ROW: Reimagining the Optimal Workplace: A study to the social-organizational and physical workplace needs linked to left/right brain theory for different types of talent in the luxury industry

Purpose - The purpose of the research is to use existing data from literature, collect qualitative and quantitative data from experts in the luxury industry to discover what the optimal workplace is for left and right brained talent.<br/><br/>Methodology - This research follows the explanatory sequential mixed method design, presented by Blaikie...

Placemaking as a means towards a future workplace: A study on using the phenomenon of placemaking as a new approach in corporate real estate in a transition towards a future workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic's onset was a critical change for employees all over the world. Many aspects of how they operated, including their working atmosphere, underwent a revolution as a result. As a result, there has been a shift in the nature of “work”. Work is now something you do, not a place you go. It can be done anywhere. Since it is now...

The future workplace of SMEs: A research in the ongoing experiences of the pandemic on the hybrid workplace strategy for Dutch SMEs

The Dutch government implemented strict regulations to reduce the spreading of the virus and highly encouraged travel restrictions and to work from home if possible. As a result, organizations were forced to adapt and implement remote working. These implications became the norm for close to two years. Consequently, the needs and preferences of...

Product-service-system, A strategy for Corporate Real Estate Management to minimize material leakage in the office (transformation): A study of minimizing material leakage within CRE by using PSS

The world is moving toward environmental sustainability and a circular economy. The construction industry generates more than one-third of waste in landfills around the world is considered a critical sector. Material leakage is becoming one of the most concerning issues in the construction industry globally. <br/><br/>Due to globalization, many...

Corporations and cities: Designer’s intentions and user perceptions of the interaction between corporate office building and the city

The city area is dense with business activities, public amenities, transport hubs and high-skilled people. Corporations prefer to be located in the city area to gain benefits from the location. However, annoyance occurs because of the real estate decisions of organisations as they neglect urban planning and context and results in inefficient,...

Meta-Corporate Real Estate Management: Some preliminary thoughts

Purpose: This paper advances the concept of meta-Corporate Real Estate Management (metaCREM) as an adjunct to existing knowledge work in the field. It argues for its existence and relevance, and suggests a number of areas where research with such a focus could occur to advance knowledge in the field.<br/>Method: The method is what might be...

Framing behaviour by interior design

This graduation thesis analyzes the consequences of emerging social trends on the role of the corporate real estate manager.

Smart tools on campus: a literature study connecting real estate management objectives and positioning technologies

One of the long-standing issues in the field of corporate real estate management is the alignment of an organisation’s real estate to its corporate strategy. Despite extensive research, existing approaches have not had much uptake in practice and fall short in a number of aspects (H 2011). The hypothesis in this paper is that indoor positioning...

Managing the university campus: Towards a maturity model for campus management

The main function of university Institutions is to produce human capital and providing students and staff with a helpful environment that will enhance their learning, and becoming more creative. It is for institutions a challenging task to match demand with their assets. Resources have to be put for the right use to update the portfolio to...

Optimising Juridical-financial Flexibility of Corporate Real Estate

Societal developments are timeless and occur at an ever increasing pace that affects demand for Corporate Real Estate (CRE). Real estate flexibility, as part of a CRE strategy, enables anticipation on those uncertain societal developments. Many studies refer to real estate flexibility, which could be grouped into physical, technical,...

Managing the workplace in a globalized world: The role of national culture in workplace management

Purpose: to provide a better insight into the role of national cultures on the management and design of workplaces of multinationals in different countries.<br/>Design/methodology/approach: This explorative study is based on an extensive literature review of dimensions of national culture in connection to corporate real estate management,...

De effecten van sturingsmiddelen op bedrijfshuisvestingsgedrag van grootschalige bedrijven in Den Haag

“What are the effects of steering means used by the municipality of The Hague, and the steering means of large corporations in The Hague on the corporate accommodation behavior of these large corporations?” This research combines the aspects: Accommodation behavior, interests & motives, demand, steering, steering means and effects on...

Exploring student housing as opportunity for vacancy at TU Delft campus

The need for student housing in the Netherlands is increasing due to the current economy and government measures. Furthermore, based on the annual report of TU Delft of 2010, a scenario has been sketched that shows a relatively large vacancy on campus. This research combines these two problems and explores whether vacant campus real estate, in...

Real estate added value and decision-making in hospital infrastructure

This paper explores the concept of adding value to corporate performance by real estate, and how this concept could be applied in decision-making processes for new hospital infrastructure. A literature review forms the starting point for interviews carried out with hospitals‘ CEOs on how real estate added value is perceived and used in design...

Ways to study corporate real estate management in healthcare: An analytical framework

Since 2008, after 35 years of a publicly supported healthcare real estate budget system, Dutch healthcare organisations have become financially responsible for the profits and risks of their real estate investment. Furthermore the Dutch healthcare system is in transition towards a regulated market system with growing competition between...