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358. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be

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Do Open Offices Facilitate Face-to-Face Communication?

Sociologists have suggested for a long time that propinquity breeds interaction. An open office is designed to facilitate more face-to-face communication. So, does it work? That was the central question of Bernstein and Turbine study.

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