Energy-Related Behaviors in Office Buildings: A Qualitative Study on Individual and Organisational Determinants

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-249

  Lo, Siu Hing ^a   Peters, Gjalt Jorn Y ^b   Kok, Gerjo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84857799158     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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