...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...

... such adjustments hold for employees exposed to changing environments. The third aim is to examine the extent of employees’ place attachment in old and new environments. This involves isolating aspects of the person‐place transactions which have affected their ability to detach from the old environment...

... on request. © 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 © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Health and safety Employees Legionnaires disease, and the legionella risk assessment process explained Keywords: Health and safety, Employees Legionnaires disease is an illness characterised principally by pneumonia...

... 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 national workplace accident and incident...

... --> 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. Minimal space, low capital outlay and low operational...

... the users of the workspace as well as the processes of its management; and the property industry and their responses to the dynamic needs of those they serve. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Space planning Flexible working Employees Facilities management Work organization Human resource planning...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Fitness Employees Fitness-in-Company^TM 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...

... © 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...

... Employees Individual behaviour Productivity Technological change The intent of this article is not to report in detail the methods and techniques used in the studies of the relationship of the work setting and the employee, but to give a general picture of the trends in the research and the most...

... 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...

...‐related injuries, improve productivity, and improve the quality of life of the workers. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Employees Ergonomics Facilities management Health and safety Illness Productivity Working conditions Work‐related injury Ergonomics is defined as the design...

... this evolution will have on facility management and design professionals. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Computer facilities management Employees Facilities management Homeworking Office layout Organizational change Technological change Working hours As facility designers and managers we often...

... in Workers′ Compensation claims and costs; and an increase in worker productivity. a. Each employer: 1 shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees...

... the difference between service illuminance and maintained illuminance?” and “what is LG3, how vulnerable is the employer if staff complain about the VDU lighting, and it doesn′t comply?”, etc. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Design Employees Ergonomics Health and safety Legislation Lighting Offices...