Fact · Dictation
The authors write that it seems accepted that speech noise in open-plan offices is the main source of discomfort for employees.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“It seems now accepted that speech noise in open plan offices is the main source of discomfort for employees.”
Irrelevant speech effect in open plan offices: A laboratory study, Krist Kostallari et al., arXiv (eess.AS), preprint, 2019, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The first sentence of the paper, which frames the study as following earlier work on Hongisto's model linking performance and STI.
- What it does not show
- A statement of accepted opinion from the authors, not a measured share. It shows the research context rather than a number.