Corporate strategic decision making

Stephen Roulac, Alastair Adair, Stanley McGreal, Jim Berry, Louise Brown and George Heaney

Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 2005, vol. 23, issue 4, 364-378

Abstract: Purpose - Seeks to explore recent studies in corporate real estate and to provide a comparative analysis of industrial corporations in Ireland and those in the non‐industrial sector with respect to their corporate real estate management objectives. Design/methodology/approach - The empirical investigation reports on a study undertaken in Ireland and compares results from companies in the industrial sector with companies in the non‐industrial sector. The methodology is based on a behavioural questionnaire targeted at the top 150 companies operating in Ireland and classified on the basis of number of employees. Findings - The findings indicate that significant differences are apparent between companies in the industrial sector and companies not in the industrial sector in the use of real estate assets. In particular companies in the industrial/manufacturing sectors have weakly developed corporate real estate strategies. Research limitations/implications - The main limitations derive from a relatively small sample size, a function of targeting the survey at senior executives. There are implications for companies in the under‐utilisation of real estate assets and the effects of this on corporate balance‐sheets requires further investigation. Originality/value - Highlights that companies in Ireland, notably those in the industrial sector, have some significant way to go in utilising their corporate real estate assets more effectively.

Keywords: Corporate investments; Real estate; Management strategy; Decision making; Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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