Real estate alliances: from anger to acceptance

Article Abstract:

Many real estate service providers are engaged in long-term alliances with their corporate clients, indicating a trend towards outsourcing of what used to be the exclusive domain of in-house real estate executives. Although corporate real estate executives are still very much a part of corporate structures, they now devote most of their time to strategic issues, leaving transaction-oriented work to outside providers. Companies which have hired outside providers to handle their real estate needs include Baxter International, Eastman Kodak and IBM.

---

Cigna's infrastructure integration: remaking the corporation

Article Abstract:

CIGNA has added prestige to its name in the real estate market by developing a proactive approach to infrastructure integration. The system, dubbed as Corporate Infrastructure Resource (CIR) Management, centers on the adoption of a process-driven approach to infrastructure integration to sustain economic momentum. The CIR method further outlines measures to handle customer communications to enhance organizational efficiency. The system garnered the 1999 Best Practices Award of the International Development Research Council.

Management Theory & Techniques, Infrastructure (Economics), CIGNA Corp., CI

---

IDRC's real estate revolution: occupancy costs plummet, productivity crests

Article Abstract:

The International Development Research Council's Corporate Real Estate 2000 study is transforming the handling of real estate assets by corporations, increasing profits and boosting shareholder wealth. Companies which have saved millions of dollars from innovative workplace designs fostered by the study include Ford Motor Co, IBM and AT and T. The enormous savings is not surprising given the vast resources invested by these companies in facilities and land.

Cover Story

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Corporate infrastructure integration, part II: the new corporate real estate imperative. 'Web-ify' or die: how cyberspace is remaking real estate
• Abstracts: Predatory lending laws and the RMBS industry. IRS disclosure requirements affecting tax credit transactions. Recent developments in predatory lending laws: potential impact on secondary market transactions
• Abstracts: The 2004 global infrastructure report. Locking in an opportunity
• Abstracts: A tale of two rail yards. Trade zone operations ramp up in Fargo. Fargo comeback
• Abstracts: Fraser Pipestock Ltd v Gloucester City Council. Micrografix v Woking 8 ltd

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.