Impact of management attitudes on perceived thermal comfort

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages 43-45

  Derksen, Tamara ^a   Franchimon, Francesco ^a   van Bronswijk, Johanna E M H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Office environment survey; Overcommitment; Privacy; Stress

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

AIR QUALITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BENELUX; EINDHOVEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH BRABANT; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42549106851     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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