Comparison Of The Nature And Strategic Features Of Facilities Management And Other Building Support Practices In Lagos

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dc.contributor.authorKoleoso, H. A.
dc.contributor.authorOmirin, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorAdewunmi, Y. A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-09T07:32:33Z
dc.date.available2021-11-09T07:32:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionScholarly Articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the features of the Lagos-Nigerian Facilities Management (FM) practice and how strategic and value adding it is. This was achieved by comparing its principles, work focus and object amongst others, with that of four other traditional Building Support Service (BSS) practices. The research design was survey, carried out through self-administered questionnaires directed to a sample of 123 BSS providers that work with office buildings in Lagos metropolis. The data were analyzed using frequency counts, means, Chi square test and Wilcoxon sign rank test. The study revealed that the FM title is largely used only as a “catch phrase” by BSS providers, to enhance patronage. It further reveals that BSS providers that are addressed as facilities managers do not adopt FM principles in their practices. Also that the principles of property management was used predominantly amongst the respondents, while the main work focus of the maintenance manager was rated “most important”. These findings imply that there is insufficient knowledge of the strategic roles of FM among BSS practitioners and that they are still largely confused about its distinctive features and value adding benefit. This highlights the need for further education on the practice of FM and greater commitment to ensuring that it plays its distinctive strategic roles. Therefore, this paper recommends that relevant professional bodies and FM training institutions must provide training and re-training opportunities nationally and internationally, in order to enhance the knowledge base of the practice, particularly its strategic content. Furthermore, the FM training curriculum should incorporate more contextual issues. This will demonstrate that the difference between FM and other BSS practices is beyond nomenclature.en_US
dc.identifier.citationH. A., Omirin, M. M., and Adewunmi, Y. A. (2015). Comparison of the nature and strategic features of facilities management and other building support practices in Lagos. ATBU Journal of Environmental Technology, 8 (2), 11-29.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 1596-6305
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1108/PM-04-2016-0014
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Comparison-of-the-Nature-and-Strategic-features-of-Koleoso-Omirin/d3d245fa277eb73a1cde0652921b063c9d7edd4f#related-papers
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9706
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesATBU Journal of Environmental Technology;8(2)
dc.subjectBuilding support services practicesen_US
dc.subjectFacilities managementen_US
dc.subjectLagos-Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectStrategic features of facilities managementen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciencesen_US
dc.titleComparison Of The Nature And Strategic Features Of Facilities Management And Other Building Support Practices In Lagosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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