... inclusion and equity. Nevertheless, examples of real application of these principles remain isolated best practices that are still far from becoming a standard, especially in corporate real estate and workplace strategies. Operative tools are much needed to support designers in identifying users’ physical...

... and workplace strategy consultant firms in Australia. Qualitative data was analysed using a thematic approach, which adopted within case, and across case, analyses. Findings Research identified major factors considered when identifying appropriate workplace strategies. These included the existing...

..., such as portfolio right-sizing in mature US and European markets versus growth opportunities in emerging markets. Such risks include excessive real estate cost cutting and lack of investment capital for revenue-enhancing workplace strategies; procurement-driven outsourcing decisions; the focus on cost-per-square...

... of such decisions on human resource factors. Yet such decisions must be and are made. This paper describes the Cornell Balanced Real Estate Assessment model (COBRA©), a prototype tool which addresses these issues. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Real estate finance Uncertainty Human resources Workplace strategy...

... describes the concept of a lean portfolio that helps organisations manage uncertainty better through infrastructure on‐demand; and proposes a research agenda for systematically examining different alternative workplace strategies (AWS). Alternative officing Workplace strategy Infrastructure On‐demand...