User perceptions in workplace productivity and strategic FM delivery

Facilities

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 196-212

  Tucker, Matthew ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Employee productivity; Individual perception; Job satisfaction; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649093754     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770810864989     Document Type: Article

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