Rod Carr, University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor, has endorsed the idea of office-sharing, or even desk-sharing, for staff within universities in an effort to increase staff-student interaction and reduce the intimidation factor of dark corridors with closed office doors. The move comes as a number of universities, including Auckland University, have been criticised by students who say they are being forced into sharing their offices with colleagues from other institutions. decrease efficiency and create issues of privacy and confidentiality, it is a sign of the growing momentum behind then shared workspace trend.
Rod Carr, University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor, has endorsed the idea of office-sharing, or even desk-sharing, for staff within universities in an effort to increase staff-student interaction and reduce the intimidation factor of dark corridors with closed office doors. While there are concerns that, if implemented, open-plan offices would create a fragmented workforce, decrease efficiency and create issues of privacy and confidentiality, it is a sign of the growing momentum behind then shared workspace trend.