The Decentred Firm and the Adoption of Sustainable Office Space in Sydney, Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-410

  Boyle, Thomas ^a   McGuirk, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; decentred firm; Green Star, Sydney; professional services firm; Sustainable office space

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC THEORY; FIRM SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84871110573     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2012.731304     Document Type: Article

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