Network connectivity and office occupiers' space decision: The case of Suntec City

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-238

  Sing, Tien Foo ^a   Ooi, Joseph T L ^a   Wong, Ah Long ^b   Lum, Patrick K K ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Pacific Star Investment and Development Private Limited   (Singapore)

^c Suntec City Development Limited   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Office buildings; Office layout; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646884782     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780610659937     Document Type: Article

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