ABSTRACT
The need for territory and behaviors associated with privacy, status and control
are basic to people’s psychological comfort at work. But is territoriality related
to productivity, and if so in what ways? How important is psychological
comfort? If territorial problems generate insecurity and anxiety, do these in
turn undermine job performance? Can the costs of inferior job performance
be assessed? How does the work environment influence psychological
comfort and job performance? In finding answers to these questions, work-
space decisions can be based on a better understanding of the complex
relationship between occupant and workspace.
