Table 6.

Efficiency before and after change. The comparisons between baseline (traditional workspace concept with assigned consultation rooms and workstations) and follow-up (shared workspace concept with non-assigned consultation rooms and activity-based workspaces) are shown (n = 36)

VariablesTraditional concept baselinefacilities as a whole (mean, SD)Shared concept follow-upfacilities as a whole (mean, SD)
Wayfindinga4.18 (0.96)3.71 (1.16) ns
Ease of reaching colleaguesa3.88 (1.12)2.65 (1.41)***
Ease of finding and switching to a more suitable workspaceb1.84 (1.09)2.69 (0.95) **
Time spend walking from space to space (in minutes)c15 (17.86)24 (16.93) ns
Perceived work performance in the facilitiesa4.09 (0.91)2.75 (1.29) ***
Task privacyd4.70 (1.18)4.16 (1.41)*
Note(s):

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001, ns = non-significant, aScale: 1 = Strongly disagree – 5 = Strongly agree, bScale: 1 = Very easy – 5 = Very difficult, cScale: Time in minutes, dScale: 1 = Strongly disagree – 7 = Strongly agree

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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