EFMC - Discussion thread

Q1 - Environment impact our productivity

A few scenario can be referred in this kind of relation.. environment of working place does have connection with productivity:
1. Google office - provide any kind of infrastructure to support staff activities, creating harmony environment.. i.e. children nursery, cafe, health centre, lesisure centre etc.
2. Conventry University - 40 staff swap desk for flexible working form home, can accommocate young lecturer with dual demand of students and young family, hot desk concept, not required to come 9-5..
3. Birmingham Convention Cetre - provide lunch menu which can support the effectiveness of the conference users/ delegate.. In Malaysia we have nasi lemak/ coconut rice before meeting.. after that felt sleepy.. and how can this increase our productivity.. another example RBS at Manchester Spinningfields provide fantastic cafetaria .. with health agenda for their staff.. this can increased staff productivity?
4. CABE study - retention and recruitment of staff/ student in university.. strong correlation of the facilities with performance/ feeling..

Some researcher claims with better environment can increase 15% of productivity..

Open for discussion

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Discussion thread:
1. How does the environment we work in impact our productivity?
2. Are there any synergies between university policy and strategy for the business of education and FM strategies or processes?
3. As a researcher how well or otherwise do your university facilities support your study activities?
4. How can we as users contribute to the strategic decision making processes?
5. What are the challenges to the researcher in accessing reliable data to support this research and how honest can you be in presenting the result? there are ethical challenges here that need to be dealt with..

Does anyone have other examples were we may face similar ethical challenges?

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