Impact of information and communications technology on real estate space perspective of office occupiers
Language: English Series: Journal of Property Investment and Finance ; 23(6) 2005, 494-505(12)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Aims to empirically test whether space reduction effects of Information Communications Technology (ICT) are significant in the office market in Singapore. It also examines variations in firms' responses, and how increasing use of ICT will impact on their operational and activities. This includes productivity, staffing structure and requirements, adoption of working practices, quality of customer service, and the importance of a central meeting place. The findings reveal that only a small proportion felt that they could reduce office space with more ICT use. However, some firms believed that ICT will enable flexible workflows, which in turn will change the way corporate real estate strategies are designed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L133273 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 133273-1001 |
Aims to empirically test whether space reduction effects of Information Communications Technology (ICT) are significant in the office market in Singapore. It also examines variations in firms' responses, and how increasing use of ICT will impact on their operational and activities. This includes productivity, staffing structure and requirements, adoption of working practices, quality of customer service, and the importance of a central meeting place. The findings reveal that only a small proportion felt that they could reduce office space with more ICT use. However, some firms believed that ICT will enable flexible workflows, which in turn will change the way corporate real estate strategies are designed.