Journal of Corporate Real EstateTable of Contents for Journal of Corporate Real Estate. List of articles from the current issue, including Just Accepted (EarlyCite)https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1463-001X/vol/26/iss/1?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestJournal of Corporate Real EstateEmerald Publishing LimitedJournal of Corporate Real EstateJournal of Corporate Real Estatehttps://www.emerald.com/insight/proxy/containerImg?link=/resource/publication/journal/1d8bff5ea9a0e50503474995feb3e47f/urn:emeraldgroup.com:asset:id:binary:jcre.cover.jpghttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1463-001X/vol/26/iss/1?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestGuest editorial: Integrated corporate real estate and facilities management strategieshttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2024-078/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestGuest editorial: Integrated corporate real estate and facilities management strategiesGuest editorial: Integrated corporate real estate and facilities management strategies
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Guest editorial: Integrated corporate real estate and facilities management strategies10.1108/JCRE-04-2024-078Journal of Corporate Real Estate2024-02-27© 2024 Emerald Publishing LimitedTheo Van Der VoordtJournal of Corporate Real Estate2612024-02-2710.1108/JCRE-04-2024-078https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2024-078/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited
A multi-disciplinary view on a corporate real estate alignment modelhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-09-2022-0029/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThe purpose of this paper is to examine a recent comprehensive corporate real estate (CRE) alignment model which was derived from previous CRE alignment models. This study proposes several modifications and additions based on business and decision-making literature to increase the framework’s multidisciplinary strength and extend its implementation phase. Literature from various fields is reviewed and “lessons” incorporated into the framework. The business literature review began with corporate strategy theories cited in CRE alignment theory and extended to critiques of those and more recent theories. Likewise, decision-making and implementation both began with material cited in CRE literature and “rippled” out to encompass pertinent material. The model used provides a robust framework, and this study has identified several areas that would appear to improve that model from a theoretical and practical perspective. Areas of further research are identified that appear to offer opportunities to further develop the framework. Historically, there has been a tendency for new CRE alignment models to be created rather than existing ones being developed further. Here, a framework derived from a meta-study of CRE alignment models is reviewed, and improvements are proposed to further develop CRE alignment theory and its application in practice through the addition of viewpoints from the business field and more focus on the implementation phase of the model.A multi-disciplinary view on a corporate real estate alignment model
Howard Cooke, Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp.5-20

The purpose of this paper is to examine a recent comprehensive corporate real estate (CRE) alignment model which was derived from previous CRE alignment models. This study proposes several modifications and additions based on business and decision-making literature to increase the framework’s multidisciplinary strength and extend its implementation phase.

Literature from various fields is reviewed and “lessons” incorporated into the framework. The business literature review began with corporate strategy theories cited in CRE alignment theory and extended to critiques of those and more recent theories. Likewise, decision-making and implementation both began with material cited in CRE literature and “rippled” out to encompass pertinent material.

The model used provides a robust framework, and this study has identified several areas that would appear to improve that model from a theoretical and practical perspective. Areas of further research are identified that appear to offer opportunities to further develop the framework.

Historically, there has been a tendency for new CRE alignment models to be created rather than existing ones being developed further. Here, a framework derived from a meta-study of CRE alignment models is reviewed, and improvements are proposed to further develop CRE alignment theory and its application in practice through the addition of viewpoints from the business field and more focus on the implementation phase of the model.

