Purpose – This paper aims to establish if office occupiers, who adopt different work patterns, can be segmented based on differences of perceived productivity with regards to the physical environment and the behavioural environment. Design/methodology/approach – Components of office...

Purpose – The work environment has been identified to influence employee satisfaction and work performance. In order to develop and provide work environments that meet the preferences of as many employees as possible, more information about user preferences and possible preference differences...

The aim of this paper is to explore the linkages between corporate real estate, human resource management and business performance. Developing corporate real estate strategies in the current business environment has become an even more complex task. The implementation of flexible working, and...

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between corporate strategy and corporate real estate strategy Design/methodology/approach: The paper will identify, and evaluate, a number of components that collectively form the corporate real estate strategy. Linkages between the business...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide a validated theoretical framework for the measurement of office productivity. Design/methodology/approach – The study's strength is that it is based on two sizable data sets. The data collected consists of data about the physical characteristics...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to evaluate approaches to the measurement of office productivity. Design/methodology/approach – The author presents an historical context to office design and reviews appropriate literature. The review aims to establish the limitations in defining office...

Purpose – The changes now being experienced in the workplace, driven by market pressures, changing demographics and new technologies, are real and accelerating. Since change remains the one constant when it comes to workplace planning, further transformations within the workplace over the next...