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From: reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,comp.software-eng,comp.edu
Subject: Offices versus Cubicals
Keywords: programmer productivity, experiments, studies
Message-ID: <2058@pdn.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 88 14:05:08 GMT
Organization: Paradyne Corporation,   Largo FL
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       Is anyone aware of any empirical studies or experiments to determine
the impact upon programmer productivity (or any related field) of providing
offices with walls and doors and as opposed to cubicals?


       I have worked in both types of environments and by far I feel that
an office provides the better environment by reducing noise levels from
other people's phones, typing, conversations, etc.....  However, if asked
to gauge the relative value in terms of productivity I would not be able
to come up with a value for an office over a cubical.

Thank You,


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George W. Leach					Paradyne Corporation
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