Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication

This thesis takes a phenomenological approach to the examination of the organizational need for shared office space. Questions are developed in a reflexive narrative that introduces challenges to the assumption that space is a given in organizations. The narrative also uses the process of questionin...

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Main Author: Gobes-Ryan, Sheila
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Published: Scholar Commons 2003
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spelling ndltd-USF-oai-scholarcommons.usf.edu-etd-23712019-10-04T05:26:28Z Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication Gobes-Ryan, Sheila This thesis takes a phenomenological approach to the examination of the organizational need for shared office space. Questions are developed in a reflexive narrative that introduces challenges to the assumption that space is a given in organizations. The narrative also uses the process of questioning this basis assumption to develop a new understanding of the role of space in organizations in supporting the development of common language needed for the creation of organizational knowledge. Key ideas from systems theory, autopoiesis, organizational theory, semiotics, and psychology are utilized as resources developing the ideas. 2003-07-18T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1372 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2371&context=etd default Graduate Theses and Dissertations Scholar Commons Architectural research Strategic planning Real estate management Interior architecture Environmental psychology Human capital Knowledge management American Studies Arts and Humanities
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topic Architectural research
Strategic planning
Real estate management
Interior architecture
Environmental psychology
Human capital
Knowledge management
American Studies
Arts and Humanities
spellingShingle Architectural research
Strategic planning
Real estate management
Interior architecture
Environmental psychology
Human capital
Knowledge management
American Studies
Arts and Humanities
Gobes-Ryan, Sheila
Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
description This thesis takes a phenomenological approach to the examination of the organizational need for shared office space. Questions are developed in a reflexive narrative that introduces challenges to the assumption that space is a given in organizations. The narrative also uses the process of questioning this basis assumption to develop a new understanding of the role of space in organizations in supporting the development of common language needed for the creation of organizational knowledge. Key ideas from systems theory, autopoiesis, organizational theory, semiotics, and psychology are utilized as resources developing the ideas.
author Gobes-Ryan, Sheila
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author_sort Gobes-Ryan, Sheila
title Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
title_short Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
title_full Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
title_fullStr Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
title_full_unstemmed Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication
title_sort organizational office space in the virtual age: the role of shared space in communication
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