Search for dissertations about: "OFFICE SPACE"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words OFFICE SPACE.

  2. 1. Making Place for Space : a History of 'Space Town' Kiruna 1943-2000

    Author : Fredrick Backman; Erland Mårald; Jenny Eklöf; Sven Widmalm; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history of science; history of technology; space physics; space science; space technology; geophysics; cultural geography; place-making; regional identity; Kiruna; Sweden; 20th century; History Of Sciences and Ideas; idé- och lärdomshistoria;

    Abstract : Science and technology have a tendency to clump together in places where they spawn other forms of societal activities. Sometimes these places become famous through processes known as place-making, or the social construction of place. READ MORE

  4. 2. Office environment, health and job satisfaction : an explorative study of office design's influence

    Author : Christina Danielsson; Tore J. Larsson; Terry Hartig; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; office employees; physical environment; office-type; architecture; experience; satisfaction; dissatisfaction; health; well-being; job satisfaction; perception; architectural features; functional features; Architecture; Arkitektur; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The present thesis investigates environmental factors impact on office employees. More specifically, it investigates: 1) perception and experience of office environments, 2) satisfaction with office environments, and 3) health status and job satisfaction in connection to office environment. READ MORE

  5. 3. Space in the Space : Designing Sound Environments for the Shared Indoor Workspace

    Author : Martin Ljungdahl Eriksson; Lena Pareto; Davide Rocchesso; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sound Environment Design; 4E Cognition; Research through Design; Design program; Sound Users; Ljudmiljö; utformning; arbetsplats; medarbetare; Work Integrated Learning; Arbetsintegrerat lärande;

    Abstract : The sound environment in shared indoor workspaces emerges through the interplay of physical layout, materials, technology, and social dynamics. These spaces are designed with specific purposes in mind, taking acoustics into account during construction. READ MORE

  6. 4. Empirical studies of property appraiser behaviour and of location value in office rents

    Author : Olof Netzell; Åke Gunnelin; Lennart Berg; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Space Syntax; translog; hedonic model; office space; rent; Stockholm; property appraisal; capitalization rate; appraiser behaviour; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : In the first paper the effect of accessibility upon rent is investigated for office properties located in Downtown Stockholm. Starting from the firm’s cost minimization problem, a translog hedonic model is derived. The results suggest the model has good predictive power in explaining the variation in the log of the rent. READ MORE

  7. 5. A Brave New Workplace: Disclosing the smart and the dark sides of the alternative office spaces

    Author : Claudia Manca; Matti Kaulio; Mercedes Grijalvo; Miguel Palacios; Viviane Sergi; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative workplace; workplace flexibility; new ways of working; activity-based work; collaborative space; tensions; paradoxes; space production; social space; alternativ arbetsplats; flexibilitet på arbetsplatsen; nya arbetssätt; aktivitetsbaserat arbete; samarbetsutrymme; spänningar; paradoxer; skapande av rum; socialt utrymme; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : In recent decades, several knowledge work organizations have introduced alternative workplaces (AWs) that are implemented through flexible and collaborative office models. Their rapid diffusion has been prompted by the deterministic assumption that these may influence workers’ relations and behaviors in the office, in a way that is conducive to greater collaboration and adaptive flexibility. READ MORE