Once a management fad takes hold, however, it can take years and even decades for reality to intrude itself. Thus, despite mountains of research showing that open-plan offices were productivity ...

An open floor plan has long been considered a design choice that promotes collaboration and communication among teammates in an office environment. However, that’s not the case for every team. In fact ...

While open-plan offices save corporations a lot of money, they wreak havoc on your ability to focus, especially when you are working with a difficult person. They can even impact your health - ...

This post originally appeared on The Conversation. Open plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers. But an innovative new study has found ...

It need hardly be said that these fads were and are (at best) a waste of time and (at worst) a set of expensive distractions. But open plan offices are worse. Much worse. Why? Because they decrease ...