Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental attitudes?

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-134

  McCunn, Lindsay J ^a   Gifford, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; green building design; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; GREEN BUILDING DESIGN; GREEN DESIGNS; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; PHYSICAL ASPECTS; SATISFACTION;

JOB SATISFACTION;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 84862099175     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2012.667939     Document Type: Review

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