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	July 11, 2006 Untethering Information Workers: Rethinking Workplace Location And Layout by Erica Driver with Connie Moore, Eric Kim	Average: 10  (3 ratings)

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Executive Summary

Organizations interested in developing a collaborative culture must look beyond people, process, and technology to include social context — a vitally important element when designing the physical work environment. Physical work environments and workplace flexibility affect not only individual and organizational productivity but also a worker's ability to collaborate, share ideas, and innovate; the organization's ability to attract and retain desired employees; and management's ability to control real estate and facilities management costs. Physical workplace planning overlaps with and should drive many other areas of planning, such as Information Workplace strategy, telework policy, business continuity/disaster preparedness, employee recruiting and retention, and outsourcing and globalization strategy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• IT Decision-Makers Are Thinking About Physical Work Environments
• Information Workers Are Moving Out
• Not Everyone Can Telework, So Space Must Accommodate People

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