Alternative models for the management of FM services: An empirical investigation

Journal of Corporate Real Estate

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-90

  Ventovuori, Tomi ^a   Lehtonen, Tero ^b  

^a Pöyry Building Services Ltd   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Facilities; Outsourcing; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047138     PISSN: 1463001X     EISSN: 14791048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14630010610679880     Document Type: Article

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