Work week productivity, visual complexity, and individual environmental sensitivity in three offices of different color interiors

Color Research and Application

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-143

  Kwallek, Nancy ^a   Soon, Kokyung ^a   Lewis, Carol M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental sensitivity; Interior design; Office interior; Office workers; Productivity; Task accuracy; Task performance; Visual complexity; Work week

Indexed keywords

COLOR VISION; INTERIORS (BUILDING); OFFICE BUILDINGS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL COMPLEXITY;

COLOR;

EID: 33847693466     PISSN: 03612317     EISSN: 15206378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/col.20298     Document Type: Article

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