Print Email Facebook Twitter Aligning corporate real estate with the corporate strategies of higher education institutions Title Aligning corporate real estate with the corporate strategies of higher education institutions Author Beckers, R van der Voordt, Theo (TU Delft Real Estate Management) Dewulf, G Date 2015 Abstract PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how corporate real estate (CRE) managers of higher education institutions formulate their CRE strategies and CRE operating decisions to align CRE with the corporate strategies of these institutions.Design/methodology/approachAn analytical alignment framework has been developed, which was used to study the possible and actual connections between CRE management and corporate management at 13 large Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences. The data collection included a content analysis of the strategic plans of these universities and interviews with the CRE managers.FindingsThe research findings show several layers of how CRE managers aim to align CRE with corporate goals to add value to the organization. It appears that the CRE strategies in-use are more clearly aligned with the corporate strategies than with the espoused CRE strategies.Practical implicationsThe paper emphasizes the relevance of involving CRE management in corporate decision-making to contribute to the attainment of the organizational objectives with an efficient and effective accommodation.Originality/valueSubstantial changes in learning and teaching practices in higher education lead to evolving corporate strategies, which result in the need for aligned CRE strategies and CRE operating decisions. This paper makes practitioners and researchers aware of the differences between alignment-based espoused CRE strategies and alignment that results from CRE strategies in-use in the field of higher education. The findings and insights might be applicable in other sectors as well. Subject AlignmentHigher education institutionsStrategyCorporate real estate managementEspoused strategyStrategy in-use To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1dc9f6ec-f7a9-461e-a7fe-f675ac4b30cc DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/F-04-2014-0035 ISSN 0263-2772 Source Facilities, 33 (13/14), 775-793 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2015 R Beckers, Theo van der Voordt, G Dewulf Files PDF 2015_Beckers_VanderVoordt ... es_HEI.pdf 6.71 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1dc9f6ec-f7a9-461e-a7fe-f675ac4b30cc/datastream/OBJ/view