Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Switching behaviour in activity-based working environments : an exploration of the reasons and influencing factors
Authors: Häne, Eunji
Windlinger, Lukas
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072
Published in: Journal of Corporate Real Estate
Volume(Issue): 24
Issue: 3
Page(s): 149
Pages to: 172
Issue Date: 5-Oct-2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Emerald
ISSN: 1463-001X
Language: English
Subjects: Workplace management; Activity based working; Switching behaviour; User preference; Person-environment interaction; Voluntary switching; Mandatory switching
Subject (DDC): 331: Labor economics
Abstract: Purpose: A tendency that employees do not frequently switch between different activity settings was reported in previous studies, which are opposed to underlying assumptions of activity-based working (ABW) offices. Although ABW is increasingly becoming a standard office concept, employees’ switching behaviour has not been studied in depth. This study aims to understand employees’ switching behaviour by identifying reasons (not) to switch and various influencing factors of switching behaviour. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey was conducted across Switzerland and Belgium, and 124 respondents participated in the questionnaire. The mismatch model was developed to examine whether the misfit between either activity or preference and work environment leads to switching to another place in the office. Findings: Results show that most of the respondents switch multiple times a day, which runs counter to the previous studies. Furthermore, this study presented clear evidence that mandatory switching frequency is independent of various factors presented in the study, indicating that the distinction between mandatory and voluntary switching is valid. Besides, results identified privacy, acoustics, distraction, proximity to team/colleagues as reasons to switch and as reasons not to switch, place preference/attachment, proximity to the team were determined. Originality/value: This study contributed to better understanding switching behaviour by defining, distinguishing switching behaviour, identifying reasons (not) to switch and influencing factors of switching frequency. In addition, this study compared the misfit between activity and environment and the misfit between preference and environment as push factors leading to switching behaviour. These findings can provide more knowledge of switching behaviour to workplace or facility management practitioners.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23278
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit: Institute of Facility Management (IFM)
Appears in collections:Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Häne, E., & Windlinger, L. (2021). Switching behaviour in activity-based working environments : an exploration of the reasons and influencing factors. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 24(3), 149–172. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072
Häne, E. and Windlinger, L. (2021) ‘Switching behaviour in activity-based working environments : an exploration of the reasons and influencing factors’, Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 24(3), pp. 149–172. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072.
E. Häne and L. Windlinger, “Switching behaviour in activity-based working environments : an exploration of the reasons and influencing factors,” Journal of Corporate Real Estate, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 149–172, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072.
HÄNE, Eunji und Lukas WINDLINGER, 2021. Switching behaviour in activity-based working environments : an exploration of the reasons and influencing factors. Journal of Corporate Real Estate. 5 Oktober 2021. Bd. 24, Nr. 3, S. 149–172. DOI 10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072
Häne, Eunji, and Lukas Windlinger. 2021. “Switching Behaviour in Activity-Based Working Environments : An Exploration of the Reasons and Influencing Factors.” Journal of Corporate Real Estate 24 (3): 149–72. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072.
Häne, Eunji, and Lukas Windlinger. “Switching Behaviour in Activity-Based Working Environments : An Exploration of the Reasons and Influencing Factors.” Journal of Corporate Real Estate, vol. 24, no. 3, Oct. 2021, pp. 149–72, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0072.


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