{"id":674415,"date":"2020-07-11T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&#038;p=674415"},"modified":"2023-02-13T11:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:33:27","slug":"seating-preference-analysis-for-hybrid-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"msr-research-item","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/seating-preference-analysis-for-hybrid-workplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Seating preference analysis for hybrid workplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Due to the increasing nature of flexible work and the recent requirements from COVID-19 restrictions, workplaces are becoming more hybrid (i.e. allowing workers to work between traditional office spaces and elsewhere including from home). Since workplaces are different in design, layout and available facilities, many workers find it difficult to adjust accordingly. Eventually, this impacts negatively towards work productivity and other related parameters including concentration, stress, and mood while at work. One of the key factors that causes this negative work experience is directly linked to the available seating arrangements. In this paper, we conduct an analysis to understand various seating preferences of 37 workers with varying demographics, using the data collected pre-COVID-19, and analyse the findings in the context of hybrid workplace settings. We also discuss a list of implications illustrating how our findings can be adapted across wider hybrid work settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Keywords<\/h3>\n<p>Hybrid workplace, seating preference, work from home, work productivity<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NFW'20 - PaperID 33: Seating preference analysis for hybrid workplaces\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/38jNnhLUHeg?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR\/S<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mohammad Saiedur Rahaman<\/strong><br \/>\nRMIT University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:saiedur.rahaman@rmit.edu.au\">saiedur.rahaman@rmit.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mohammad Saiedur Rahaman received his PhD. degree from School of Science (Computer Science & IT), RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Currently, he is with the same school at RMIT University. Dr. Rahaman served as a co-chair of IEEE PerAwareCity 2020 and TPC member of PerCom Industry Track 2020. His current research interests include IoT, machine learning, spatio-temporal pattern mining, and context recognition in pervasive environments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaw Kudo<\/strong><br \/>\nArup<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:shaw.kudo@arup.com\">shaw.kudo@arup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Rawling<\/strong><br \/>\nArup<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tim.rawling@arup.com\">tim.rawling@arup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yongli Ren<\/strong><br \/>\nRMIT University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:yongli.ren@rmit.edu.au\">yongli.ren@rmit.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flora D. Salim<\/strong><br \/>\nRMIT University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:flora.salim@rmit.edu.au\">flora.salim@rmit.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><em>New Future of Work 2020, August 3\u20135, 2020<\/em><br \/>\n\u00a9 2020 Copyright held by the owner\/author(s).<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABSTRACT Due to the increasing nature of flexible work and the recent requirements from COVID-19 restrictions, workplaces are becoming more hybrid (i.e. allowing workers to work between traditional office spaces and elsewhere including from home). Since workplaces are different in design, layout and available facilities, many workers find it difficult to adjust accordingly. 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