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Recognising the socio-technical opportunity of workplace : An analysis of early responses to COVID-19

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  • Moriarty, Chris

    (Director, Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management, UK)

  • Tucker, Matthew

    (Reader, Liverpool John Moores University, UK)

  • Ellison, Ian

    (Co-founder, 3edges Workplace Ltd, UK)

  • Pinder, James

    (Co-founder, 3edges Workplace Ltd, UK)

  • Wilson, Hannah

    (Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK)

Abstract

COVID-19 has disrupted the ways in which we work, offering an opportunity to rethink our workplaces. Organisations have had to adapt and respond in unprecedented ways to enable continued organisational performance that have come to see many people working from home. Early responses to ‘return-to-work’ have sought to repurpose existing workspace arrangements, but they miss the unique opportunity to reconceive ‘workplace’ more comprehensively, as well as the role the property community has in enabling work. This paper aims to highlight the opportunity of viewing workplace holistically through the lens of socio-technical systems. An examination of the early responses to the pandemic identified a focus on the technical aspects of reoccupying workspaces, but taking from socio-technical systems, this should not be to the detriment of other factors. A more nuanced debate regarding who should return to work and how this will occur is presented, which highlights further a need to move beyond the physical workspace and to reflect on how we can enable ways of working.

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  • Moriarty, Chris & Tucker, Matthew & Ellison, Ian & Pinder, James & Wilson, Hannah, 2020. "Recognising the socio-technical opportunity of workplace : An analysis of early responses to COVID-19," Corporate Real Estate Journal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 10(1), pages 51-62, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:crej00:y:2020:v:10:i:1:p:51-62
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; built environment; facility/facilities management (FM); socio-technical systems; workspace; workplace;
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    JEL classification:

    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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