ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2026
Making sense of activity-based workplaces: perspectives from staff in a municipal setting.
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- How Swedish healthcare workers managed the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic: sensemaking across organisational, interpersonal and individual levels.BMC health services research · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study explores how leaders and employees make sense of working conditions in a recently introduced activity-based workplace (ABW) in a municipal setting in Sweden. The analysis draws on Weick (1995) concept of sensemaking.
methodsTranscripts from focus group interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis to examine how different staff groups experienced the transition from traditional cellular offices to ABW, and how these experiences framed their sense-making of ABW within the organisational context.
resultsThe analysis shows that ABW create working conditions marked by both increased interaction and persistent challenges related to privacy, confidentiality, noise, leadership, and ergonomics. Sensemaking was structured around five themes: Contrasting; Rationality; Collective process; Working from home; and Focusing on the ideal.
conclusionSensemaking of ABW is closely tied to how well concrete working conditions support core work tasks. Acceptance of ABW depends less on the concept itself and more on its ability to accommodate sector-specific demands, particularly confidentiality and focused work. The findings underscore the importance of aligning ABW design and implementation with everyday work practices in the public sector.
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