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Blank, J.L.T. (author)Building operations and construction are responsible for a large part of global energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. In this paper, we present an analysis of the efficiency and productivity of the provision of school buildings by Dutch municipalities. A cost function is estimated for the years 2005–2016 using stochastic frontier methods...journal article 2021
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Arkesteijn, M.H. (author), Jansen, S.J.T. (author), Kieft, B.B.T. (author), Appel-Meulenbroek, Rianne (author), Hoekstra, Bartele (author), Jongens-Vander Schaaf, Pity (author)Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Dutch employees were told to work from home as much as possible. Homeworking can have benefits both for employees and employers, as some experience a productivity increase and a better work-life balance. However, it is also harder for employers to measure and monitor employees’ performance and for the employee it can...conference paper 2021
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van der Voordt, Theo (author), Jensen, Per Anker (author)Purpose: This paper aims to explore the added value of healthy workplaces for employees and organizations, in particular regarding employee satisfaction, labour productivity and facility cost. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a narrative review of journal papers and other sources covering the fields of building research,...review 2021
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Blank, J.L.T. (author), Niaounakis, T.K. (author), Valdmanis, Vivian G. (author)BACKGROUND: The development of labour productivity is relevant for accurately planning future staffing requirements, especially in sectors where technological developments may drive labour substitution. The present study investigates how labour productivity has developed across Dutch medical specialists (2007-2017) and discusses its...journal article 2020
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Ralph, Paul (author), Baltes, Sebastian (author), Adisaputri, Gianisa (author), Torkar, Richard (author), Kovalenko, V.V. (author), Kalinowski, Marcos (author), Novielli, Nicole (author), Yoo, Shin (author), Devroey, Xavier (author), Tan, Xin (author), Zhou, Minghui (author), Turhan, Burak (author), Hoda, Rashina (author), Hata, Hideaki (author), Robles, Gregorio (author), Milani Fard, Amin (author), Alkadhi, Rana (author)Context: As a novel coronavirus swept the world in early 2020, thousands of software developers began working from home. Many did so on short notice, under difficult and stressful conditions.<br/><br/>Objective: This study investigates the effects of the pandemic on developers’ wellbeing and productivity.<br/><br/>Method: A questionnaire survey...journal article 2020
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Jensen, Per Anker (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author)Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how facilities management (FM) and corporate real estate management (CREM) can add value to organisations by contributing to improved productivity of knowledge workers, and to explore interrelationships between productivity, employee satisfaction and other value parameters. Design/methodology/approach:...review 2020
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Palvalin, M.O. (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author), Jylhä, T.E. (author)Purpose: This paper aims to explore the impact of workplaces, which support concentration and communication, and self-management practices on individual and team productivity. The underlying hypothesis is that the impact of these variables on the two levels of productivity (individual and team) and the two dimensions of productivity (quantity...journal article 2017
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Huijgens, H.K.M. (author), van Solingen, D.M. (author), van Deursen, A. (author)What can we learn from historic data that is collected in three software companies that on a daily basis had to cope with highly complex project portfolios? In this paper we analyze a large dataset, containing 352 finalized software engineering projects, with the goal to discover what factors affect software project performance, and what...conference paper 2014
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van der Voordt, Theo (author)In the early 1990s, a few organisations in the Netherlands began to experiment with flexible workplaces. Traditional cellular offices and the open‐plan offices or team‐oriented bullpen spaces in which everyone had their own fixed workplace were no longer a matter of course. Making use of modern information and communication technology, the...journal article 2004