Flexible working is the trending discussion between the professionals in the field of facility management and corporate real estate management. The technological developments and the change in the need of employees have reformed the requirements of an ideal workplace. Because of these new drivers more and more organizations are opting flexibility in their accommodation strategies to gain competitive advantage. But from recent studies, flexible workplace has been receiving negative criticism from the perspective of employees. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to identify the perceived added value of adopting flexible workplace boundaries in the organizations, both directly and indirectly of how it adds value to the core business and wealth of the firm. The research design uses mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative research. However, the quantitative part is limited and used just to validate the qualitative data. To achieve this objective, the research attempts an empirical study by conducting surveys and interviews in organizations’ that have adopted these kinds of flexible boundaries. And hence the research involves study in two cases located in Amsterdam. The main goal of this research is finding out the actual added values to organization by comparing the findings between the organizations and employee perceptions. Furthermore, within the research, the potential benefits and challenges the organizations considered are also observed and relevant findings are made. These final outcomes of the research are intended to help organization make better decision while adopting flexible accommodation strategies.

This book presents a huge number of contributions on corporate and public real estate management, urban development management, design and construction management and housing. These topics correspond with the names of the four sections of the Department of Management in the Built Environment at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, the Netherlands. The book is a Liber Amicorum for prof. Hans de Jonge to mark his farewell as professor of real estate management and development. Due to the special role Hans de Jonge has had for over 25 years in our department the book includes many other contributions as well, from his former and current PhD candidates, university managers, and academic and professional colleagues from inside and outside the faculty. It offers a diversity of words of praise, personal memories, solid pieces of academic work, and reflections on the present, past and future of real estate management and development. As such the book presents a very interesting story of twenty five years of teaching and conducting research being started, guided and/or influenced by Hans de Jonge. It shows the contribution that Hans, his team and others have made to the growing body of knowledge on how to match the demand and supply of real estate and how to contribute to an efficient and effective building stock that evokes interesting experiences.@en