Office

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/office

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary purpose?Facilitation of administrative, managerial, technical, and creative professional activities
2. What is the economic impact?Central to service sector economies, driving innovation, employment, and GDP
3. Why do some offices let people work from home?New technology lets people talk and share files online, so they can do the same work from their own rooms.
4. How do offices help people make new ideas?Offices bring together smart people who can talk, share information, and solve problems together, which helps create new inventions and better ways to do things.

Bureaucracy: A system of government or administration characterized by complex rules and procedures.
Synergy: The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
Digital Transformation: The integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how it operates and delivers value to customers.