Table 7.

Effectiveness 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)
The facilities support work tasks that I carry out alone and independentlya3.97 (0.88)2.85 (1.30) ***
The facilities support interaction between individualsa3.26 (1.05)2.59 (1.32) **
The facilities support collaboration between different teams/unitsa3.26 (1.13)2.59 (1.32) **
The facilities support collaboration between One’s own team/unita3.53 (1.10)2.71 (1.33) *
The guidelines for using the facilities support the flow of worka3.97(0.90)3.21 (0.88) ***
Note(s):

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001; ns = non-significant; a Scale: 1 = Strongly disagree – 5 = Strongly agree

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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