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The Communicative Nature of Space in Organizations

The Communicative Nature of Space in Organizations

Virginia W. Kupritz
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781522517443|ISBN10: 1522517448|EISBN13: 9781522517450
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1744-3.ch003
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Kupritz, Virginia W. "The Communicative Nature of Space in Organizations." Cultural Influences on Architecture, edited by Gülşah Koç, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 58-89. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1744-3.ch003

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Kupritz, V. W. (2017). The Communicative Nature of Space in Organizations. In G. Koç, M. Claes, & B. Christiansen (Eds.), Cultural Influences on Architecture (pp. 58-89). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1744-3.ch003

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Kupritz, Virginia W. "The Communicative Nature of Space in Organizations." In Cultural Influences on Architecture, edited by Gülşah Koç, Marie-Therese Claes, and Bryan Christiansen, 58-89. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1744-3.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter examines the important role of space in communication. Design scholars have long recognized the importance of context, but few have gone further than to acknowledge that space has a communicative dimension. While design research has investigated certain aspects of communication (especially some of the symbolic properties) in organizations, it has not examined the full spectrum of symbolic and physical properties of space that affect interpersonal, group and organizational communication needs. The physical setting communicates messages through its symbolic properties. Just as importantly, it supports or impedes our ability to use visual, auditory, tactile/haptic, and olfactory cues through its physical properties that help convey and interpret messages in social interaction. Design solutions that effectively utilize symbolic and physical properties of space to accommodate interpersonal, group and organizational communication needs support organizational strategies to maximize worker opportunity to perform in today's workplace.

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