Seven organizations from four countries currently 
sponsor the research conducted by the 
International Workplace Studies Program.

They are...

Canada	Public Works and Government Services Canada
	Public Works and Government Services Canada is a common service agency to the federal government. It employs over 16,000 people, and delivers services and programs through offices across Canada, and in the United States and Europe. The Real Property Services Branch provides productive working environments for public servants on behalf of the government of Canada. It manages a diverse portfolio of office space and other general purpose property. It provides professional and technical services to federal departments and agencies for the acquisition, management, operation, maintenance, construction and disposal of real property. It is the custodian for $6.8 billion worth of federal real property holdings. It houses 160,000 public servants in 2,500 locations in Canada.
Germany	Deutsche Bank, A.G.
	Deutsche Bank is one of the leading international financial service providers. With more than 98,000 employees, the bank serves more than 12 million customers in more than 70 countries worldwide; almost 50% of the bank's staff work outside Germany. Deutsche Bank's home market is Europe. As a multi-specialist bank, they offer customers a broad range of modern banking services, ranging from account-keeping as well as management. Deutsche Bank offers clients the full range of an international corporate and investment bank - from payments processing and corporate finance to support with IPOs and M&A advisory. In addition to that, the bank has a leading position in international foreign exchange, fixed-income and equities trading.
Japan	Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
	Kokuyo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is one of Japan's top office furniture, office paper products, stationary, and office equipment manufacturers. Established in 1905 as a manufacturer of binders for Japanese-style ledgers, Kokuyo now has over 3,200 employees, with extensive product lineup of more than 130,000 items.
United States	Goldman, Sachs & Co.
	Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking and securities firm, providing a full range of investing, advisory, and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, we are one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. After more than a century as a private partnership, our firm became a public company in 1999. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is headquartered in New York and has 41 offices in 23 countries around the globe. (from the Goldman Sachs website)
	IBM
	At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. (from IBM's website)
	Sordoni Skanska
	A recognized leader in the construction industry, Sordoni Skanska is a client-focused, full-service building construction company operating throughout the United States. From state-of-the-art corporate headquarters, high-end retail stores, university projects and distribution centers to high-tech projects in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and process industries, Sordoni Skanska displays notable variety in the field of building construction. Sordoni Skanska's forward thinking processes and proven project management expertise in progressive and technology intensive areas has enabled them to expand their profile to include construction of data centers, telecom infrastructure as well as transportation projects.
	Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.
	The Toyota Motor Co. Ltd was first established in 1937 as a spin-off from Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, one of the world's leading manufacturers of weaving machinery. The Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was then headed by Japan's "King of Inventors" Sakichi Toyoda. The patent rights to one of his machines had been sold to Platt Brothers (UK) and provided the seed-money for the development and test-building of Toyota's first automobiles.