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A multi-disciplinary view on a corporate real estate alignment model10.1108/JCRE-09-2022-0029Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-08-01© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedHoward CookeRianne Appel-MeulenbroekJournal of Corporate Real Estate2612023-08-0110.1108/JCRE-09-2022-0029https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-09-2022-0029/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Integrating views on building performance from different stakeholder groupshttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThis paper aims to highlight a broader definition of good building performance that goes beyond the traditional emphasis on technical aspects, only adopting the lens of the social construction of technology (SCOT) in the empirical space of the workplace sector. Several building performance evaluation (BPE) methods focus on technical aspects such as energy consumption, indoor environmental conditions and compliance with building regulations and standards. Technical aspects, albeit important goals, only embed a partial component of what buildings are expected to deliver. There is growing interest in considering the organisational and experiential expectations of building performance, particularly integrating various views of performance as expected by different user groups. The paper adopts an archival research method to analyse the archive of the workplace consultants DEGW, particularly focusing on their work on London’s Broadgate development in the 1980s and the 1990s. The findings reveal how voices from a pluralistic client organisation can be addressed to articulate a broad definition of building performance that integrates different viewpoints encompassing technical, organisational and experiential expectations. In DEGW’s work, the views on building performance of various stakeholders involved in the everyday use and management of buildings are identified without imposing predetermined agendas or research notions of performance. Particular emphasis is given to understanding clients as not a homogenous entity but consisting of different interest groups, which implies multiple conceptualisations of building performance and the building itself. The performance expectations of a building vary between organisations and even within any organisation. Moreover, the needs of an organisation will change over time, and the BPE criteria need to be changed to ensure better alignment between organisations and the physical spaces they occupy. A critical reflection on the conceptualisation of “users” and “building” in BPE methods is required to create an integrated approach towards building performance. The paper offers insights by adopting the theoretical lens of SCOT to explore an integrated approach to building performance that captures the varied needs of building users through the example of London’s Broadgate development.Integrating views on building performance from different stakeholder groups
Hiral Patel, Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp.21-40

This paper aims to highlight a broader definition of good building performance that goes beyond the traditional emphasis on technical aspects, only adopting the lens of the social construction of technology (SCOT) in the empirical space of the workplace sector. Several building performance evaluation (BPE) methods focus on technical aspects such as energy consumption, indoor environmental conditions and compliance with building regulations and standards. Technical aspects, albeit important goals, only embed a partial component of what buildings are expected to deliver. There is growing interest in considering the organisational and experiential expectations of building performance, particularly integrating various views of performance as expected by different user groups.

The paper adopts an archival research method to analyse the archive of the workplace consultants DEGW, particularly focusing on their work on London’s Broadgate development in the 1980s and the 1990s.

The findings reveal how voices from a pluralistic client organisation can be addressed to articulate a broad definition of building performance that integrates different viewpoints encompassing technical, organisational and experiential expectations. In DEGW’s work, the views on building performance of various stakeholders involved in the everyday use and management of buildings are identified without imposing predetermined agendas or research notions of performance. Particular emphasis is given to understanding clients as not a homogenous entity but consisting of different interest groups, which implies multiple conceptualisations of building performance and the building itself.

The performance expectations of a building vary between organisations and even within any organisation. Moreover, the needs of an organisation will change over time, and the BPE criteria need to be changed to ensure better alignment between organisations and the physical spaces they occupy. A critical reflection on the conceptualisation of “users” and “building” in BPE methods is required to create an integrated approach towards building performance.

The paper offers insights by adopting the theoretical lens of SCOT to explore an integrated approach to building performance that captures the varied needs of building users through the example of London’s Broadgate development.

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Integrating views on building performance from different stakeholder groups10.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-12-26© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedHiral PatelGabriela Zapata-LancasterJournal of Corporate Real Estate2612023-12-2610.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
The value of incorporating a coworking environment into the real estate portfolios of office-based organizationhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-01-2023-0001/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThis paper aims to determine the advantages and disadvantages associated with integrating a coworking environment into the real estate portfolios of large office-based organizations. The study discusses both external and internal coworking solutions. This paper is a literature review and qualitative research based on 12 semistructured interviews with high-level real estate practitioners, including users, suppliers and consultants. The authors examined the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating coworking environments into the real estate portfolios of large organizations from the four perspectives of Krumm et al. (2000). These perspectives were operationalized through the 12 real estate added value parameters of Jensen and Van der Voordt (2017). The findings show that improved adaptability is the greatest advantage of external coworking solutions (facility management perspective). The most significant advantage of internal coworking is related to stimulation of innovation, creativity and knowledge sharing (general management perspective). The disadvantages of external and internal coworking partly overlap and are mainly the negative effect on the corporate culture (general management perspective). The findings contribute to the understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating both external and internal coworking solutions from multiple perspectives and allow to compare them. The authors developed and tested an operationalization of the four perspectives of Krumm (2000) through the 12 added values of Jensen and Van der Voordt (2017). Opinions and perceptions of professionals regarding internal and external coworking models are presented in a framework and related to earlier findings.The value of incorporating a coworking environment into the real estate portfolios of office-based organization
Julia Gracheva, Brenda H. Groen
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp.41-56

This paper aims to determine the advantages and disadvantages associated with integrating a coworking environment into the real estate portfolios of large office-based organizations. The study discusses both external and internal coworking solutions.

