Abstract
Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the way that corporate real estate (CRE) has developed in the UK since the early 1990s.
Design/methodology/approach
– Review of how various professional bodies, occupiers and landlords have responded to the changing business and workplace environment.
Findings
– CRE managers and the professional bodies that represent them are at a crossroads. Whilst the business world has evolved since 1990, the CRE sector has not and faces the prospect becoming purely a technical rather than a strategic subject.
– The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the way that corporate real estate (CRE) has developed in the UK since the early 1990s.
Design/methodology/approach
– Review of how various professional bodies, occupiers and landlords have responded to the changing business and workplace environment.
Findings
– CRE managers and the professional bodies that represent them are at a crossroads. Whilst the business world has evolved since 1990, the CRE sector has not and faces the prospect becoming purely a technical rather than a strategic subject.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 275-289 |
Journal | Journal of Corporate Real Estate |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |