After all, it is a people's business: The use of communication strategies of corporations and cities in decisions on mutations in the corporation’s accommodation

As the world is a complex and dynamic system, parties increasingly depend on each other in their decisions. These interdependencies are found as well between corporations and cities in decisions on mutations in the corporation’s accommodation, which is the subject of this research. Mutations are considered all changes in the accommodation. In...

Management strategies for aligning higher education accommodation with the user needs

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the management strategies of facility managers and corporate real estate managers to align corporate real estate (CRE) with the needs of their organization and the end users in a changing context. Design/methodology/approach – The paper first outlines the theoretical issues of CRE alignment processes and the...

Corporate real estate alignment strategies in Dutch higher education

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the management approaches concerned with the process of aligning Corporate Real Estate (CRE) with organizational goals on a strategic level and regarding day-to-day operating activities in higher education institutes. Methodology/approach – The paper first outlines theoretical issues of CRE alignment...

Designing and Testing a Strategy Game

A persistent problem in Corporate Real Estate Management CREM) is the issue of aligning an organization’s real estate to its organizational objectives. In this thesis a decision-making model has been designed for the Delft UT in order to provide the organization with a solution as to how they can renew their portfolio of lecture halls. In order...

Optimal Real Estate Strategy: Model voor het optimaliseren van de dynamische organisatie huisvesting

Probleem In de huidige economische situatie (2009) zijn bedrijven genoodzaakt het aantal banen te verminderen. Voor ING Nederland heeft dit directe consequenties voor de huisvesting. Door de continue veranderingen in de organisatiestructuur en fluctuaties in het aantal medewerkers ontstaan mismatches tussen vraag en aanbod die vragen om een...