... and delivering services to individual organisations are transferable to the city scale (Bröchner et al., 2019). The core business is often referred to when developing hard and soft services for an organisation, this is how facilities managers develop a strategy to support the core business...

...Ronald Beckers; Theo van der Voordt; Geert Dewulf Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how corporate real estate (CRE) managers of higher education institutions formulate their CRE strategies and CRE operating decisions to align CRE with the corporate strategies of these institutions...

...John D. Gilleard; Kanas S.N. Tam This paper first reviews the drivers to adopt alternative workplace strategies in offices with an emphasis on the need to integrate IT. A case study reviews the problems of converting an existing cellular office plan into an open‐plan layout with raised floor...

... to learn that in the US public ownership of airports is the norm and privately owned facilities are rare. Airports Facilities management Organizations Strategy © MCB UP Limited 2001 Contrary to Advani (1998) it is not true to say that: … it doesn’t matter how (you privatise...

... management Strategy The low‐cost air carriers are competing against rail operators on the grounds of price, but additionally, and perhaps more importantly for the strategic facilities manager, on the grounds of time. The rail operators have inherited a rail infrastructure which, although...

... to focus on this and start to deliver strategies that create real value for the business. These strategies are most likely to be found in our ability to help the business change and retain flexibility, to improve space utilisation, and to provide space and services which enhance the productivity...

...Franklin Becker Technology, mergers and acquisitions, changing workforce demographics, constantly shifting organizational strategies, new ways of working, global competition – all of these factors generate chronic organizational uncertainty. This article focuses on the nature of integrated...

... to be progressively established so that tacit knowledge can flow creatively. This has profound implications for the required mindset, knowledge and skills of facilities managers. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Strategy Change Modelling It is commonly accepted that facilities management has a strong...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Organizations Property management Strategy Successful property management Keywords Organizations,Property management, Strategy Organisations that fail to address their corporate property do so at their peril, as sound strategic property...

... service considered for outsourcing should be evaluated on its strategic, operational and maintenance aspects, and suggests a five‐step decision making process. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Human resource management Outsourcing Strategy Supplier evaluation Supplier relations Almost all human...

...Ranko Bon; Jay F. McMahan; Paul Carder Property performance needs to be measured and monitored so as to ensure the maintenance of a match between an organization′s business and property strategies. Useful measures of property performance need to be developed jointly by researchers and practitioners...

... with potential conflicts of interest, where giving due consideration to the interests of building users and input from outside consultants can be useful. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Buildings Facilities management Managers Performance measurement Premises management Property Strategy User studies...

... management Information technology Objectives Strategy In an age where computers shape business performance and can represent almost one‐third of capital costs, no company can afford to underachieve through underutilization of its IT resources. The fact that companies are annually losing billions...

... they are often managed as though they are completely separate elements. In this article W.F. Balch discusses the importance of adopting an integrated approach. Buildings Facilities management Integration Offices Property management Service operations Strategy © MCB UP Limited 1994...

...John Morris Investigates the difficulties managers face in implementing facilities management within an organization. Examines the managerial strategy thought necessary to emerge if facilities management is to have the impact on corporate strategy that it should. Concludes that the art of change...

... to the building (absorption of change), and the flexibility and change which is borne from the bedrock of total control. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Facilities management Property management Strategy FACILITIES The Property Influence Barry Varcoe Property is a unique component of business...

...Bruce Lloyd Looks at how, following the boom period of the mid‐1980s,complacency led to the early 1990s proving to be traumatic times for organizations. Following the 1980s expansion, survival of companies is put at risk from draining cashflows. Shows that an overall comprehensive strategy...

... and dissemination of good practice. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Facilities management Organizational change Recession Strategy FACILITIES The Inner Game of Facilities Management John Willis Some men die of shrapnel Some go down in flames But most men perish inch by inch In play at little games (Robert...

... importance in organizations. Considers facilities management as bringing together the activities of design and management. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Design Facilities management Professions Strategy FACILITIES Is Facilities Management a Profession? Adrian Leaman The short answer is: "No, not yet...

... 1992 Facilities management Management theory Skills Strategy FACILITIES Theory into Practice Joanna Eley How far do theoretical descriptions of the role and function of facilities managers match practical applications? No organization is exactly like any other, nor are its buildings...