New demographics, new workspace : office design for the changing workforce / / Jeremy Myerson, Jo-Anne Bichard, and Alma Erlich

• Autore: Myerson Jeremy
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, VT, : Gower; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (164 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.2/3
• Soggetto topico: Office layout; Work environment; Design - Human factors; Older people - Employment; Knowledge workers
• Altri autori: BichardJo-Anne ErlichAlma
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part One Reviewing the context; 1 The change we face; 2 The greying workforce; 3 Knowledge workers; 4 Burned-out, bottlenecked and bored; 5 An unholy alliance; 6 Collaborative working; 7 Flexible working; 8 The nature of the challenge; Part Two Rethinking the culture; 9 Towards a welcoming workplace; 10 Open plan has its limits; 11 Fit for purpose?; 12 Trapped inside the box; 13 Ambivalence to ageing; 14 Responding to the challenge; Part Three Redesigning the environment; 15 Plotting your moves; 16 Spaces to concentrate ; 17 Spaces to collaborate18 Spaces to contemplate; 19 Making it happen; 20 New demographics, new workspace; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book alerts top managers on how to design a work environment that supports an ageing workforce to avoid feeling burnt-out, bottle-necked and bored in the knowledge economy.
• Titolo autorizzato: New demographics, new workspace
• ISBN: 1-315-59792-6; 1-317-08857-3; 1-317-08856-5; 1-282-61472-X; 9786612614729; 0-7546-9212-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807094203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II