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Abstract
Previous research showed that increased communication among different
research groups in the same organization leads to better research
performance.
This research argues that the layout of the architectural plan is instrumental
in promoting or hindering social interaction among inhabitants of a research
cen tre which has an effect on the progress of science. It also argues that the
presence or absence of meeting facilities like cafes, meeting rooms and break
out spaces aid or hinder social interaction respectively. Managerial decisions
also playa sensitive role in the process.
It is argued that symmetrical parts of plans that are not properly linked
dramatically reduce mean integration and thus communication among users
of the floor plan and consequently hinder the process of interaction and thus
have a negative effect on the progress of science in research centres. On the
other hand properly linked mirrored plans can improve mean integration and
consequently communication in the whole plan and thus the progress of
science in research centres .