Journal of Corporate Real Estate: Volume 3 Issue 1

From fiefdom to service: The evolution of flexible occupation

Robert Harris

This paper examines the realignment that is currently taking place within the property supply industry. It traces the origin of service provision within the industry during the…

Uncertainty in property valuation: The pricing of flexible leases

Nick French

It can be argued that the property valuation profession has historically relied upon uniformity as the basis of all capital and rental valuations. Within each property sector…

Organisational agility and the knowledge infrastructure

Franklin Becker

Flexibility has become a matter of survival for many organisations as we embark on the twenty‐first century. In the real estate field, flexibility has historically meant some…

In search of flexibility in corporate real estate portfolios

Virginia Gibson

Real estate is an inherently inflexible asset, yet corporate real estate managers increasingly need to find ways in which flexibility can be achieved. Shorter planning horizons…

How companies can deliver flexible, effective corporate real estate fast

Margaret Latshaw, Beth Harmon‐Vaughan, Bob Radford

With corporations reinventing and changing themselves with increasing frequency and speed, what is the real estate industry doing to enable that change? This paper presents the…

What e‐commerce may mean for design of corporate real estate

Francis Duffy

Significant changes in business practice mean that the design of the physical working environment is now being used to add value to business performance. Businesses, stimulated by…

Flexible real estate through knowledge of tax implications

Debra K. Smilski

Technology, telecommunications and new IPO companies bring with them a new definition of ‘rapid growth’ and change. In 1990, ‘fast’ was considered to be a compounded growth rate…

Flexible space solutions: An opportunity for occupiers and investors

Brenna O’Roarty

The introduction of more flexible lease terms within the structure of commercial leases in the UK generates a number of challenging issues for investors, occupiers and their…

Accommodating change ‐ Emerging real estate strategies

John Worthington

The pervasive impact of information technology, and the shift to a new economic paradigm has resulted in new ways of working. Successful organisations today are looking for work…