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Key Research=> Wells
Office clutter or meaningful personal displays=> the role of office personalisation in employee + organisational well being

A

Office workers in 20 small businesses in California

  1. ) Do Men + Women personalise workspaces differently
  2. ) Is personalisation of workspaces associated with employee well being
  3. ) Is personalisation more important to Women’s well being compared to men’s
  4. ) Is the personalisation polity that the company takes associated with he well being of the organisation as a whole

Method
Surveys were given out to workers measured=>
-Workplace personalisation, satisfaction with physical work env, job satisfaction, well being. employee perceptions of organised well-being, personality traits, personal demographic information

Case studies=>

  • Tape recorded structured interviews=> open ended questions
  • Followed with examination of their workspace using observation checklist

Results=>

  1. ) Women personalised workspaces more than Men (had more items.) Women= symbols of family/friends/pets. Men= symbols of achievements
  2. ) Personalisation significantly associated with satisfaction of work environment=> associated with job satisfaction
  3. ) Personalisation not siugnifancly more important to well being of women that it was to men. But interview suggests it could be “Wouldn’t work” for a company that prohibited workspace personalisation
  4. ) Companies that are more lenient to personalisation polices reported more positive organisation climate, more positive social climate
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Smith=> territorial behaviour on beaches

A

Whether there are cultural differences in how people mark territory on a beach
-West Germany, France + America
Short interviews to get data about=>
-Nationality
-Size of group
Measured=> size, width of space + any territorial markers

  • West Germany= very large territories
  • 5th of West Germany=> put up signs saying reserved
  • Males claimed more territory than Females
  • French=> people had no concept about territory
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Hall=> zones of personal space

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1.) Intimate distance 
Intimate contacts 
2.) Personal distance 
Close friends + everyday interactions 
3.) Social distance 
Impersonal + business 
4.) Public distance
Individual + public 

The zone that might be used=> depend on factors= nature of relationship + activity engaged in

4
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Middlemist=> personal space invasions in urinals

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Investigate if personal space invasion can lead to biological response on the body

  • Mens toilet=> American university
  • 3 urinals + forced to use left
  • Next to participant= close distance
  • 1 away= moderate
  • No one= control

Observer in toilet stall with stopwatch + periscope (vital data)

  • How long it took before urinated
  • How long they urinated for

Results= closer distances= increased delay + decreased duration

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Sommer + Ross=> seating arrangements

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  • If a person sits opposite you= response negatively
  • If they sit opposite slightly to 1 side=> less threatened= can have eyes clancy + more likely to have social contact

How a hospital in Canada has a depressed and isolating feeling

  • Chars= against walls= no social contact
  • Re-arranging chairs into smaller circular groups (sociopetal) made patients interact more