Difference in satisfaction with office environment among employees in different office types

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-257

  Bodin Danielsson, Christina ^a   Bodin, Lennart ^b  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; DIFFERENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GENDER; IDEOLOGY; JOB SEARCH; NOISE; OFFICE LOCATION; OPEN SPACE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLICY ANALYSIS; PRIVATE SECTOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70449113082     PISSN: 07380895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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