Home vs office: Does workspace design influence where academics conduct their research?
研究了工作空间设计如何影响意大利学者选择在大学或在家进行研究，发现不同学科对空间需求不同，且工作地点选择影响科研产出。
This study investigates whether and how the spatial design of the workspace influences academics' choices to work at the university or from home (WFH) for their research activities. Following the organizational space literature, we conceptualize spaces for research work through four building blocks of spatial design ( i.e. , physical structure, perceived workplace arrangements, distance, and spatial scale). We analyze how these four building blocks influence academics' daily work organization between home and office, and whether this influence varies across disciplines. The empirical part of the study relies on a unique dataset combining primary and secondary data on Italian academics across all disciplines. The findings emphasize the importance of space design in academic work organization. They also reveal that the influence of spatial design features varies across disciplines. Each discipline has its unique work organization and range of tasks, leading to distinct spatial requirements. Additional analyses show that the decision over where to work influences scientific productivity. The paper contributes to the literature on academic work organization, organizational spaces, and remote working.