LÄHITYÖ, ETÄTYÖ VAI MONIPAIKKATYÖ? TYÖTILASUUNNITTELU VUOROVAIKUTUKSEN NÄKÖKULMASTA Hannu Heiskari, Tarja Vanhanarkaus ja Elina Özek
The corona pandemic of 2020 forced companies to close their offices and knowledge workers globally started to work from home. It is anticipated that remote work will continue even after the pandemic and workers will not return to the office full time. The aim of this study was to investigate what would be the best workspace solution in such situation from communication perspective and how to maximise the efficiency of workstations in the office space when all employees might potentially not be present simultaneously. The research was conducted as a case study in an educational organisation. The data for the research was collected using quantitative methods during summer 2021 with a Webropol questionnaire. The answers to the survey were compiled from employees of the case organisation (129). The results of the study stated that even though majority of the employees wished to keep on working remotely, many of them considered a personal workstation in the office important from communication perspective. The research revealed that employees from different part of the organisation had varying opinions for the needs of their working space, and further research is required before making any definite changes in the organisation’s work areas.
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