Purpose The purpose of this paper is to refine an agenda concerning the theory–praxis gap to develop a foundation for a research tradition. Design/methodology/approach The paper synthesizes and builds on the suggestions in commentary articles by Kohli (2017), Leeflang (2017) and Möller...

Purpose – Although there is substantial practitioner evidence for changes in the role and functioning of sales in the twenty‐first century, there is little academic research charting new directions for the sales function in a business‐to‐business context. This paper aims to report on...

Les enjeux qui détermineront l’avenir des établissements d’enseignement supérieur et les nouvelles tendances dans l’architecture des campus ont fait l’objet d’un récent séminaire international. Francisco Marmolejo, ancien consultant auprès de l’Organisation de Coopération et...

Issues that will shape the future of higher education institutions and new trends in campus architecture were the themes of a recent international seminar. Francisco Marmolejo, former consultant to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presents here an overview of...

In recent years the field of urban area is researched from societal, economical, ecological and cultural perspectives. However the layer of services and serviceability of the urban areas as are not so much discussed and investigated. Such research could provide new insights for the development...

Work environments are complex and interrelated systems of people, processes and places, where there are no íone size fits allîù -solutions. In office context the workplace and facilities managers face this complexity when they try to optimize the environments to meet the needs of the...

Purpose – To provide a review and classification of tools, techniques and methodologies, which are and could be used for measuring and identifying the success of corporate real estate and workplace management. Design/methodology/approach – Review of previously published works on performance...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the risk perceptions of persons responsible for business relocation. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical material consists of interviews in companies that have considered relocation seriously or have recently relocated. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how balanced scorecard approach may be utilized in implementing organizational or facilities management strategies in workplace networks. The term workplace network refers to organizational actors involved in using and maintaining physical...

Purpose – The work environment has been identified to influence employee satisfaction and work performance. In order to develop and provide work environments that meet the preferences of as many employees as possible, more information about user preferences and possible preference differences...