d relationships. This system also encourages employees to go out and build close relationships with their clients to assure future business transactions. Installing the system does not experience lost information. In fact, more information is conveyed to the individual. Information such as where employees are seated, whether or not they are in or out of the office and even floor plans can be accessed. The ability to request certain equipment as well as a desk space for incoming travelers from other branches of the firms can be accessed through the intranet system. Finally, the system assures communication to either the representative the client wishes to speak with or a qualified individual who can assist with such inquiries, leaving voicemail as the last resort. As long as there is a person monitoring and managing the system to prevent incidents of overcrowding, not much can be said about this system negatively. Besides concerns of privacy and the status of having a permanent desk area, such concerns can be overcome with a little communication and acceptance of the system from the top echelon of management right down to the bottom. Hotelling is a system where firms can reap the positive benefits it has to offer and will be seen amongst many firms in the future. ...
