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For other uses, see Executive suite (disambiguation).

An executive suite in its most general definition is a collection of offices or rooms—or suite—used by top managers of a business—or executives.[1] Over the years, this general term has taken on a variety of specific meanings.

Corporate office

The oldest use of the term "executive suites" referred to the suite of offices on or near the top floor of a skyscraper where the top executives of a company worked, usually including at least the president or chief executive officer, various vice presidents and their staff.

That use was then applied not just to the physical space but also to the people who occupy the offices and their immediate underlings, much like the

British Prime Minister's Office. A quote from the Ottawa Sun in 2003 shows this use: "The Montreal Canadiens are fading in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but there is no panic in the executive suite."[1]

The term was used by writer

computer game was also called Executive Suite
.

Serviced office

Main article: serviced office

An executive suite can also be a set of individual offices sublet from a larger suite of offices. The executive suite proprietor rents entire floors (or buildings) and leases the smaller office spaces or workstations to businesses that don't need, or can't afford, large space.

open plan office, serviced office, office business center, office suite, business center, executive office, furnished office, flexible office, managed office, shared-office space and hoteling.[4] It is not uncommon for a traditional tenant to sublet unutilized space and to characterize it as an “executive suite.”[5]

Many businesses considering executive suites are small entrepreneur start-up companies that could experience growth or go out of business before a term's end-date.

video conference
room equipment, storage space and mailboxes. They also offer temporary support such as the opportunity for tenants to share executive office staff to assist with projects/assignments.

These offices serve many of the same purposes as virtual offices but characteristically include the physical location that other entirely online offices do not. Since the spaces and corresponding rent or lease payments are small, many prospective renters often work directly with landlords to obtain space rather than working through commercial real estate brokers. Other prospective renters use the internet to find executive of small office space to rent or lease.

History

The first recorded executive suites in the United States were offered by OmniOffices in 1962, followed by furnished offices for attorneys offered by Fegen Law Suites in 1966.

bankrupt in 2003.[11] Less than a year later it took its US business out of Chapter 11 after restructuring,[12] financed by its share of the profitable UK business.[13] Since the financial issues Regus experienced in 2003 the company has successfully turned it fortunes around, as the serviced office industry has continued to grow in popularity.[14]

In 1994, Ralph Gregory presented virtual offices including physical executive suites, staff and technology as a franchise opportunity in the United States under The Virtual Office, Inc., later renamed The Intelligent Office, Inc.[15][16] In 2005, the first “coworking space” opened in San Francisco, which emphasized the community and collaborative aspects of several businesses sharing an executive suite and its amenities.[17]

Hotel

Various companies in the corporate housing industry also use the term "executive suite" to describe fully furnished executive style apartments.

Stadiums

box seats
outside and an interior room with large windows, therefore "suites". They can accommodate a dozen or more guests.

Cultural references

Besides the novel, and the subsequent film and television show, and the computer game, all mentioned above, both jazz musicians The L.A. Four and British band The Wiseguys have released albums with the titles Executive Suite.

References

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  2. ^ "Executive Suite Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine." MSN Encarta. 2009. 2009-10-31.
  3. ^ "Executive Suites." Entrepreneur.com. 2009.
  4. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan. "Vatika Business Centre: For the official ambience." The Hindu. May 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Tarquino, J. Alex. "Manhattan is Awash in Sublet Office Space." New York Times. May 26, 2009.
  6. ^ Landers, Jeff. "What You Need to Know About Executive Suties." "INC". July 2006.
  7. ^ "Flexible Workspace Timeline – Text Only". AllWork.Space. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. ^ Pupic, Tamara (2017-05-21). "Forty Years And Counting: Servcorp's Long-Serving CEO Alfred George Moufarrige". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. ^ "Home". americenters.com.
  10. ^ "Regus Group PLC. Europe Intelligence Wire. August 16, 2006.
  11. ^ "Regus Files for Bankruptcy Protection". BBC News. January 15, 2003.
  12. ^ Williams, Charles (2003-08-29). "Regus to exit Chapter 11". Propertyweek.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  13. ^ "Regus becomes first UK firm to file for Chapter 11". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  14. ^ "Flexible Office Providers Most Active on Leasing Front for First Time." Freeofficefinder.com.
  15. ^ Amador, Ceci (15 April 2016). "Virtual Office History". Alliance Virtual Offices. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  16. ^ "Intelligent Office: UFOC". www.freefranchisedocs.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  17. ^ "The History Of Coworking In A Timeline | Deskmag | Coworking". www.deskmag.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  18. ^ "Executive Suites". Official Website. Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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