scholarly journals Comprehensive Case Study Approach in Major-specific Courses of Real Estate Development and Management-Based on the Application in the Course of Real Estate Investment Analysis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Chen ◽  
Xue-tong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Investment Analysis ◽  
Real Estate Development ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Real Estate Investment ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Development And Management

Corporate site selection and acquisition in a Nigerian GSM communication company

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Tunde Oladokun
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Technical Ability ◽  
Communication Company

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to document the corporate site selection and acquisition process in a Nigerian global system for mobile (GSM) communication company, using a case study approach.Design/methodology/approachThe study integrates a literature review and a case study. The researcher made use of semi‐structured interviews to obtain information about the process of site selection and acquisition from the personnel of the property management department (property managers/SAQ managers) of the studied organisation. Beside the interviews, there was a series of follow‐ups for further clarification through telephone conversation and e‐mail. On average, the interview took about 45 minutes with each respondent, aside from prior occasional discussions undertaken to obtain some data.FindingsData obtained indicated that the process of site acquisition follows the global trend of outsourcing of non‐core services by organizations to consultants who have the technical ability to handle such assignments. The case study also revealed an arrangement of successful collaboration between multinational companies and local/indigenous firms.Research limitations/implicationsThe approach is subject to data distortion as there is no yardstick for comparison in the industry.Practical implicationsThe study has major implications for real estate practice in Nigeria. Real estate practitioners need to acquire the technical ability to meet real estate/site acquisition service requirements of multinational companies. The profession also needs qualified and competent members who can compete favourably with their foreign counterparts, who have hitherto been providing site acquisition services for the foreign companies in their overseas branches.Social implicationsThe method of outsourcing breeds competitiveness for site acquisition service provision and enhances efficient service delivery. It helps indigenous contractors to favourably compete for jobs of international standard.Originality/valueThe study explores the case study approach to provide a guide for foreign investors towards meeting their real estate needs.

scholarly journals Opportunities and Barriers of Using Blockchain in Public Administration: The Case of Real Estate Registration in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-64
Author(s):  
Yerlan Akhmetbek ◽  
David Špaček
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Block Chain ◽  
Potential Use

Abstract Blockchain technology has a great potential for improving public administration – its transparency and efficiency. It is also discussed as an instrument for reducing corruption and transaction costs. This paper discusses the potential use of block-chain technology in public administration. It is based on a case-study approach focusing on real estate registration in Kazakhstan. Particular attention is paid to identifying factors hindering the development of the blockchain technology. The paper indicates that the main barriers to further use of blockchain technology in Kazakhstan are insufficient legislation and also the complexity of the technical implementation of blockchain projects and integration with existing systems.

Overcoming Challenges of International Migration Research: A Case Study Approach in Southern Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-143
Author(s):  
Julie Boyles
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Migration Research

An ethnographic case study approach to understanding women’s actions and reactions to husbands’ emigration—or potential emigration—offers a distinct set of challenges to a U.S.-based researcher.  International migration research in a foreign context likely offers challenges in language, culture, lifestyle, as well as potential gender norm impediments. A mixed methods approach contributed to successfully overcoming barriers through an array of research methods, strategies, and tactics, as well as practicing flexibility in data gathering methods. Even this researcher’s influence on the research was minimized and alleviated, to a degree, through ascertaining common ground with many of the women. Research with the women of San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico offered numerous and constant challenges, each overcome with ensuing rewards.

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