The impact of office comfort on productivity

Journal of Facilities Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Haynes, Barry P ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Office management; Productivity rate; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856148440     PISSN: 14725967     EISSN: 17410983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14725960810847459     Document Type: Review

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