Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 21 Issue 3

A review of research in activity-based working over the last ten years: lessons for the post-COVID workplace

Samin Marzban, Christhina Candido, Martin Mackey, Lina Engelen, Fan Zhang, Dian Tjondronegoro

The purpose of this paper is to map and describe findings from research conducted in workspaces designed to support activity-based working (ABW) over the past 10 years (2010–2020…

Adoption of cloud computing tools for sustainable construction: a structural equation modelling approach

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Badr Alsolami, Chukwuma Kingsley

The purpose of this paper is to assess the cloud computing (CC) methods and tools towards the achievement of construction project sustainability in Nigeria.

A mathematical model and a simulated annealing algorithm for unequal multi-floor dynamic facility layout problem based on flexible Bay structure with elevator consideration

Kamran Zolfi, Javid Jouzdani

As far as the authors know, no research has already been carried out on the multi-floor dynamic facility layout problem (MF-DFLP) in the continuous form regarding the flexible bay…

Examining corruption prominence in SIDS – the curse and the cure for construction tender practices

Hector Martin, Ashlee Miller, Amrita Milling, Marie Martin

Business-to-government corruption has destroyed many businesses and debilitated numerous countries. The paradox of plenty, or the curse of resources, is exacerbated in emerging…

Obtaining the effects of unobservable firm-specific characteristics on cost stickiness by the one-way error component regression model

Ali Shirzad

This research attempts to obtain the effect of unobservable firm-specific characteristics on selling, general and administrative (SG&A) cost stickiness by using panel data.

To work at home or in the office? Well-being, information flow and relationships between office workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anne Aidla, Eneli Kindsiko, Helen Poltimäe, Laura Hääl

This paper aims to compare employee well-being, information flow and relationships with co-workers and supervisors for people working at home and working in different office types…

New ways of working scale development and psychometric properties: validation in higher education institutions in the GCC countries

Soud Mohammad Almahamid, Alaa Eldin Abdelhamid Ayoub, Luma Fayez Al Salah

This study aims to develop a scale for new ways of working (NWW) in higher education institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The study also intends to…

Implementing energy retrofits in existing hotel buildings using in-house teams: the decision-making process

M.F.F. Fasna, Sachie Gunatilake, Andrew Ross, Anupa Manewa

Among the existing buildings, hotels use as much as 50% of their total expenses on energy and offer significant opportunities for energy efficiency improvement. Yet, comparatively…