical influence approach to effective work environments SN - 9780471730415 (cloth) AV - HF5547.2 .F745 2008 U1 - 658.2/3 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Hoboken PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Office layout KW - Work environment KW - Office decoration N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; An interdisciplinary approach -- The critical influence system -- Creativity, innovation, and the innovation-friendly workplace -- Under the influence -- Case studies : collaborative workplaces that work -- Collaborative workplace principles -- Collaborative principle index -- Critical influence design model -- Applying the model N2 - "This definitive book on innovations in interior office design offers vital lessons for architects, interior designers, facility managers, and corporate real estate and business professionals. Written by an expert on workplace design, the text reveals findings from more than ten years of research of 140 organizations in twenty-four industries on how the workplace environment can be optimized to improve productivity, thus better supporting organizational goals." "Based on her acclaimed research on fifteen Critical Influences on behavior in the workplace, Stegmeier's practical approach to helping clients manage change is defined as the "practice of strategically guiding organizational transformation while maintaining human psychological stability and minimizing business process disruption.""--BOOK JACKET UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007022260.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007022260-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2007022260-b.html ER -