...Abdullah Ehtesham Akbar; Mohammad A. Hassanain; Adel Alshibani Purpose This research explores the factors influencing the growth of the facilities management (FM) industry in Saudi Arabia, identifying essential skills and challenges faced by facilities managers. Design/methodology/approach...

... comfort to real estate education providers since the top employer rated knowledge and skills are by and large found in most programmes of study. Universities would argue that they cannot actually do much about the personal attributes that graduates possess. There are significant differences in the views...

... to practitioners; greater reliance on qualitative research techniques; and use of IT to disseminate expert knowledge. Practitioners will need to use the results of research to remain competitive, which means either acquiring new skills or becoming dependent on receipt of expert knowledge. © MCB UP Limited 1995...

...Paul Gallimore Reviews some ideas pertinent to the current debate about the aims of professional education, and focuses on some of the problems attached to attempts to incorporate the development of practice skills in curricula. Argues for a clearer understanding of what constitutes practical...