Open-office plans kill employee communication

Too much information, too many distractions and too many people walking around actually reduces productive interactions, according to a new study.

By Leonid Bershidsky | July 09, 2018 at 10:50 AM

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Information overload

Just stay home?

Leonid Bershidsky is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering European politics and business. He was the founding editor of the Russian business daily Vedomosti and founded the opinion website Slon.ru. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.

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