This paper is a literature review and qualitative research based on 12 semistructured interviews with high-level real estate practitioners, including users, suppliers and consultants.

The authors examined the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating coworking environments into the real estate portfolios of large organizations from the four perspectives of Krumm et al. (2000). These perspectives were operationalized through the 12 real estate added value parameters of Jensen and Van der Voordt (2017). The findings show that improved adaptability is the greatest advantage of external coworking solutions (facility management perspective). The most significant advantage of internal coworking is related to stimulation of innovation, creativity and knowledge sharing (general management perspective). The disadvantages of external and internal coworking partly overlap and are mainly the negative effect on the corporate culture (general management perspective).

The findings contribute to the understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating both external and internal coworking solutions from multiple perspectives and allow to compare them. The authors developed and tested an operationalization of the four perspectives of Krumm (2000) through the 12 added values of Jensen and Van der Voordt (2017). Opinions and perceptions of professionals regarding internal and external coworking models are presented in a framework and related to earlier findings.

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The value of incorporating a coworking environment into the real estate portfolios of office-based organization10.1108/JCRE-01-2023-0001Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-11-17© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedJulia GrachevaBrenda H. GroenJournal of Corporate Real Estate2612023-11-1710.1108/JCRE-01-2023-0001https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-01-2023-0001/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Agency problems in facility management (FM) outsourcing in the Ghanaian retail sectorhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-12-2022-0041/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThe aim of this study is to examine the agency problems that arise between retail property owners and outsourced facility management (FM) service vendors in Ghana. This study was carried out using telephone and face-to-face interviews. Nine facility managers (n =9) and six retail property owners (n = 6) purposively selected participated in the interviews. The responses from the interviews were analysed using content analysis. To begin with the analysis, the recorded audio for each respondent during the interviews was transcribed to augment what was written during the interviews. The next step was the development of a coding framework where each of the agency problems was assigned unique codes and grouped under themes. Each response was assigned a predefined code based on the agency problems identified in the literature. The research team discussed the consistency of the thematic codes assigned to each of the responses to ensure that each response was captured under the appropriate agency problem theme it best represents. The results showed that agency problems in FM outsourcing in the Ghanaian retail sector are related to disagreement on expenditure associated with maintenance and repairs and improper tenant information sharing and use by FM service providers. Based on the findings, it is recommended that property owners explore the mixed approach to FM to mitigate the risks of complete outsourcing of FM services. It is also recommended that a clear path on how tenant information can be shared be pre-agreed in FM contracts. This study provides new literature relating to agency problems in outsourcing and may be the first of its kind for FM in the Ghanaian retail industry. The findings could serve as a starting point for service providers and their principals to find common grounds to understand each other and mitigate the agency problems that could arise and their overall impact on performance.Agency problems in facility management (FM) outsourcing in the Ghanaian retail sector
Oliver Tannor, Felix Dordaa, John Yaw Akparep
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp.57-73

The aim of this study is to examine the agency problems that arise between retail property owners and outsourced facility management (FM) service vendors in Ghana.

This study was carried out using telephone and face-to-face interviews. Nine facility managers (n =9) and six retail property owners (n = 6) purposively selected participated in the interviews. The responses from the interviews were analysed using content analysis. To begin with the analysis, the recorded audio for each respondent during the interviews was transcribed to augment what was written during the interviews. The next step was the development of a coding framework where each of the agency problems was assigned unique codes and grouped under themes. Each response was assigned a predefined code based on the agency problems identified in the literature. The research team discussed the consistency of the thematic codes assigned to each of the responses to ensure that each response was captured under the appropriate agency problem theme it best represents.

The results showed that agency problems in FM outsourcing in the Ghanaian retail sector are related to disagreement on expenditure associated with maintenance and repairs and improper tenant information sharing and use by FM service providers. Based on the findings, it is recommended that property owners explore the mixed approach to FM to mitigate the risks of complete outsourcing of FM services. It is also recommended that a clear path on how tenant information can be shared be pre-agreed in FM contracts.

This study provides new literature relating to agency problems in outsourcing and may be the first of its kind for FM in the Ghanaian retail industry. The findings could serve as a starting point for service providers and their principals to find common grounds to understand each other and mitigate the agency problems that could arise and their overall impact on performance.

