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Emerald Article: Factors affecting the development of flexible workplace facilities Mohammad A. Hassanain

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To cite this document: Mohammad A. Hassanain, (2006),"Factors affecting the development of flexible workplace facilities", Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. 8 Iss: 4 pp. 213 - 220 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14630010610714880 Downloaded on: 24-11-2012 References: This document contains references to 16 other documents To copy this document: [e-mail] This document has been downloaded 1370 times since 2006. *

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