It certainly would be nice to see things move on from a standard established at a car manufacturer nearly a hundred years ago. However, it's a well-known result

It certainly would be nice to see things move on from a standard established at a car manufacturer nearly a hundred years ago. However, it's a well-known result that almost every study of a change in an office finds an increase in productivity. Essentially, it's believed that any change temporarily increases motivation. (I can't find citations right now, sorry.)