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Agency problems in facility management (FM) outsourcing in the Ghanaian retail sector10.1108/JCRE-12-2022-0041Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-11-13© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedOliver TannorFelix DordaaJohn Yaw AkparepJournal of Corporate Real Estate2612023-11-1310.1108/JCRE-12-2022-0041https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-12-2022-0041/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Is the success of working from home a matter of configuration? – a comparison between the USA and Germany using PLS-SEMhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-03-2023-0010/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThe world of work is constantly changing. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced working from home, and there is an increasing demand for flexibility regarding the workplace. There is little empirical evidence on the mechanisms and factors that influence employee outcomes, such as productivity and turnover intention, at the workplace and at home. In addition, it is unclear whether the workplace characteristics that influence employee outcomes vary between different nations due to country-specific circumstances. The paper aims to address these two issues. The research model applied in this study is based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) and environmental demands-resources models using German (n = 429) and USA (n = 507) survey samples. Partial least squares structural equation modelling is used to analyse the influence of workplace characteristics (isolation, family–work interference, equipment/facilities and skill variety) on employee outcomes (satisfaction, burnout, productivity and turnover intention). Additionally, a multi-group analysis is used to explore group differences in the factors influencing satisfaction, burnout, productivity and turnover intention between employees in Germany and the USA. The results reveal that significant determinants of productivity and turnover intention include isolation, family–work interference, equipment/facilities and skill variety. Isolation and equipment/facilities are identified as the most important demands and resources of the home workplace. Some significant differences are found between Germany and the USA. The positive effect of isolation on burnout is significantly stronger in the USA than in Germany, whereas the positive effect of family–work inference on burnout is stronger in Germany than in the USA. The negative effects visible for the relations between burnout and satisfaction, and satisfaction and turnover intention are stronger in Germany than in the USA. The positive effect of burnout on turnover intention is stronger in the USA compared to Germany. The study adds empirical evidence to the JD-R theory by analysing the influence of the home workplace characteristics on employee outcomes in different countries for the first time using a multi-group analysis. In addition, the study reveals new insights into the differences between the knowledge workforces in Germany and the USA by uncovering how key factors influence employee outcomes such as productivity and turnover intention, partially carried by varying length of experience in work from home between both of these countries. Insights from this study can support corporate real estate managers to make better decisions on the design of employees’ home workplaces and the integration of work from home into the company’s workspace concept.Is the success of working from home a matter of configuration? – a comparison between the USA and Germany using PLS-SEM
Kyra Voll, Andreas Pfnür
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

The world of work is constantly changing. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced working from home, and there is an increasing demand for flexibility regarding the workplace. There is little empirical evidence on the mechanisms and factors that influence employee outcomes, such as productivity and turnover intention, at the workplace and at home. In addition, it is unclear whether the workplace characteristics that influence employee outcomes vary between different nations due to country-specific circumstances. The paper aims to address these two issues.

The research model applied in this study is based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) and environmental demands-resources models using German (n = 429) and USA (n = 507) survey samples. Partial least squares structural equation modelling is used to analyse the influence of workplace characteristics (isolation, family–work interference, equipment/facilities and skill variety) on employee outcomes (satisfaction, burnout, productivity and turnover intention). Additionally, a multi-group analysis is used to explore group differences in the factors influencing satisfaction, burnout, productivity and turnover intention between employees in Germany and the USA.

The results reveal that significant determinants of productivity and turnover intention include isolation, family–work interference, equipment/facilities and skill variety. Isolation and equipment/facilities are identified as the most important demands and resources of the home workplace. Some significant differences are found between Germany and the USA. The positive effect of isolation on burnout is significantly stronger in the USA than in Germany, whereas the positive effect of family–work inference on burnout is stronger in Germany than in the USA. The negative effects visible for the relations between burnout and satisfaction, and satisfaction and turnover intention are stronger in Germany than in the USA. The positive effect of burnout on turnover intention is stronger in the USA compared to Germany.

The study adds empirical evidence to the JD-R theory by analysing the influence of the home workplace characteristics on employee outcomes in different countries for the first time using a multi-group analysis. In addition, the study reveals new insights into the differences between the knowledge workforces in Germany and the USA by uncovering how key factors influence employee outcomes such as productivity and turnover intention, partially carried by varying length of experience in work from home between both of these countries. Insights from this study can support corporate real estate managers to make better decisions on the design of employees’ home workplaces and the integration of work from home into the company’s workspace concept.

