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Mon Jul 5

Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood: we've measured the effects

Written by: Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University

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If you’ve ever felt your noisy open-plan office makes you cranky and sends your heart racing, our new research shows you aren’t imagining it.

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