...Jori Reijula; Virpi Ruohomäki Purpose This study assessed employees’ perceptions of their hospital work environment, its quality and functionality, as well as their satisfaction and well-being both before and after relocation within the hospital campus. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Mirte Horrevorts; Johan Van Ophem; Paul Terpstra Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the cleanliness of a work environment has influence on the productivity of employees working in office environments of non-profit organizations in The Netherlands. Design/methodology...

... the role of public facilities managers and examines how an empowerment process can help FM employees develop collective competences for SFM. The methodologies used are literature review, and a 3–year-long action research process in the Danish local authority, Albertslund, which is internationally...

...Peggie Rothe; Anna-Liisa Sarasoja; Christopher Heywood Purpose – This paper aims to examine short-distance firm relocations, the most frequent form of relocation, to better understand how employees as individuals experience those relocations. Design/methodology/approach – This study...

... in facilities management, where flexibility has always assumed an unchallenged position in relation to buildings and people. Concludes that this research area presents many pragmatic design and operational questions for facilities managers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Workplace Employees...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Building materials Air conditioning Employees Health and safety Indoor air quality monitoring advance Keywords: Building materials, Air conditioning, Employees, Health and safety Sick building syndrome and the possible effect...

...David J.F. Cowles Legionnaires disease, and the legionella risk assessment process explained Keywords: Health and safety, Employees However, probably the two most important/useful documents are: Legionnaires disease is an illness characterised principally by pneumonia...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Health and safety Accidents Employees HSE wins funding for central incident reporting scheme Keywords: Health and safety,Accidents, Employees The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today been awarded £448,000 to set up a centralised...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Employees Fitness Fitness-in-company Keywords: Employees, Fitness Launched at the recent FMExpo99 is new Fitness-in-Company, a unique and cost-effective initiative to improve the fitness and performance of employees in the workplace...

... they serve. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Space planning Flexible working Employees Facilities management Work organization Human resource planning Rampant advances in technology systems previously thought of as being purely the domain of business will be available and accepted...

... Keywords Fitness, Employees Launched at the recent FMExpo99 was the new Fitness-in-Company, a unique and cost-effective initiative to improve the fitness and performance of employees in the workplace. Minimal space, low capital outlay and low operational costs are key benefits...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Charities Children Employees Johnson controls makes a promise to children Keywords: Charities, Children, Employees Johnson Controls IFM, one of the UK's largest facilities management companies, has made a pledge to the UK's children...

... Trade unions Employees Contracting out in both the public and private sector has been a dominant theme over the past few years, with few areas in either the private sector or in local or central government left unaffected in the drive to seek value for money through outsourcing. At the heart...

...Yehuda Baruch Looks at the practical and physical elements which employers and employees need to consider when implementing homeworking. Considers the benefits of homeworking for both employer and employee and discusses the two most important considerations: equipment and space. © MCB UP Limited...

... demands the individual whose abilities secure his success”[ 10 , p. 415].. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Companies Corporate culture Employees Individual behaviour Productivity Technological change During the first decades of this century the fields of economic psychology (by Munsterberg...

... or final project wrap up and is the primary form of communication between co‐workers. Discusses the implications for workplace strategies that involve remote work. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Communications Communication technology Employees Face‐to‐face communications Facilities management...

... sitting behind a virtual desk. Since the real workplace is inside her head anyway, the projected image of the workplace will just be computer‐generated window dressing. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Computer facilities management Employees Facilities management Homeworking Office layout...

... the safety, health, and wellbeing of the workers. In general, the aim in ergonomics is to fit the task to the individual, not the individual to the task. Employees Ergonomics Facilities management Health and safety Illness Productivity Working conditions Work‐related injury © MCB UP...

...: It did not accommodate her because she didn′t go to the company doctor after reporting her injuries. Goodman: Boeing′s doctor misdiagnosed her tendinitis as arthritis without proper job restrictions for her injuries. On 22 August 1992 the employee was awarded US$1.6 million...

...; senior managers see only the cost of solving these problems rather than the danger. Provides a history of noise and vibration legislation; provides a key for a noise reduction programme. Continues to suggest ways to identify noise and vibration exposure. © Company 1994 Employees Health...