Journal of Facilities Management
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An empirical study on measuring operating efficiency and revenue of real estate assets in the UAE using data envelopment analysis
Abdulrahman Alafifi, Halim Boussabaine, Khalid AlmarriThis paper aims to examine the performance efficiency of 56 real estate assets within the rental sector in the UAE to evaluate the relative operation efficiency in…
Patients satisfaction of core health-care business: the mediating effect of the quality of health-care infrastructure and equipment
Oti Amankwah, Weng-Wai Choong, Naana Amakie Boakye-AgyemanAlthough the quality of health-care infrastructure and equipment influences patient’s overall health-care experience, health-care infrastructure and equipment are not…
A bi-objective aircraft maintenance routing problem based on flying hours to efficient use of available fleet
Hiwa Esmaeilzadeh, Alireza Rashidi Komijan, Hamed Kazemipoor, Mohammad Fallah, Reza Tavakkoli-MoghaddamThe proposed model aims to consider the flying hours as a criterion to initiate maintenance operation. Based on this condition, aircraft must be checked before flying…
Exploring influencing factors for private sector participation in PPP power projects: case of Ghana
Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Edward Badu, David John EdwardsDemand for private investment in infrastructure, notably in the power sector remains high, and this is anticipated to expand with the passage of time. Very little research…
Indirect effect of extra-industry network and innovativeness on performance through proactiveness
Alireza Jalali, Sara Abhari, Mastura JaafarThe current study aims to advance the research on the extra-industry network, innovativeness and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by examining the…
Does the COVID-19 affect tenants’ adherence to lease obligations in rental market? Property managers’ perspective
Job Taiwo GbadegesinThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how the pandemic affects tenants’ response to their lease obligations. This paper commences with examining the adopted tenant…
Occupant trust in indoor air quality in a large office building after an emergent wildfire
Amy Kim, Shuoqi Wang, Lindsay McCunn, Novi T.I. BramonoThis paper aims to establish a reliable scale measuring occupants’ levels of environmental trust in their work settings’ indoor air quality and explore the relationship…
Drivers of facility management strategies used in multi-tenanted office buildings in Ghana
Oliver Tannor, Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong, Emmanuel Kanchebe DerbileThis study aims to assess the facilities management (FM) strategies used in multi-tenanted purpose-built office buildings (Mt-POBs) in Ghana and the drivers that influence…
Managing stressors, stress and strain faced by facility managers
Florence YY Ling, Elsie Kai Ying MokThis study aims to investigate how to manage the stressors that facility managers (FMs) face with the aim of reducing their stress and strain levels.
Inclusiveness assessment tool for disabled persons in higher education facilities
Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad, Shimaa Abdelkarim, Maryam Al-Nuaimi, Nancy Makhoul, Lizmol Mathew, Shaibu GarbaGlobally, there is a growing proportion of disabled people as a result of different circumstances. This growth generates attention and leads to ways to integrate the…
Smart design of energy-saving and water-saving facilities: a perspective of emotional factors
Kuei-Chen ChiuThis paper aims to answer these questions: “Is the public adopting energy-saving and water-saving facilities because they want to save energy and water in their…
The relationship between firm risk, capital structure, cost of equity capital, and social and environmental sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic
Arash Arianpoor, Seyyed Sajjad Naeimi TajdarThis study aims to explore the relationship between firm risk, capital structure, cost of equity capital and social and environmental sustainability during the COVID-19…
Barriers to the green retrofitting of existing residential buildings
Christopher Amoah, Jeanne SmithThis study aims to examine the challenges for green retrofitting implementation in existing residential buildings to lower the running cost and achieve a better…
Proposed flood evacuation routes for heritage areas based on spatial configuration analysis: a case study of Penang, Malaysia
Mina Safizadeh, Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali, Aldrin Abdullah, Nor Zarifah MalikiBecause of the global increase of climate change effects, floods are becoming more frequent and severer, especially in urban areas of coastal cities and islands where…
Implementing organisational change in a digitalising facilities management organisation through stewardship interventions
Koos Johannes, Hans Voordijk, Ingrid Wakkee, Guillermo Aranda-MenaWhile digitalisation requires facilities management (FM) organisations to change at an increasing rate, little is known about the mechanisms that create ownership and…
Potential functionality and workability of blockchain within a building information modelling (BIM) environment
Jin Hong Tan, Siaw-Chuing Loo, Nurshuhada Zainon, Nur Mardhiyah Aziz, Faizul Azli Mohd RahimAlthough building information modelling (BIM) brings various benefits and open up the construction industry to many new possibilities, it is not without some challenges…
Multiobjective and multivariable optimization for earthmoving equipment
