Purpose

Corporate relocation is a rare event in the history of an individual company. The choices related to location, building and workplace constitute major long-term strategic decisions that determine the company’s future operating environment. However, business decision-makers often do not evaluate all the aspects of relocation before making relocation decisions. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to systemise the knowledge behind corporate relocation and the strategic qualities and impacts of these choices.

Design/methodology/approach

This conceptual paper is based on a comprehensive literature review of 74 articles on the strategic qualities of short-distance corporate relocation of knowledge-intensive firms. Based on the review insights, a conceptual model of the strategic operational qualities for work environment selection is developed.

Findings

This paper identifies three strategic layers of physical environment change, namely, location, building and physical work environment, which need to be considered when deciding to relocate. Corporate relocation affects a company through five operational qualities, namely, staff productivity, costs, employee retention and availability, operational changes and organisational culture.

Practical implications

Relocation is a complex process for an individual company. Justifying choices based on direct costs can lead to unexpected changes in indirect costs for the company. This paper helps decision-makers understand the strategic importance of corporate relocation, identify relocation goals and plan successful relocation.

Originality/value

This paper uses a strategy and organisation lens to provide a systematic overview and synthesis of the strategic qualities of short-distance corporate relocation of knowledge-intensive firms.

中文翻译：

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新办公室是因祸得福吗？搬迁的战略意义

目的

企业搬迁是个体企业历史上罕见的事件。与位置、建筑和工作场所相关的选择构成了决定公司未来经营环境的重大长期战略决策。然而，商业决策者在做出搬迁决定之前往往不会评估搬迁的所有方面。因此，本文的目的是系统化企业搬迁背后的知识以及这些选择的战略质量和影响。

设计/方法/方法

这篇概念性论文基于对 74 篇关于知识密集型企业短距离企业搬迁战略质量的文章的综合文献综述。基于审查见解，开发了工作环境选择的战略操作质量的概念模型。

发现

本文确定了物理环境变化的三个战略层面，即位置、建筑和物理工作环境，在决定搬迁时需要考虑。企业搬迁通过五种运营品质影响公司，即员工生产力、成本、员工保留和可用性、运营变化和组织文化。

实际影响

对于个别公司而言，搬迁是一个复杂的过程。根据直接成本证明选择的合理性可能会导致公司间接成本发生意外变化。本文帮助决策者了解企业搬迁的战略重要性，确定搬迁目标并规划成功搬迁。

原创性/价值

本文使用战略和组织的视角对知识密集型企业的短距离企业搬迁的战略品质进行了系统的概述和综合。