Businesses large and【C1】______,now realize that physical work space influences employee be

haviour.【C2】______, businesses are redesigning their buildings and offices with the intent of offering their employees better working environment. As firms 【C3】______ their offices, they focus on three main factors that have a strong impact【C4】______ employee behaviour: how much space employees have, how the space is arranged, and how much【C5】______ employees have.

Historically, the amount of space an employee had was【C6】______ related to his or her position. The higher an individual was in an organization,【C7】______ the office he or she typically got. That,【C8】______, no longer seems to be true. As organizations seek to develop more equality, the trends have been toward reducing space【C9】______ to specific employees, and making more space【C10】______ for groups or teams to meet in.

According to recent【C11】______, the amount of personal office space organizations give to administrative employees has【C12】______by 25 to 50 percent over the past decade. This change is【C13】______ in part to economies. Space costs money【C14】______ reducing space cuts costs. But a lot of this reduction can be【C15】______ to changes in the organizations. As jobs have been redesigned and traditional hierarchies(等级制度)replaced【C16】______ teamwork, the need for large offices has lessened. Today, an increasing number of organizations are changing closed offices to cubicles (小隔间) which are【C17】______ in size.

Research has shown that people are more likely to【C18】______ with those individuals who are physically close to them. Employees' work location,【C19】______, are likely to influence the information【C20】______ they are exposed.

【C1】

A．modern

B．advanced

C．small

D．beneficial