7. Management Career Path, Training, and Education for Securing Finance for Real Estate Project Development in Developed and Emerging Economies

There is no existing literature on the management career path, training, and education for securing finance for real estate project development in developed and emerging economies. This chapter helps to bridge the gap in knowledge by developing a conceptual framework for career path and a conceptual framework for training and education for securing finance for real estate project development. This study employed qualitative and quantitative research designs focused on a case study of three developed and emerging economies, respectively. Using random sampling and snowballing, an online questionnaire survey was administered to real estate project development managers in developed and emerging economies, including Germany, the UK, the USA, China, Nigeria, and South Africa. The research participants were a total of 116 managers made up of 35 interviews and 81 responses to the questionnaire surveys. The conceptual framework for a career path and training & education for securing finance for real estate project development is to support real estate managers in securing finance for real estate project development and serve as a guide in training and education for both academia and the industry.