Odey Alshboul, Ali Shehadeh, Omer Tatari, Ghassan Almasabha, Eman SalehEfficient management of earthmoving equipment is critical for decision-makers in construction engineering management. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to prudently…
A systematic review of green building practices implementation in Africa
Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala, Godpower Chinyeru Amadi, Marvelous Aigbedion, Iliye Faith OgbainiThe purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review on encumbrances facing the implementation of GBP in selected African countries. Green building practices (GBP…
Delphi study for evaluating key risk factors inherent in public-private partnership (PPP) power projects in Ghana
Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Edward Badu, David John EdwardsThis study aims to evaluate the key risk factors inherent in public–private partnership (PPP) power projects in Ghana and further determine the critical risk factors…
Structural equation modelling of risk factors influencing the success of building projects
Olufisayo Adedokun, Temitope EgbelakinDespite several research efforts tackling construction project risks globally, tertiary education building projects are not devoid of experiencing risks with cascading…
Contrivance interrelated building components and defects factors: qualitative survey approach on government buildings
Roslan Talib, Mohd Zailan SuliemanThe purpose of this paper is to identify the key aspects of building defects performance cases in relation to the building components focusing on the government-owned…
Selecting the right location for sports facilities using analytical hierarchy process
Esin Esra Erturan-Ogut, Ufuk KulaThis study aims to adapt analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for choosing the optimal location for sport facilities. The location of a sports facility contributes…
Implementing the lean demolition of municipality buildings using fuzzy partial least squares technique
Hamidreza Vosoughifar, S. Farzadi, SZ. HosseininejadLean management has been used in various constructions around the world for more than a quarter of a century, and it is an important factor in the construction of new…
The effect of COVID-19 on Indian stock market volatility: can economic package control the uncertainty?
Nenavath Sreenu, Ashis Kumar PradhanThe stock market has shown fluctuating degrees of volatility because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic in India. The present research aims to investigate the effect of the…
Underutilisation of information communication and technology in the public sector construction project’s implementation
Vuyokazi Precious Camngca, Christopher Amoah, Emma Ayesu-KorantengThe construction industry’s daily processes demand heavy data usage and communication between project participants to meet client requirements. Thus, the application of…
Identifying the influential factors on the effectiveness of industrial parks and using an MCDM method to rank them: case study of Iran
Farshad Moghimi, Vahid Baradaran, Amir Hossein HosseinianThis study aims to detect the influential factors and their respective variables that affect the effectiveness or demand-driven level of the industrial parks in Iran. A…
A two-stage solution approach for unequal area facility layout problem with bi-directional relaxed flexible bay structure
Irappa Basappa Hunagund, Madhusudanan Pillai, Kempaiah U.N.The purpose of this article is to develop a bi-directional relaxed flexible bay structure (BRFBS) in the layout for the unequal area facility layout problems (UA-FLPs) and…
Barriers to building information modelling and facility management practices integration in Nigeria
Esther Ire Okwe, Oludolapo Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Matt Heckman, Nicholas ChilesheThis paper aims to explore and review the critical perspectives of stakeholders in the facility management (FM) industry as regards the barriers to building information…
Exploring the impact of the physical work environment on service employees: an analysis of literature
Pinalba SchilleciThe recent COVID-19 emergency has brought to light issues connected to physical work environment, particularly to offices and to its impact on service employees’ internal…
AS/R system travel time in class-based storage with different input-output point levels: a proposed formula
Abror Hoshimov, Anna Corinna Cagliano, Giulio Mangano, Maurizio Schenone, Sabrina GrimaldiThis paper aims to propose a simulation model integrated with an empirical regression analysis to provide a new mathematical formulation for automated storage and…
Implementing energy retrofits in existing hotel buildings using in-house teams: the decision-making process
M.F.F. Fasna, Sachie Gunatilake, Andrew Ross, Anupa ManewaAmong the existing buildings, hotels use as much as 50% of their total expenses on energy and offer significant opportunities for energy efficiency improvement. Yet…
New ways of working scale development and psychometric properties: validation in higher education institutions in the GCC countries
Soud Mohammad Almahamid, Alaa Eldin Abdelhamid Ayoub, Luma Fayez Al SalahThis study aims to develop a scale for new ways of working (NWW) in higher education institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The study also intends…
Obtaining the effects of unobservable firm-specific characteristics on cost stickiness by the one-way error component regression model
Ali ShirzadThis research attempts to obtain the effect of unobservable firm-specific characteristics on selling, general and administrative (SG&A) cost stickiness by using panel data.
