Facilities management as the catalyst to accelerate the evolutionary changes in workplace architecture

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Title: Facilities management as the catalyst to accelerate the evolutionary changes in workplace architecture
Author(s): Chevez, Agustin; Aranda-Mena, Guillermo; Edwards, Peter
Abstract: Technology has fostered many alternative ways of working which have changed the way we work and the way we use the built environment. Whilst most of these alternative ways of working offer tangible benefits to companies that have properly adopted them, poor implementation has caused losses that have slowed down the process of adoption. This paper recognises the benefits of adopting alternative ways of working, but also warns about the fragility of working environments. A well planned adoption process is required in order to ensure implementation success. Based on strategic asset management together with Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory, a method is proposed to accelerate the adoption process of alternative ways of working whilst keeping the balance between people, space and technology.
Publication type: Conference paper
Source: Proceedings of 'Clients driving innovation: moving ideas into practice', the 2nd International Conference of the CRC for Construction Innovation, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 12-14 March 2006 / Karen Guest and Louise Adams (eds.)
Publication year: 2006
Keyword(s): Alternative ways of working; Diffusion of innovation; Office design; Workspaces
Publisher: CRC for Construction Innovation
Publisher URL: http://www.construction-innovation.info/index-2.html
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