FRAMING STRATEGIC TRADE OFFS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES AND WORKPLACES

摘要

The definition, history, enablers, motivations, and forces of virtual enterprises are addressed in this paper. The huge impacts of information and communication technologies on different aspects of virtual enterprises are discussed. These trends are contrasted with traditional corporate real estate strategies. A human centric strategic decision making context is presented that enables enterprises to think about their required spaces - both traditional and virtual. Several models of work are suggested to address tradeoffs and to assess the economic value of workspace alternatives based on cost and benefit attributes of spaces in traditional and virtual enterprises.