Facilities management: towards flexible work arrangement (FWA) implementation during Covid-19
Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Nik Elyna Myeda, Yuan Xi TeoThis study aims to examine the key components to facilitate flexible work arrangement (FWA) and the issues and challenges arisen in preparing the workplace for FWA during…
The effect of COVID 19 on risk-taking of small and medium-sized, family and non-family firms
Hind Shafeeq Nimr Al-Maliki, Mahdi Salehi, Behzad KardanThis study aims to assess the effect of the COVID 19 on small and medium-sized family firms’ risk-taking in Iraq.
To work at home or in the office? Well-being, information flow and relationships between office workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Anne Aidla, Eneli Kindsiko, Helen Poltimäe, Laura HäälThis paper aims to compare employee well-being, information flow and relationships with co-workers and supervisors for people working at home and working in different…
Adoption of cloud computing tools for sustainable construction: a structural equation modelling approach
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Badr Alsolami, Chukwuma KingsleyThe purpose of this paper is to assess the cloud computing (CC) methods and tools towards the achievement of construction project sustainability in Nigeria.
A review of research in activity-based working over the last ten years: lessons for the post-COVID workplace
Samin Marzban, Christhina Candido, Martin Mackey, Lina Engelen, Fan Zhang, Dian TjondronegoroThe purpose of this paper is to map and describe findings from research conducted in workspaces designed to support activity-based working (ABW) over the past 10 years…
A mathematical model and a simulated annealing algorithm for unequal multi-floor dynamic facility layout problem based on flexible Bay structure with elevator consideration
Kamran Zolfi, Javid JouzdaniAs far as the authors know, no research has already been carried out on the multi-floor dynamic facility layout problem (MF-DFLP) in the continuous form regarding the…
Information-augmented exchange objects to inform facilities management BIM guidelines: introducing the level of semantics schema
Marjan Sadeghi, Jonathan Weston Elliott, Mohammed Hashem MehanySuccessful implementation of a building information modeling (BIM) for building operation and maintenance (O&M) requires purposeful, early-design identification of…
Examining corruption prominence in SIDS – the curse and the cure for construction tender practices
Hector Martin, Ashlee Miller, Amrita Milling, Marie MartinBusiness-to-government corruption has destroyed many businesses and debilitated numerous countries. The paradox of plenty, or the curse of resources, is exacerbated in…
A practical framework for performance measurement of facilities management services in developing countries’ public hospitals
Daniel AmosFacilities management (FM) plays a vital role toward creating the hospitable environment that supports the core clinical business of rendering quality health care. To…
Toward a classroom condition index (CCI) assessment scheme: assessment categories and their performance indicators
Norsafiah Norazman, Adi Irfan Che-Ani, Afifuddin Husairi Mat Jusoh Hussain, Wan Norisma Wan IsmailThe existing concept in the building rating scheme especially in developing countries was more focused on the environment, economic, social and culture. The new approach…
Managing financial risks to improve financial success of public—private partnership projects: a theoretical framework
Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Xiaohua Jin, Robert Osei-KyeiSuccessful execution of public–private partnership (PPP) projects is the most desirable outcome to all stakeholders. Previous studies show that one of the topmost…
Antecedents of perceived value-in-use by university students
Marcelo Benetti Corrêa Da Silva, Suélen Bebber, Juliana Matte, Mateus Panizzon, Rafael de Lucena Perini, Bianca LibardiThis study aims to analyze factors that may influence the value-in-use perceived by undergraduate students from the built environment, teaching care and hedonic value.
