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Article: Freud's couch: the psychology of office design. (Small Business Advisor).
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- Utah Business
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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HUMAN BEINGS relate to inanimate objects in symbolic terms. Take a typical office chair, for example. Whether we realize it or not, that chair plays a key role in the company. Sure, the chair serves as the nucleus of where we work, but more than that, it has symbolic significance. It nonverbally reveals the office hierarchy, functions as a motivator, a status symbol and a reflection of how its occupant is valued.
Obviously, other aspects of the office environment have a profound impact on employees. Many aspects of design will affect how employees interact and how well they can do their specific work.
Office design affects us in ways we don't even ...