Effects of nine monochromatic office interior colors on clerical tasks and worker mood

Color Research and Application

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 448-458

  Kwallek, N ^a   Lewis, C M ^a   Lin Hsiao, J W D ^a   Woodson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Colors by gender; Mood; Office workers; Performance; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA REDUCTION; INTERIORS (BUILDING); OFFICE BUILDINGS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

COLOR PREFERENCE; INTERIOR OFFICE COLORS; OFFICE WORKERS; WORKER MOOD;

COLOR;

EID: 0030393465     PISSN: 03612317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6378(199612)21:6<448::AID-COL7>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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