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If Work Is Digital, Why Do We Still Go to the Office?
Workspaces design Digital ArticleWe like seeing people, even if it’s inefficient. -
Pull the Plug on a Project with an Uncertain Future? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, Alex, a real estate developer, is at a crossroads in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His company is a year away from completing... -
What Is Luxury Without Variety?
Marketing Magazine ArticleSummer homes are more desirable than snack cakes in all but one respect: Many people could, if they chose, buy 100 different kinds of snack cake, while only the superaffluent can afford more than one summer home. In an age when consumers crave variety, luxury items pose a bit of a problem. How do you […] -
What Amazon’s HQ2 Wish List Signals About the Future of Cities
Economics Digital ArticleThe attributes metros must have to thrive in the digital economy. -
Enterprise’s Leader on How Integrating an Acquisition Transformed His Business
Brand management Magazine ArticlePhotography: Stuart Isett The Idea: When the car rental company acquired Alamo and National, rather than execute a “takeover,” it moved slowly and sought to learn from its new brands. In 2007 Enterprise Rent-A-Car was marking its 50th anniversary. We had much to celebrate. With more than $9 billion in global revenue, […] -
Motivating Through Metrics
Leading teams Magazine ArticleGetting the right people on board—and then all enthusiastically pulling in the right direction—has bedeviled organizations since the time of wooden ships, when the most popular form of motivation left lash marks. Today’s corporate helmsmen may be more enlightened, but they still face the same challenge. How can a company transform its frontline crew into […] -
Are the Right People in the Right Seats? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe newly appointed CEO of Highstreet Properties has doubts about several members of the top team she has inherited. She's trying to drive a turnaround,... -
Research: Restricting Airbnb Rentals Reduces Development
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleA new study found that in the three years after regulations were enacted, residential permit applications fell by an average of 10% in 15 U.S. cities. -
Before You Sign That Lease...
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleAn office lease can create financial difficulty if a tenant ignores provisions that landlords can use to gain extra income. The author points out some... -
Pull the Plug on a Project with an Uncertain Future? (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, Alex, a real estate developer, is at a crossroads in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His company is a year away from completing... -
3-D Negotiation: Playing the Whole Game
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhat stands between you and the yes you want? According to negotiation experts David Lax and James Sebenius, executives face obstacles in three common... -
Power from the Ground Up: Japan’s Land Bubble
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleFor more than two years, Americans have heard distant rumors of unthinkable land price escalation going on in Japan. News reports indicate that in 1988, Japan’s theoretical land value surpassed by four times that of all land in the United States, a country nearly 25 times larger than Japan. Another real estate bulletin: the calculated […] -
How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleBy better pricing risk, it can change our behavior. -
Managing Real Estate to Build Value
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleReal estate escapes the thoughtful attention of most senior managers. It often falls within the realm of their responsibilities, but many do not appreciate... -
What CEOs Get Wrong About Activist Investors
Organizational Development Digital ArticleActivists are a source of potential value, albeit a risky one. -
Uncovering Your Hidden Occupancy Costs
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleSenior managers at large companies may think that occupancy costs are too insignificant to worry about, too technical to analyze, and too fixed to control.... -
Learning to Play in the New “Share Economy”
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleCan an auto rental company fully integrate its car-sharing start-up without losing customers? -
Growth Crisis--and How to Escape It
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAt a time when companies are poised to seize the growth opportunities of a rebounding economy, many of them, whether they know it or not, face a growth... -
Pull the Plug on a Project with an Uncertain Future? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, Alex, a real estate developer, is at a crossroads in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His company is a year away from completing...
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Jedi Bank
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
DLC Management Corporation: Securing Its Future
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the founding and growth of a commercial real estate business by a father-son partnership up to the point of deciding whether to stay... -
The Knight Management Center
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), Bob Joss, must decide whether to make the school's new campus LEED certified. LEED stands... -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding... -
Rancho Cucamonga
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ... -
Textile Corp. Building
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Describes the potential acquisition of a downtown office building in Boston through a sealed bid auction. The prospective buyer analyzes in detail all... -
FERROVIAL CONQUERS THE UK: FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF PHILIP II (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The A case, Financial Strategy at BAA PLC, discusses the structure of the target company and specifically its capital structure. BAA's asset base was... -
Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII: Fixed-Price or Public-Private Partnership?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In September 2014, a real estate and procurement expert was preparing his notes for an upcoming strategic meeting with the management team of the Regional... -
Discount and Hawkins Exercise: Confidential Instructions for Landlord
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This simulation involves a negotiation between a real estate developer and a prospective anchor tenant in a proposed shopping center. Students are assigned... -
Windham Negotiation: Confidential Information for the Abbott Executor
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Six-party negotiation of land use and development. -
Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Steve Williams, General Counsel of Unilever PIc, has two key decisions to make prior to commencing construction on the redevelopment of Unilever House... -
Amanda's Restaurants (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Amanda West is a GSB graduate who has launched a healthy fast food restaurant out of business school. She developed the business plan with her S356 team... -
Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital access to property... -
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria.... -
Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real... -
Revere Street
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Although inexperienced in real estate, Edward Alexander hopes in June 1999 that youthful enthusiasm and an $80,000 inheritance will help him enter the... -
Tysons Corner
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been... -
Li Ka-Shing
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details From his humble beginnings in China as a teacher's son, a refugee, and later as a salesman, Li provides a lesson in integrity and adaptability. Through... -
Genzyme Center (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning...
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Jedi Bank
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
DLC Management Corporation: Securing Its Future
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the founding and growth of a commercial real estate business by a father-son partnership up to the point of deciding whether to stay... -
The Knight Management Center
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), Bob Joss, must decide whether to make the school's new campus LEED certified. LEED stands... -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding... -
Rancho Cucamonga
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details ... -
Textile Corp. Building
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Describes the potential acquisition of a downtown office building in Boston through a sealed bid auction. The prospective buyer analyzes in detail all... -
FERROVIAL CONQUERS THE UK: FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF PHILIP II (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The A case, Financial Strategy at BAA PLC, discusses the structure of the target company and specifically its capital structure. BAA's asset base was... -
Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII: Fixed-Price or Public-Private Partnership?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In September 2014, a real estate and procurement expert was preparing his notes for an upcoming strategic meeting with the management team of the Regional... -
Discount and Hawkins Exercise: Confidential Instructions for Landlord
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This simulation involves a negotiation between a real estate developer and a prospective anchor tenant in a proposed shopping center. Students are assigned...