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Is the success of working from home a matter of configuration? – a comparison between the USA and Germany using PLS-SEM10.1108/JCRE-03-2023-0010Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-10-10© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedKyra VollAndreas PfnürJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2023-10-1010.1108/JCRE-03-2023-0010https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-03-2023-0010/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Shared workspace design: elements of analysis for a healthy work experiencehttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0013/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThis paper aims to propose and provide an overview of a model analysis that considers the main spatial design attributes that influence and produce the most relevant salutogenic outcomes. These results are essential for a healthy work experience, especially in shared workspaces. This study departs from the theoretical contributions of the salutogenic approach, principles from supportive design theory, psychosocial supportive design and the environmental demands and resources model. After a scoping literature review covering different fields of workspace design, environmental psychology and evidence-based design of health-care facilities, a conceptual analysis is done on a proposed understanding of work, health and environmental relations to overview spatial attributes that enhance specific salutogenic and well-being-promoting outcomes needed for a healthy work experience. The model of analysis, as a theoretical element that helps create methodological tools, combined with the application of a post occupancy evaluation, is thought to assist architects, designers, workspace owners and stakeholders in their new designs or to evaluate existing ones. Studies on defining spatial attributes and their intended salutogenic outcomes have been formally done in health-care facilities. However, applying this idea to shared workspaces is something new and is expected to contribute to their design and evaluation, especially if the notion of environmental demands and resources is complemented.Shared workspace design: elements of analysis for a healthy work experience
Ebru Baykal Uluoz, Göksenin Inalhan
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

This paper aims to propose and provide an overview of a model analysis that considers the main spatial design attributes that influence and produce the most relevant salutogenic outcomes. These results are essential for a healthy work experience, especially in shared workspaces.

This study departs from the theoretical contributions of the salutogenic approach, principles from supportive design theory, psychosocial supportive design and the environmental demands and resources model. After a scoping literature review covering different fields of workspace design, environmental psychology and evidence-based design of health-care facilities, a conceptual analysis is done on a proposed understanding of work, health and environmental relations to overview spatial attributes that enhance specific salutogenic and well-being-promoting outcomes needed for a healthy work experience.

The model of analysis, as a theoretical element that helps create methodological tools, combined with the application of a post occupancy evaluation, is thought to assist architects, designers, workspace owners and stakeholders in their new designs or to evaluate existing ones.

Studies on defining spatial attributes and their intended salutogenic outcomes have been formally done in health-care facilities. However, applying this idea to shared workspaces is something new and is expected to contribute to their design and evaluation, especially if the notion of environmental demands and resources is complemented.

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Shared workspace design: elements of analysis for a healthy work experience10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0013Journal of Corporate Real Estate2024-01-09© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedEbru Baykal UluozGöksenin InalhanJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2024-01-0910.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0013https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0013/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Academic work – something else?https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0014/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThe purpose of this paper is to map and describe the activities taking place in the academic workplace. It considers whether academic work is something completely different from traditional knowledge work and identifies differences and similarities between the two. The data was collected through in-depth interviews with thirteen academics from different disciplines at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology within a case study approach. A document analysis of the university’s disciplines was carried out in advance of the interviews. Four important similarities between knowledge work and academic work and three distinctive features of academic work were identified. Balancing the need for interaction and concentration is most important for both knowledge work and academic work, and the most prominent differences are the academics’ constant alternation between supervision, teaching, concentration work and administrative tasks, as well as some academics’ close links to practice. Academic work is not completely different from knowledge work, and learning from experiences from other sectors can be valuable when designing workplaces for academic staff. It is necessary to understand the activities taking place in the academic workplace and at the same time plan for future flexibility. This study contributes to the research on workplace design for academic staff to better understand the characteristics and variations of academic work and differences in academic cultures and traditions. This will contribute to a better understanding of how workplace design, work processes, technology and how the institution is organised can support the university’s visions and goals.Academic work – something else?
Kaja Indergård, Geir Karsten Hansen
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

The purpose of this paper is to map and describe the activities taking place in the academic workplace. It considers whether academic work is something completely different from traditional knowledge work and identifies differences and similarities between the two.

The data was collected through in-depth interviews with thirteen academics from different disciplines at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology within a case study approach. A document analysis of the university’s disciplines was carried out in advance of the interviews.

