The Social and Spatial Ecology of Work The Case of a Survey Research Organization /

• Main Author: Gorawara-Bhat, Rita. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Plenum Studies in Work and Industry
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Management.; Sociology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Community and Environmental Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.
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The Social and Spatial Ecology of Work is an important contribution to the P- num Studies in Work and Industry. It is a theoretically informed case study, unique in that it takes full measure of the importance of physical space and the built environment for the quality of peopleỚ"s daily work...

Table of Contents:

• Physical Space and Social Organization in Work Settings
• Work Setting at Midwest Survey
• Midwest Survey
• Workspaces at Midwest Survey
• Status, Role, and the Physical Setting at Work
• Workspace, Social Interaction, and Satisfaction
• Toward a Social Psychology of Space Use in Work Settings.