Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis

Facility management (FM) has received extensive attention from practitioners and researchers. While FM is continuously maturing as a scientific discipline and relevant studies are constantly growing, there are no holistic reviews of current research. The information in previous studies is generally...

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Main Authors: Yongkui Li, Yan Zhang, Jianjun Wei, Yilong Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Strategic Property Management
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Online Access:http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/IJSPM/article/view/9943
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description Facility management (FM) has received extensive attention from practitioners and researchers. While FM is continuously maturing as a scientific discipline and relevant studies are constantly growing, there are no holistic reviews of current research. The information in previous studies is generally scattered, and existing literature reviews mostly focused on specific aspects of FM. It is necessary for researchers and practitioners to obtain a thorough view of the current status in the FM field and future development trends that have been summarized and discussed in depth. Using a bibliometricqualitative analysis, a total of 724 academic journal papers on FM, between 1995 and 2018, were reviewed. A number of the latest advancements and emergent trends were identified based on knowledge maps in FM, including changing circumstances, enhancing information technology, all-around facility manager, strategic performance management, sustainable FM and innovative FM practice. It is hoped that this review can help researchers understand the current body of FM knowledge. The future directions were also highlighted in this study to help researchers identify areas where research is most needed. This study could also help practitioners to address upcoming challenges in the FM field.
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spelling doaj.art-e0eda53ee9fe446688368ffa2757f5ff2022-12-21T19:33:19ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityInternational Journal of Strategic Property Management1648-715X1648-91792019-07-0123510.3846/ijspm.2019.9943Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysisYongkui Li0Yan Zhang1Jianjun Wei2Yilong Han3School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Centre, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaFacility management (FM) has received extensive attention from practitioners and researchers. While FM is continuously maturing as a scientific discipline and relevant studies are constantly growing, there are no holistic reviews of current research. The information in previous studies is generally scattered, and existing literature reviews mostly focused on specific aspects of FM. It is necessary for researchers and practitioners to obtain a thorough view of the current status in the FM field and future development trends that have been summarized and discussed in depth. Using a bibliometricqualitative analysis, a total of 724 academic journal papers on FM, between 1995 and 2018, were reviewed. A number of the latest advancements and emergent trends were identified based on knowledge maps in FM, including changing circumstances, enhancing information technology, all-around facility manager, strategic performance management, sustainable FM and innovative FM practice. It is hoped that this review can help researchers understand the current body of FM knowledge. The future directions were also highlighted in this study to help researchers identify areas where research is most needed. This study could also help practitioners to address upcoming challenges in the FM field.http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/IJSPM/article/view/9943facility managementbibliometric-qualitative analysisvisual mappingchanging circumstancesfacility managerperformance management
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Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
International Journal of Strategic Property Management
facility management
bibliometric-qualitative analysis
visual mapping
changing circumstances
facility manager
performance management
title Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
title_full Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
title_fullStr Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
title_short Status quo and future directions of facility management: a bibliometric – qualitative analysis
title_sort status quo and future directions of facility management a bibliometric qualitative analysis
topic facility management
bibliometric-qualitative analysis
visual mapping
changing circumstances
facility manager
performance management
url http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/IJSPM/article/view/9943
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