Four important similarities between knowledge work and academic work and three distinctive features of academic work were identified. Balancing the need for interaction and concentration is most important for both knowledge work and academic work, and the most prominent differences are the academics’ constant alternation between supervision, teaching, concentration work and administrative tasks, as well as some academics’ close links to practice. Academic work is not completely different from knowledge work, and learning from experiences from other sectors can be valuable when designing workplaces for academic staff. It is necessary to understand the activities taking place in the academic workplace and at the same time plan for future flexibility.

This study contributes to the research on workplace design for academic staff to better understand the characteristics and variations of academic work and differences in academic cultures and traditions. This will contribute to a better understanding of how workplace design, work processes, technology and how the institution is organised can support the university’s visions and goals.

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Academic work – something else?10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0014Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-10-24© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedKaja IndergårdGeir Karsten HansenJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2023-10-2410.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0014https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0014/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Room for diversity: a review of research and industry approaches to inclusive workplaceshttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0017/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThis paper aims to explore how the scientific literature and company reports have addressed inclusive workplace design and strategies to date. This paper adopts a scoping review to answer the following question: To what extent is inclusion present in workplace design and related strategies? An analysis of 27 scientific papers and 25 corporate social responsibility reports of the highest-ranked companies in the Great Place to Work global ranking disentangles the main aspects related to workplace design and strategies for promoting inclusion. This paper opens avenues for four macro-categories of diversity (psycho-physical aspects; cultural aspects; socio-economic conditions; and ability, experience and strengths) to support the development of inclusive workplace design and strategy. Besides, multiple spatial scales emerged as material and immaterial elements of the workplace encountering inclusion and diversity. Nowadays, the workforce is becoming more diverse. Although diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has become key to many organizations, it remains unclear how DE&I principles are applied in workspace design and strategies. This scoping review provides a novel perspective on the topic by integrating scientific knowledge and practice-based approaches which still address this matter independently.Room for diversity: a review of research and industry approaches to inclusive workplaces
Chiara Tagliaro, Alessandra Migliore, Erica Isa Mosca, Stefano Capolongo
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

This paper aims to explore how the scientific literature and company reports have addressed inclusive workplace design and strategies to date.

This paper adopts a scoping review to answer the following question: To what extent is inclusion present in workplace design and related strategies? An analysis of 27 scientific papers and 25 corporate social responsibility reports of the highest-ranked companies in the Great Place to Work global ranking disentangles the main aspects related to workplace design and strategies for promoting inclusion.

This paper opens avenues for four macro-categories of diversity (psycho-physical aspects; cultural aspects; socio-economic conditions; and ability, experience and strengths) to support the development of inclusive workplace design and strategy. Besides, multiple spatial scales emerged as material and immaterial elements of the workplace encountering inclusion and diversity.

Nowadays, the workforce is becoming more diverse. Although diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has become key to many organizations, it remains unclear how DE&I principles are applied in workspace design and strategies. This scoping review provides a novel perspective on the topic by integrating scientific knowledge and practice-based approaches which still address this matter independently.

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Room for diversity: a review of research and industry approaches to inclusive workplaces10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0017Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-11-28© 2023 Chiara Tagliaro, Alessandra Migliore, Erica Isa Mosca and Stefano Capolongo.Chiara TagliaroAlessandra MiglioreErica Isa MoscaStefano CapolongoJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2023-11-2810.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0017https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-04-2023-0017/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Chiara Tagliaro, Alessandra Migliore, Erica Isa Mosca and Stefano Capolongo.http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
The alignment of corporate real estate strategy with corporate strategy: experiences from selected higher education institutions in Ghanahttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-05-2022-0010/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThe study aims to examine the relationship between corporate real estate (CRE) strategy and corporate strategy (CS) in selected universities in Ghana. It focused on the availability, usage, alignment and effects of CRE strategy on CS in universities. The study adopted a qualitative research design, using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Interviews were used to collect data from estate departments of selected Ghanaian higher education institutions (HEIs) in Kumasi. All the selected HEIs purported to have CRE strategies, but they lacked a holistic approach. They were essentially just maintenance policies developed based on their CSs to support the institutions in their service delivery. All CRE management decisions were aligned with the CRE strategy. The study highlights the importance of aligning CRE strategies with CSs in HEIs in developing countries to enhance academic environments.The alignment of corporate real estate strategy with corporate strategy: experiences from selected higher education institutions in Ghana
Ahmed Gadafi, Eric Paul Tudzi, Tahiru Alhassan
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

The study aims to examine the relationship between corporate real estate (CRE) strategy and corporate strategy (CS) in selected universities in Ghana. It focused on the availability, usage, alignment and effects of CRE strategy on CS in universities.

