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100			_aLeishman, C.
245		4	_aThe decision-making behaviour of office occupiers
260			_c2004
490			_aJournal of Property Investment and Finance _v22(4) 2004, 307-319(13)
520			_aStudies of the occupiers' choice of office property have focused on the influence of location. Following the standard behavioural assumptions of neo-classical economies, the firm is assumed to make the rational profit-maximising decision on the basis of full information. All firms are assumed to be homogeneous. This approach eliminates much of the complexity from the decision-making process. This paper uses evidence from a survey of over 100 office occupiers in Edinburgh to examine the influence of a broader range of factors on individual firms' choice of office. Using logistic regression techniques on the survey data, the empirical analysis shows that by taking account of heterogeneity of firms, it is possible to identify the type of property occupied. Firms' decisions are closely related to their size, business type and whether the market they serve is local, regional or national. [Taken from journal abstract.]
590			_aABS
590			_aABS
650			_aOFFICE OCCUPIERS
650			_aOFFICE LOCATIONS
650			_aOFFICE BUILDINGS
650			_aDECISION-MAKING
650			_aDECISION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
690			_aCOMMERCIAL PROPERTY _96227
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999			_c118135 _d118135