Facilities: Volume 32 Issue 13/14

Managing the workplace in a globalized world: The role of national culture in workplace management

Evelien B. Plijter, Theo J.M. van der Voordt, Roberto Rocco

– The purpose of this study is to provide a better insight into the role of national cultures on the management and design of workplaces of multinationals in different countries.

Evaluation of factors and approaches affecting emergency department space planning

Federica Pascale, Nabil Achour, Andrew D.F. Price, Francesco Polverino

This paper aims to evaluate emergency department (ED) design space planning approaches and draw lessons for developing more resilient and integrated ED guidelines. Two key…

The changing nature of workplace culture

Raymond J. Cole, Amy Oliver, Aiste Blaviesciunaite

The purpose of this paper is to determine how the unprecedented developments in information and communications technologies now permit a variety of forms of remote working and the…

Does project culture matter? A comparative study of two major hospital projects

Jian Zuo, George Zillante, Zhen-Yu Zhao, Bo Xia

This research aims to investigate the impacts of project culture on the performance of construction projects. Cultural issues in the construction industry have attracted growing…

Boosting facility managers’ personal and work outcomes through job design

Florence Yean Yng Ling, Weiyan Toh

This study aims to identify the job characteristics that would boost the personal and work outcomes (e.g. job satisfaction, internal motivation and output quality) of facility…

Facilitating change in primary education: the role of existing school facilities in ICT initiatives

Paula Cardellino, Roine Leiringer

The aim of this paper is to illuminate the impact that the implementation of the Plan Ceibal imposes on the existing school infrastructure and how the use and upkeep of available…

Reflecting on future research concerning the added value of FM

Per Anker Jensen, Theo J.M. van der Voordt, Christian Coenen, Anna-Liisa Sarasoja

This paper aims to summarize recent research findings and reflections on The Added Value of Facilities Management (FM) and to outline perspectives for future research and…

Editorial

Joseph Lai