The study adopted a qualitative research design, using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Interviews were used to collect data from estate departments of selected Ghanaian higher education institutions (HEIs) in Kumasi.

All the selected HEIs purported to have CRE strategies, but they lacked a holistic approach. They were essentially just maintenance policies developed based on their CSs to support the institutions in their service delivery. All CRE management decisions were aligned with the CRE strategy.

The study highlights the importance of aligning CRE strategies with CSs in HEIs in developing countries to enhance academic environments.

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The alignment of corporate real estate strategy with corporate strategy: experiences from selected higher education institutions in Ghana10.1108/JCRE-05-2022-0010Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-10-20© 2023 Emerald Publishing LimitedAhmed GadafiEric Paul TudziTahiru AlhassanJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2023-10-2010.1108/JCRE-05-2022-0010https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-05-2022-0010/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited
Identifying and prioritizing coworking member needshttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-06-2022-0020/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestThis paper aims to identify and prioritize the needs of coworking members. The authors focus on maintaining the existing members rather than attracting new ones. The authors use two phases and multiple methods. The first phase focuses on a qualitative approach using observations and interviews to uncover and formulate the members’ needs. The second phase focuses on prioritizing the needs using a quantitative approach. The authors discovered 19 member needs from the coworking spaces. Based on an online survey, the authors classified those needs into three main Kano model’s categories. The resulting member needs and their strategic priorities provide a useful basis for coworking providers to direct their improvement efforts towards achieving greater member satisfaction.Identifying and prioritizing coworking member needs
Erik Johansson, Erik Rådman, Hendry Raharjo, Petra Bosch-Sijtsema
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

This paper aims to identify and prioritize the needs of coworking members. The authors focus on maintaining the existing members rather than attracting new ones.

The authors use two phases and multiple methods. The first phase focuses on a qualitative approach using observations and interviews to uncover and formulate the members’ needs. The second phase focuses on prioritizing the needs using a quantitative approach.

The authors discovered 19 member needs from the coworking spaces. Based on an online survey, the authors classified those needs into three main Kano model’s categories.

The resulting member needs and their strategic priorities provide a useful basis for coworking providers to direct their improvement efforts towards achieving greater member satisfaction.

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Identifying and prioritizing coworking member needs10.1108/JCRE-06-2022-0020Journal of Corporate Real Estate2024-03-06© 2024 Erik Johansson, Erik Rådman, Hendry Raharjo and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema.Erik JohanssonErik RådmanHendry RaharjoPetra Bosch-SijtsemaJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2024-03-0610.1108/JCRE-06-2022-0020https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-06-2022-0020/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2024 Erik Johansson, Erik Rådman, Hendry Raharjo and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema.http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
Sustainable coworking: the member perspectivehttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-06-2023-0020/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestSustainability is regarded as a core value that the coworking movement aspires to. However, most sustainability efforts focus on the providers’ perspective while neglecting the coworking members’ role. Therefore, this paper aims to explore sustainable coworking from the members perspective by focusing on sustainable behaviors. This study uses a flexible pattern matching approach. Theoretical patterns are identified using literature on coworking space and sustainable behavior while matching them with the empirical data. Data were collected from three different coworking spaces in Sweden through interviews and observations. Based on the theoretical patterns, three constructs for sustainable coworking were identified, namely, productive behavior, prosocial behavior and responsible space sharing behavior. Through the empirical data, the constructs were further concretized to understand their different aspects. The findings uncovered a new layer of complexity where members can show the same behavior and be perceived differently. This study offers a more holistic understanding of sustainable coworking by highlighting the members’ role and identifying different member perceptions on sustainable coworking behaviors.Sustainable coworking: the member perspective
Daniel Magnusson, Hendry Raharjo, Petra Bosch-Sijtsema
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

Sustainability is regarded as a core value that the coworking movement aspires to. However, most sustainability efforts focus on the providers’ perspective while neglecting the coworking members’ role. Therefore, this paper aims to explore sustainable coworking from the members perspective by focusing on sustainable behaviors.

