An Evaluation of the Management of Office Buildings in the Public Sector of Botswana

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the management of office buildings in the public sector of Botswana. Research design/methodology/approach – Both qualitative and quantitative research methods (interviews and questionnaire) were used to obtain data in order to meet the objective of the study. A survey involving a self-administered questionnaire to property managers/Estate officers in the department of Lands was used. Significance - The study is relevant in the sense that it will establish how much information is readily available on this particular topic. Findings – The study revealed that there was generally a lack of information on the offices that are managed by the Department of Lands due to a number of factors. The study also found that the leasing/rental expenditure has reduced to P28 million per annum as compared to the previous results which showed annual expenditure of P96 Million in 2005. This is as a result of the two new buildings that the government has constructed (Kampamba & Cloete, 2009; Kampamba & Cloete, 2010). Originality/value – From the key findings, recommendations are made in this paper to improve the management of office buildings.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s3p350