From What to Do About Personnel Problems and HRnext

If your organisation uses a cubicle environment, you probably get complaints about the noisy and uncivilized habits of coworkers, the general lack of privacy, or some perceived loss of status.

Welcome to the open office, or the cubiclization of America. It's a phenomenon that shows no signs of abating soon.

Proponents of cubicles cite their many advantages: lower costs, greater flexibility, and improved networking and productivity. Yet there are also disadvantages, and as a HR manager you've probably heard most of them.

15 cubicle tips
The staff of What to Do About Personnel Problems recently moved to a facility where, with only a handful of exceptions, private offices ceased to exist. Here are some suggestions from Bob Brady, the publication's editor in chief. He suggests that HR managers lobby to have the management-level suggestions implemented, and share the rest with your workers as a way to defuse potential problems and improve morale.