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| 8.3 Types of Office There are two types of office these area) Closed office and b) Open plan office. A closed office is an office where individuals, units or departments are allocated separate office rooms. 344 An open plan office is one in which more than one person, unit or department share the same large office space. In this case, there maybe temporary partitions to create cubicles. Table 8.1: Comparison of Closed and OpenOffice Layout Type of office Advantages Disadvantages Closed i) There is privacy for confidential discussions. ii) The occupant of the office can concentrate because there is very little disturbance from other employees. (iii)There is reduction of noise. i) It is not economical. Large space maybe occupied by one individual. ii) Separate facilities e.g. computers, telephones, etc. may have to be provided for each office. iii) It maybe difficult to supervise staff because they are indifferent offices. iv) It might slowdown the flow of some activities which require constant interaction among employees Open plan i) It is easy to supervise since everybody is in view. ii) It economises space. iii) Exchange of information among staff is easy and this facilitates the flow of work. iv) Certain facilities maybe easily shared e.g. printers v) Lower energy costs. vi) Few communication barriers. vii) Could easily be rearranged. i) Some senior staff do not like the idea of been dumped in the same room with their subordinates. ii) There is no privacy for people who wish to discuss confidential matters. (iii)Noise from movements in and out of the office and office machines might disturb some staff. 8.4 Planning an Office Layout Office layout refers to the way the office is arranged to facilitate the flow of work. Office layout deals with the design and décor of an office. It takes into account all equipment, supplies, accessories and designs an arrangement needed for the proper functioning of the office. The following factors are taken into consideration in planning the layout of an office ab Churn Rate For many organizations, office layouts are subject to frequent changes.The process of change in office layout is known as Churn Rate which is expressed as the percentage of staff moved during the year. b) Download 3.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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