Hmm, I wonder if that's why clean desk policies are popular (or rather, unpopular but present) in many companies. It does look neater, and it's the only enforc

Hmm, I wonder if that's why clean desk policies are popular (or rather, unpopular but present) in many companies. It does look neater, and it's the only enforceable equilibrium given the variety of approaches people take to tidiness. But I'd never made the connection, that it may be a form of signalling - our company is modern and doesn't need all the gubbins to process paper.