Working in Multi-locational Office --- How Do Collaborative Working Environments Support?

  • Authors:

  • Matti Vartiainen

  • Affiliations:

  • Work Psychology and Leadership, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, TKK, Finland FIN-02015

  • Venue:
  • HCD 09 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Centered Design: Held as Part of HCI International 2009
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Multi-locational, distributed and mobile work has increased much during last years enabled by wireless connections, mobile devices and internet. This development provides possibilities to arrange work in new ways by using physical, virtual and social spaces in creative manners. There are, however, some hindrances in these very same environments that prevent achieving all of potential benefits as shown in this study. The analysis of the first phase of a developmental process shows that political decisions, organizational culture issues, costs and availability of technologies, and missing competences may slow down the implementation of the `Multi-ocational Office Model'.