Dr Carmel Lindkvist
Areas of Interest:
Carmel Lindkvist's earlier research focused on the introduction of technology into facilities management (FM). The specific technology was Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and she explored its introduction into the FM discipline within service innovation theory. Critical Discourse Analysis perspective was used to investigate the issues that arose from this research.
She is currently working on the project Infrastructure though Life - Technology use in Global Projects.
In her current role, she is interested in conducting research on design in large project programmes and to develop the research capacity of the ICRC and of the Design Innovation Research Centre. Specifically, research which involves the study of digital tools in large engineering/construction projects with the aim of proposing models and indicators for future best practice. This cutting edge research focuses on large infrastructure and construction projects and the use of technology through the life a project. Specific areas include, technologies used for Facilities Management and hand-over of Building Information Modelling (BIM) from the stages of design and construction to Facilities Management. Carmel is currently examining institutional theories for these research areas.
E-mail Dr Carmel Lindkvist at: c.m.lindkvist@reading.ac.uk
Publications list:
Article
Lindkvist, C. and Elmualim, A. (2010) Innovation in facilities management: from trajectories to ownership. Facilities, 28 (9/10). pp. 405-415. ISSN 0263-2772 doi: 10.1108/02632771011057161
Lindkvist, C. and Elmualim, A.A. (2009) Pervasive technologies for workplace management. Journal of Facilities Management, 7 (2). pp. 98-110. ISSN 1472-5967 doi: 10.1108/14725960910952497
Lindkvist, C. and Elmualim, A. (2009) Pervasive technologies for workspace management. Journal of Facilities Management, 7 (2). pp. 98-110. ISSN 1472-5967 doi: 10.1108/14725960910952497
Conference or Workshop Item
Lindkvist, C., Hassan Ibrahim, N. and Whyte, J. (2011) Disjointed memory: forgetting within and across firms. In: "Organizational Memory" Seventeenth Organization Science Winter Conference (OSWC XVII), 10-13 Feb 2011, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.
Lindkvist, C. and Elmualim, A. (2010) An examination of actors that impact technology introduction to FM. In: 26th Annual ARCOM (Association of Researchers in Construction Management) Conference, 6-8 September, Leeds.
Lindkvist, C. and Elmualim, A.A. (2009) Developing new technology in facilities management through knowledge roles. In: 25th ARCOM Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK.