Flexible workplace boundaries

Abstract

Flexible working is the trending discussion between the professionals in the field of facility management and corporate real estate management. The technological developments and the change in the need of employees have reformed the requirements of an ideal workplace. Because of these new drivers more and more organizations are opting flexibility in their accommodation strategies to gain competitive advantage. But from recent studies, flexible workplace has been receiving negative criticism from the perspective of employees. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to identify the perceived added value of adopting flexible workplace boundaries in the organizations, both directly and indirectly of how it adds value to the core business and wealth of the firm. The research design uses mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative research. However, the quantitative part is limited and used just to validate the qualitative data. To achieve this objective, the research attempts an empirical study by conducting surveys and interviews in organizations’ that have adopted these kinds of flexible boundaries. And hence the research involves study in two cases located in Amsterdam. The main goal of this research is finding out the actual added values to organization by comparing the findings between the organizations and employee perceptions. Furthermore, within the research, the potential benefits and challenges the organizations considered are also observed and relevant findings are made. These final outcomes of the research are intended to help organization make better decision while adopting flexible accommodation strategies.