Seeking a facilities management philosophy for the changing workplace

Facilities

Volumn 21, Issue , 2003, Pages 95-105

  Cairns, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Complexity; Facilities management; Flexibility; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249188790     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770310476705     Document Type: Article

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