An Examination of Business Occupier Relocation Decision Making: Distinguishing Small and Large Firm Behaviour

Greenhalgh, Paul

doi:10.1080/09599910802605368

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“…Tendency to relocate has been shown to decrease with the organization's size (Brouwer et al, 2004) and the choice of property type depends on the type and size of the organization and the extent of their market (Leishman and Watkins, 2004). Studies also show that, depending on the organization, the decision making processes apply different sophistication levels (Greenhalgh, 2008;Leishman and Watkins, 2004) and that, for example, smaller organizations rely more on external contacts and networks (Greenhalgh, 2008). Further, the relative importance of different location, building, and space attributes in decision-making has received a good deal of attention.…”

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“…This applies to larger corporations while it is evident that a majority of organizations are too small to have a separate CREM function or to even have these tasks outsourced. Occasional findings can be found on responsibility of location decision making, for example Greenhalgh (2008) found that important decisions are typically taken by the proprietor or owner of a business in small firms while hierarchical structures of large organizations usually lead to high level decisions being made by people at a lower level . Bull and Brown (2011), on the other hand, present ideas for how decision making authority can be delegated from manager to subordinates in the workplace change process.…”

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Short-distance relocation management approaches: 5 Case from Finland

Rothe¹,

Heywood²

2014

Proceedings of the 21st Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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Acknowledgments (if applicable):The authors wish to acknowledge Tekes -The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation and the other sponsors of the Repbu-project for their support. Biographical Details (if applicable):Structured Abstract:Purpose: Corporate short-distance relocation is a significant event in the course of an organization's lifetime. While these kinds of relocations happen frequently, they are an infrequent event from the perspective of a single organization. Therefore, few organizations have experience and knowledge on relocation management, which can result in improvised ways of managing the process. The purpose of this paper is to describe different short-distance relocation management approaches applied by organizations in Finland. Methods:The paper uses a multiple-case study approach where the relocation management of five organizations are assessed post-relocation. Different aspects of the process, such as process phases and tasks, the organization involved, level of outsourcing, and employee participation, are scrutinized through 32 interviews with company representatives, and documents provided by the organizations. Findings:The study describes 5 unique relocations and identifies 4 different models of managing the process. The study concludes that the most appropriate relocation management approach depends on the organization's needs and situation, and that there is no one solution that fits all purposes.Originality: While previous studies have focused on either site selection decision making or design of an already chosen space, the study describes 5 relocation processes which start from the relocation trigger and end when the organization has relocated and settled into their new space.

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Short-distance relocation management approaches: 5 Case from Finland

Rothe¹,

Heywood²

2014

Proceedings of the 21st Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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“…The efficient operation of the commercial markets, reflected in churn and filtering of businesses (Greenhalgh et al, 2003;Greenhalgh, 2008) up and down the property ladder cannot happen without a certain degree of vacancy. This type of vacancy can be understood as that part of stock that efficiently clears in response to the needs of occupier demand.…”

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Situations Vacant: A Conceptual Framework for Commercial Real Estate Vacancy

Muldoon‐Smith¹,

Greenhalgh²

2017

24th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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Commercial real estate vacancy is a key indicator of property market efficiency, economic performance and urban resilience. However, there has been little conceptual reflection into the abstract notion of vacancy beyond binary distinctions of natural and structural vacancy. Although useful simplifying meta-concepts, neither accounts for the internal complexity and imperfection that permeates real commercial property markets. Consequently, the objective of this article is to outline a conceptual framework that describes vacancy across the commercial real estate building life-cycle -from initial construction to final demolition and redevelopment. The originality of the research rests in its utility as the first known holistic examination of commercial real estate vacancy beyond that of an abstract economic factor, while its value is explicit in the conceptual typology which can be used by researchers interested in market imperfections and consequent interventions.

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“…Collectively, these projects combine research in 4 specialist areas, City modelling and data (Thompson, 2015;Thompson & Greenhalgh, 2014;Thompson & Horne, 2010) urban visualisation (Charlton, Giddings, Thompson, & Peverett, 2015;Giddings, Charlton, & Horne, 2011;Horne, Thompson, & Charlton, 2014) real estate market modelling (Greenhalgh, 2008;Greenhalgh et al, 2003;Greenhalgh & King, 2010 urban finance and digital spatial preference modelling indicating the multi-disciplinary nature and collaborative ethos at the heart of CIM. Taken together, the learning outcomes of these two projects enable the authors to reflect upon the opportunities and challenges involved in the generation of market rich information and knowledge and help answer the underlying research question in this paper:…”

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Planners in the Future City: Using City Information Modelling to Support Planners as Market Actors

Thompson

Greenhalgh

Muldoon‐Smith

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Recently, Adams and Tiesdell (2010), Tewdwr-Jones (2012) and Batty (2013) have outlined the importance of information and intelligence in relation to the mediation and management of land, property and urban consumers in the future city. Traditionally, the challenge for urban planners was the generation of meaningful and timely information. Today, the urban planners' challenge is no longer the timely generation of urban data, rather, it is in relation to how so much information can be exploited and integrated successfully into contemporary spatial planning and governance. The paper investigates this challenge through a commentary on two City Information Modelling (CIM) case studies at Northumbria University, UK. This commentary is grouped around four key themes, Accessibility and availability of data, accuracy and consistency of data, manageability of data and integration of data. It is also designed to provoke discussion in relation to the exploitation and improvement of data modelling and visualisation in the urban planning discipline and to contribute to the literature in related fields. The paper concludes that the production of information, its use and modelling, can empower urban planners as they mediate and contest state-market relations in the city. However, its use should be circumspect as data alone does not guarantee delivery of a sustainable urban future, rather, emphasis and future research should be placed upon interpretation and use of data.

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An Examination of Business Occupier Relocation Decision Making: Distinguishing Small and Large Firm Behaviour

Cited by 50 publications

References 25 publications

Short-distance relocation management approaches: 5 Case from Finland

Short-distance relocation management approaches: 5 Case from Finland

Situations Vacant: A Conceptual Framework for Commercial Real Estate Vacancy

Planners in the Future City: Using City Information Modelling to Support Planners as Market Actors

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