...Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed; Christopher Amoah Purpose Public cemeteries in Ghana, particularly in Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi, face numerous challenges due to rapid urbanisation, neglect, inadequate maintenance and the lack of involvement of professional facilities managers, which contributes...

...Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed; Christopher Amoah Purpose In Africa, Facilities Management ( FM ) remains underdeveloped, hindered by conventional practices, weak technological adoption and resistance to change. This study highlights the need for a paradigm shift towards technology-driven FM strategies...

...Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed; William Mark Adolwine (ESQ.); Iddrisu Danlard Purpose To analyze the challenges and intricacies involved in managing the physical and administrative aspects of central mosques, with a specific focus on the Kumasi Central Mosque in Ghana. Through this case study, the paper...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Licensed re-use rights only Public sector Public policy Survey Facility management Local government Management Public facilities not only provide for how and where many public services...

.... Private approaches with government-enabling environments have been proved a successful platform for urban services such as housing provision and telecommunication in developing cities. Still private solid waste management (PSWM) seems different in Nigeria. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate...

...Ingrid Svensson; Martin Löwstedt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how a multitude of demands and challenges faced by public facilities management organizations’ (PFMOs) particularly in relation to a large building stock in need of measures’ are acted upon and negotiated in practice...

... Licensed re-use rights only Optimization Management Simulation Network design Maintenance Performance analysis Different parts of a manufacturing organization divided into two general categories; the first one is the manufacturing sector of the organization that plays the role of product...

...Joseph Lai; P.L. Yuen Purpose This paper aims to report on a study that aims to establish a list of systematically classified key performance indicators (KPIs) that are useful for hospital facilities management (FM). Design/methodology/approach A review of literature was conducted to identify...

...Ulrika Uotila; Arto Saari; Juha-Matti Junnonen Purpose This study aims to present property management challenges that municipalities have encountered regarding a public building with noted building-related symptoms. The study goes on to provide reasons for the failure of attempts to manage...

...Wadu Mesthrige Jayantha; Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin Purpose Office workspace is more than a place but one of the essential resources in business organizations. In recent years, research in office workspace management has become an increasingly important scholarly focus. However, there is a dearth...

...Mustapha Munir; Arto Kiviniemi; Stephen Finnegan; Stephen W. Jones Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the processes, tools and techniques of strategic asset information management (AIM) for built assets, and how the asset information content enhances the proficiency of asset...

... to report construction managers’ perspectives on the uptake of mobile apps in the New Zealand construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Exploratory research methods were used in two stages. First stage involved interviews with 14 construction managers who were registered with the New Zealand...

...Arnt O. Hopland; Sturla Kvamsdal Purpose This paper aims to investigate which concerns are most important for local government facility managers in Norway. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyze a survey dataset covering about two-thirds of all Norwegian local governments and 80 per...

... representatives, six decision makers and thirteen management representatives, all from Swedish commercial real estate sector. Findings The study concludes that, regardless of organisational setting, the industry has a plan regarding handling information. The decision makers have all secured themselves access...

... of the studied issue, as there at present does not exist a solid understanding of in-house cleaning services in local authorities. Previous studies provide little detailed information regarding the internal environment of facility management (FM) organisations, in particular with regard to FM organisations...

...Edoghogho Ogbeifun; Charles Mbohwa; Jan-Harm C. Pretorius Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the role of effective communication and the use of customer-friendly periodic report as tools for managing cordial relationship between facilities management (FM) operatives...

...Kirsten Ramskov Galamba; Susanne Balslev Nielsen Purpose Public facilities management (FM) is in the unique position of aligning building projects and FM with the policies of sustainable development at societal level. However, sustainable facilities management (SFM) is an emergent profession...

...Dr Antje Junghans; Kaisa Airo; Suvi Nenonen Purpose – The purpose of this article is to review the use of linguistic methods such as narrative and discourse analysis in workplace management research. Design/methodology/approach – Ten journals are reviewed in a time period of six years...

... and explores organisational strategies for managing the transition of knowledge through the generations. The factors of team working, mentoring and the design of the physical and virtual workplace are considered. Design/methodology/approach The paper is an examination of the workplace using a literature...

... community versus own responsibility, believing in a hidden agenda of management, and distancing oneself. Conforming discourses include social community versus individual opinion, including oneself, and trusting the professionals. Additionally it was found that employees tend to be ambiguous...