| Abstract: | This paper investigates the staying and moving characteristics of office workers in a non-territorial office using an ultra
wide band (UWB) impulse radio sensor network. The differences between office workers’ staying and moving are clarified according
to the individual workstation type that they select. The study determines the characteristics of each type of workstation.
By clarifying office workers’ preference for staying and moving with regard to individual workstation types and office worker
post, the reasons why office workers in different posts tended to select different types of workstations were revealed. Specifically,
leaders tended to select workstations at the “inner meeting corner side” most frequently, as they had a greater need to stay
in other areas. In contrast, ordinary staff needed to visit office workers in other areas less often, and as such, they tended
to select individual workstations at the “middle meeting corner side.” Barring this, they tended to select individual workstations
at the “middle corridor side” or “outer-meeting corner side.” Temporary staff members had little need to visit or stay at
other places so they tended to select individual workstations at the “window side,” which is seldom visited or stayed at by
other office workers and they could be disturbed less often from their solo work. |
