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Occupier Perceptions Of Green Workplace Environment: The Australian Experience, Hikari Kato, Linda Too, Ann Rask Jul 2010

Occupier Perceptions Of Green Workplace Environment: The Australian Experience, Hikari Kato, Linda Too, Ann Rask

Linda Too

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the perceptions by occupiers of green workplace environments. It examines how occupiers (both management and employees) perceive and evaluate the role of green workplace environments, and subsequently assesses the effectiveness of a green workplace environment. Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies on a data set derived from a survey of 128 respondents who have occupied Green Building Council Australia's Green Star-rated offices and buildings for more than 12 months. Findings – The findings suggest that green workplace offers greater psychological benefits (taking pride of the workplace environment) to occupiers …


Accommodating "Accelerating" Time: The Use Of Timescapes In Corporate Real Estate Strategies, Linda Too, Michael Harvey Jul 2010

Accommodating "Accelerating" Time: The Use Of Timescapes In Corporate Real Estate Strategies, Linda Too, Michael Harvey

Linda Too

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of timescape and examine its impact on corporate real estate strategy, i.e. the people, process, space and technology elements of strategy.

Design/methodology/approach: This paper utilises a qualitative approach to analyse secondary data in order to develop a conceptual framework of timescape for corporate real estate strategies.

Findings: Time is an integral part of strategic corporate real estate management. There are seven key elements that make up the timescape for corporate real estate strategies.

Research limitations/implications: This is a conceptual paper and future empirical research should be conducted to validate …