The effect of live plants and window views of green spaces on employee perceptions of job satisfaction

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Dravigne, Andrea ^a   Waliczek, Tina Marie ^b   Lineberger, R D ^c   Zajicek, J M ^c  

^a Technology Center   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental perception; Green space; Horticultural therapy; Job satisfaction survey; Office environments; People plant interactions; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION; GENDER DIFFERENCES; GREEN SPACES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; PEOPLE PLANT INTERACTIONS; VARIANCE COMPARISONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 38049177829     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.1.183     Document Type: Article

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