This paper examines the use of incentive schemes among real estate firms in Sweden. The investigation was done using a postal questionnaire survey. The study confirms private sector firms are more likely to use incentive contracts than firms in the public sector. The study also suggests that...

A growing awareness within the real estate sector about how much the business is peopledriven and how diverse the workforce actually is underscores the need for studies on people management within the sector. Remuneration programmes are important tools in this regard; however, studies on these...

The purpose of the paper is to review and evaluate efforts to integrate research into teaching in a postgraduate degree program in real estate management at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. The majority of the students in the program come from European countries, but a...

Purpose: There are multitudes of sites and buildings offering various services to their occupiers. Studies highlight that companies choose sites and buildings that enable business’ growth and competition. The purpose of this paper is to explore occupiers’ perspectives on headquarters (HQs)...

Purpose: This paper aims to discuss whether alignment between corporate real estate strategy and corporate strategy exists for non-property companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange and what effects alignment has on the firms’ financial performance. Design/methodology/approach:...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of assessment to manage some of the challenges diversity brings into the teaching and learning in international real estate degree programs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a multi‐year case study of a course in real...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the significance of ownership and firm size as predictors of the prevalence of incentive plans in Swedish real estate firms. Design/methodology/approach – Using survey data for two periods (2003 and 2007), a two‐predictor logistic model was fitted...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain and explain the prevalence of financial and non‐financial rewards in Swedish real estate firms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon insights provided by agency theory, social exchange theory and resource dependence theory...