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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"estate management"”.
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Corporate real estate management : a Maltese listed entity perspective
… as well as the value added through strategic management. Finally, the fourth objective determines whether the effectiveness of CREM is evaluated through performance measurement. Design: The study follows a qualitative approach for which 7 semi-structured interviews with top and middle …
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The pedagogy and practice of real estate management in Nigeria : Entrepreneurial perspectives.
… become entrepreneurial in the practice of Real Estate Management (REM)?The research particularly examined the gaps in the learning, teaching, and assessment (LTA) of REM in six Nigerian universities, how the gaps in learning relate to gaps in practice, and the nature of curriculum innovations …
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An exploration of corporate real estate management outsourcing practices in South Africa
Purpose – The considerations of non-real estate private organisations in South Africa when outsourcing their corporate real estate management (CREM) functions are examined. The investigation seeks to determine the elements that impact the decision to outsource CREM functions; the characteristics …
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Land agents and estate management in King's County during the Great Famine, 1838 to 1853
… examination of land agents and their role in estate management in the mid-nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on the Famine period. In particular the thesis highlights the agent's social background, training and expierence prior to commencing the agency of an estate. Through the use …
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The power of the research process: co-producing knowledge for sustainable upland estate management in Scotland
… for assessing the extent to which upland estate management in Scotland delivers sustainability goals. In Scotland, upland areas have a unique pattern of land ownership, with much of the land divided into ‘estates’ owned by private individuals and organisations, public bodies, and …
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Estate management at Goodwood in the mid nineteenth century: A study in changing roles and relationships
This is an investigation of management in the mid-nineteenth century, and of changing roles and relationships of key figures on the Goodwood Estate. The study examines the workings of an estate belonging to the fifth Duke of Richmond, a committed protectionist during the period when he had to cone …
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Estate Management Practices on the Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Core Estates of Ireland and Yorkshire: A comparative study, 1815-65
… internal workings of the Earls Fitzwilliam core estates in Yorkshire and Ireland from 1815 to 1865. While the Yorkshire estate benefitted from the presence of a resident landlord, the family’s Irish holding in county Wicklow enjoyed a far greater degree of autonomy devolving power to a resident …
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Family, property, and negotiations of authority: Francoise Brulart and the estate management of noble women in early modern Burgundy
… placed upon women. In examining the estate accounts, contracts, and family papers of the Saulx-Tavanes, Brulart, Le Goux, Joly, Marmier, and Baissey families, it is abundantly clear that women of both the <em>noblesse de robe</em> and <em>noblesse d'épée </em>were actively engaged in …
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Analyzing capital allocation for energy efficiency improvements by commercial real estate investment managers
… of various parties throughout the real estate management chain to better understand why investments in energy efficiency are not more prevalent. The paper focuses on investor-owned multi-tenant office properties. The authors explored the question from a qualitative and quantitative …
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Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century: The motivations of landowners in upland Scotland: Exploring challenges to sustainability
This study is part of the ‘Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century’ project, designed to understand how best to manage the relationships between people, place and the economy in the Scottish uplands. Large areas of these uplands are owned by private landowners who make significant decisions on …
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Narrowing the Energy Performance Gap in Non-Domestic Buildings with Aspirational Sustainability Targets
… upon data from the University of Cambridge Estate Management, the highly regarded Institute for Manufacturing building was evaluated to further explore the energy performance gap. Assessment of the underlying causes of the performance gap revealed a design-stage optimism bias in the building …
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Power, Resistance and Ritual: Paternalism on the Clonbrock Estates 1826-1908
Until now works on big houses and landed estates have been published in two separate and specific genres. On the one hand there are the familiar coffee table books with glossy photographs depicting architectural splendour, lavish interiors, or ghostly ruins, and on the other there are the academic …
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The effects of outsourcing on the psychological contract of survivor employees : the case of UK real estate sector
… (30) interviews from five departments (Property management, IT and Administration, Brokerage, Marketing and Valuation) of two estate management organisations were conducted. Data gathered from these interviews were analysed to draw out the reactions and their resulting responses between employees …
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Progress in the peripheries: improvement and national image in the fictions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1780 - 1830
… literary representations of landscape and estate management by incorporating analysis of contemporaneous non-fiction accounts found in tours and agricultural surveys. This thesis is presented in four sections. The introduction examines the usefulness of ‘national tale’ as a genre label in …
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Corporate real estate : challenges and practices in Ukraine
… typical corporation's assets. US corporate real estate assets amount to greater than $3 trillion and real estate expenses are typically second or third highest on the corporate ledger, only behind payroll and sometimes technology. Corporate executives have begun to realize the business value real …
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An integrated decision support model for the sustainable refurbishment of hospitals and healthcare facilities: developing a prototype.
… operation and maintenance of the diverse built estate, and the ever-evolving clinical models of care. The economic downturn, and strict policy of austerity in the UK, presents limitations and challenges in capital investment. The majority of healthcare facilities which will be used throughout …
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Landlord - Tenant Relations on The Clonbrock Estate in Galway, 1849-93
… taken by him to alleviate distress on his estate during the famine shows that, when fact and legend are separated, his efforts saved his people from a worse fate. The convenient view once held that landlords charged excessively high rents and did not invest money in their estates does not …
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Revitalizing commercial streets in historical district : evaluating a case in Fuzhou, China
… there was insufficient concern over real estate management and social equity issues, which became an obstacle to a sustainable revitalization. For example, the uniform rent and over-scale store design prevent some century-old stores from re-opening after revitalization. In this thesis, I …
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The Role of Private Landownership in Facilitating Sustainable Rural Communities in Upland Scotland
Privately-owned estates dominate Scotland’s uplands, and their owners’ decisions greatly influence rural communities. While the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 has altered power relations in rural areas, its impact on landowner-community dynamics has received little attention. Discourse on the …
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