Informal academic learning space preferences of tertiary education learners
Velusamy Ramu, Nooriati Taib, Hedayati Marzbali MassoomehThis paper aims to address tertiary education informal learning space preferences for learners’ informal learning activities. The study accentuates learners’ preferred…
Fire safety management in public health-care buildings: issues and possible solutions
Nuzaihan Aras Agus Salim, Naziah Muhamad Salleh, Mastura Jaafar, Mohd Zailan Sulieman, Norhidayah Md Ulang, Andrew EbekozienFrequent fire incidences in various hospitals across the globe with devastating effects on humans and other resources have multiplied. Stakeholders in the health-care…
Studying the relationship between causes and effects of poor communication in construction projects using PLS-SEM approach
Yaser Gamil, Ismail Abd RahmanThe purpose of this paper is to develop a structural relationship model to study the relationship between causes and effects of poor communication and information exchange…
The effect of teaching style and academic enthusiasm of accounting and auditing students on stress, aggression, and anxiety
Arash Arianpoor, Hameed Mohsen KhayoonThis study aims to investigate the effect of teaching style and academic enthusiasm of Iraqi accounting and auditing students on their stress, aggression and anxiety.
The relationship between intellectual capital and financial statements readability: the role of management characteristics
Hassan Mohammadzadeh Moghadam, Mahdi Salehi, Zohreh HajihaThe present study aims to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital and the readability of financial statements with the mediating role of management…
Hazards of wood sawmills in Nigeria’s cities: the role of fourth industrial revolution technologies
Andrew Ebekozien, Marvelous Aigbedion, Okechukwu Saviour Dominic Duru, Oguike Hyginus Udeagwu, Ibeabuchi Lawrence AginahStudies have proved that wood sawmill workers are exposed to high occupational risks if not well managed. In developing countries, many wood sawmills are found in urban…
Assessment of women accessibility to health-care facilities in a typical rural local government area in Nigeria
Lateef Adeleke Adeniyi, Michael Temidayo Fatoke, Oluyemi Peter Adesoye, Sikiru Akintunde Folorunso, Adekunle Adedeji LawalThis study aims to assess the accessibility of women to health-care facilities in the rural areas with a view to unties possible recommendation of enhancing its service…
The relationship between knowledge-based economy and fraudulent financial reporting
Abbas Koolivand, Mahdi Salehi, Meysam Arabzadeh, Hassan GhodratiThis paper aims to assess the relationship between a knowledge-based economy and fraudulent financial reporting.
Exploring the critical production risk factors for modular integrated construction projects
Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Geoffrey Qiping ShenThe factory production stage constitutes the bridge in the supply chains of modular integrated construction (MiC) projects. It embodies the fundamental differences between…
The study of sustainability as a mediator of new approaches to work and workspace usage
Taran Kaur, Priya SolomonMany corporates in India are constantly working to adapt new sustainable working practices that can reduce average space usage in the Indian workspace. This study aims to…
The effect of knowledge management on intellectual capital, social capital, and firm innovation
Mahdi Salehi, Mohammad Ali Fahimi, Grzegorz Zimon, Saeid HomayounThis study aims to analyze the literature on knowledge management on intellectual capital, social capital and its contribution to Iranian companies’ innovation.
Integrating building information modelling for improving facility management operations: a fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the critical success factors
Ifeoluwa Benjamin Oluleye, Abiodun Kolawole Oyetunji, Michael Ayodele Olukolajo, Daniel W.M. ChanBuilding information modelling (BIM) is a novel technological advancement in the built environment. Despite the potentials of BIM, its adoption and implementation are…
Exploring the effects of studentification on neighbourhoods in Nigeria
Oluseyi Adebowale, Fredrick SimpehThe increase in enrolment into higher education and the inadequate student housing in educational institutions has led to the growth of off-campus private student housing…
Decision making criteria for adaptive reuse strategy in UNESCO world heritage city
Noorzalifah Mohamed, Kartina AlauddinWithin the next 20–30 years, adaptive reuse will have the greatest potential to reduce the built environment's environmental impact. Despite this, stakeholders still do…
Facilities technology management framework for public health-care institutions in a developing country
Ramiro Z. Dela Cruz, Ruth A. Ortega-Dela CruzThis study aims to develop a Facilities technology management framework for public health-care institutions in a developing country.
The indirect effect of high-performance work practices on employees’ performance through trust in management
Alireza Jalali, Mastura Jaafar, Sabri Khalid Abdelsalam Al Rfoa, Sara AbhariThe construction industry activities play a key role in achieving socio-economic development and sustaining economic growth in many countries. Increased awareness about…
Does transportation infrastructure impact economic growth in India?
Sreenu NenavathThis paper aims to show a long run and causal association between economic growth and transport infrastructure.
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