This study uses a flexible pattern matching approach. Theoretical patterns are identified using literature on coworking space and sustainable behavior while matching them with the empirical data. Data were collected from three different coworking spaces in Sweden through interviews and observations.

Based on the theoretical patterns, three constructs for sustainable coworking were identified, namely, productive behavior, prosocial behavior and responsible space sharing behavior. Through the empirical data, the constructs were further concretized to understand their different aspects. The findings uncovered a new layer of complexity where members can show the same behavior and be perceived differently.

This study offers a more holistic understanding of sustainable coworking by highlighting the members’ role and identifying different member perceptions on sustainable coworking behaviors.

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Sustainable coworking: the member perspective10.1108/JCRE-06-2023-0020Journal of Corporate Real Estate2023-12-26© 2023 Daniel Magnusson, Hendry Raharjo and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema.Daniel MagnussonHendry RaharjoPetra Bosch-SijtsemaJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2023-12-2610.1108/JCRE-06-2023-0020https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-06-2023-0020/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2023 Daniel Magnusson, Hendry Raharjo and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema.http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
Managing public real estate and the trade-off between supporting user activities and sustainable development: case of the Netherlands policehttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-08-2023-0031/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatestCorporate real estate management (CREM) is complex due to an increasing number of real estate (RE) added values and the tensions between them. RE managers are faced with trade-offs: to choose a higher performance for one added value at the cost of another. CREM research mainly deals with trade-offs in a hypothetical sense, without looking at the characteristics of the RE portfolio nor the specific context in which trade-offs are made. The purpose of this paper is to further develop the concept of real estate value (REV) optimisation with regard to tensions between decreasing CO2 emissions and supporting user activities. Mixed method study. REV optimisation between user activities and energy efficiency for police stations in the Netherlands built between 2000 and 2020 is analysed. This is complemented by interviews with an RE manager and senior user of police stations and analysis of policy documents. The characteristics of the police station portfolio indicate no correlation between user activities and energy efficiency for the case studied. This is complemented by interviews, from which it becomes clear that there was in fact little tension between supporting user activities and energy efficiency. The performances of these two different added values were optimised separately. This study combines different scales (building and portfolio level) with different types of data: portfolio analysis, document analysis and interviews. This creates a comprehensive image of whether and how the Netherlands police optimised the two RE values.Managing public real estate and the trade-off between supporting user activities and sustainable development: case of the Netherlands police
Daniël van Staveren, Monique Arkesteijn, Alexandra Den Heijer
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

Corporate real estate management (CREM) is complex due to an increasing number of real estate (RE) added values and the tensions between them. RE managers are faced with trade-offs: to choose a higher performance for one added value at the cost of another. CREM research mainly deals with trade-offs in a hypothetical sense, without looking at the characteristics of the RE portfolio nor the specific context in which trade-offs are made. The purpose of this paper is to further develop the concept of real estate value (REV) optimisation with regard to tensions between decreasing CO2 emissions and supporting user activities.

Mixed method study. REV optimisation between user activities and energy efficiency for police stations in the Netherlands built between 2000 and 2020 is analysed. This is complemented by interviews with an RE manager and senior user of police stations and analysis of policy documents.

The characteristics of the police station portfolio indicate no correlation between user activities and energy efficiency for the case studied. This is complemented by interviews, from which it becomes clear that there was in fact little tension between supporting user activities and energy efficiency. The performances of these two different added values were optimised separately.

This study combines different scales (building and portfolio level) with different types of data: portfolio analysis, document analysis and interviews. This creates a comprehensive image of whether and how the Netherlands police optimised the two RE values.

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Managing public real estate and the trade-off between supporting user activities and sustainable development: case of the Netherlands police10.1108/JCRE-08-2023-0031Journal of Corporate Real Estate2024-02-26© 2024 Daniël van Staveren, Monique Arkesteijn and Alexandra Den Heijer.Daniël van StaverenMonique ArkesteijnAlexandra Den HeijerJournal of Corporate Real Estateahead-of-printahead-of-print2024-02-2610.1108/JCRE-08-2023-0031https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCRE-08-2023-0031/full/html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss_journalLatest© 2024 Daniël van Staveren, Monique Arkesteijn and Alexandra Den Heijer.http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode