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NHS facilities management: a prescription for change
Trevor Payne, David ReesThe role of facilities management in the delivery of effective healthcare is linked to the recent growth of facilities management in the NHS in the UK. Research has shown the…
Achieving best value from information systems: a case study of information systems analysis for a local authority property department
Chris Garbett, Frank BaldwinThis paper is a case study methodology which was developed to investigate the overall information management within a local authority land and buildings department. Areas of…
Management‐by‐variance as a facilities management performance assessment technique (summary only)
John Hinks, Peter McNayThe need to establish key performance indicators for facilities management (FM) is well recognised. However, difficulties in establishing universally‐accepted definitions of the…
The impact of lecture theatre design on learning experience
David Fleming, John StorrThis exploratory research investigates the issues surrounding the impact of lecture facilities on the student learning experience. Given the growing administrative significance of…
Open‐plan measures in the determination of facilities space management
Benedict D. Ilozor, Jacob O. OluwoyePresents findings from research on open‐plan measures in the determination of facilities space management. The aim of the research is to determine the impact of open‐plan measures…
Developing a framework of competencies for facilities management
Eddie Clark, Lynda HinxmanThe facilities management profession has emerged in the latter half of this century in parallel with the technological revolution. A need to establish career and development…
Integration of modern HRM practices across contractor boundaries in FM
Dave Bowers, Fari AkhlaghiThe paper reports an investigation of the premise that modern HRM practices ‐ used to encourage and motivate the workforce of an organisation ‐ can be extended to the peripheral…
An evaluation of programmes for staff motivation in NHS and hotel ancillary staff
Louise SmithThe study was concerned with investigating the most effective means of motivating low waged workers in the UK’s private and public sectors. Levels of job satisfaction, as an…
Multi‐skilling for success
Liz ClarkAttempts to introduce multi‐skilled “hotel services” workers in several NHS trusts have been studied using Scott‐Morgan’s Unwritten Rules of the Game methodology. In‐depth…
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- Dr Joseph Lai
- Dr Sarel Lavy