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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Goldfaden Land, who studied physics, and Harry Land, who ran a scrap metal and real estate business in Connecticut. In high school at the Norwich Free Academy, Land excelled in physics and became enthralled with the classic Physical Optics View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Thesis in Financial Intermediation. Josh Lerner : Received Honorable Mention for the City of Venice Award for Intellectual Property in 2007. Arthur I Segel : Honored as 2007 Man of the Year by the 21st... View Details

28 Jul 2022
News

How to Be Happy in a Recession

June 2016 (Revised March 2017)
Case

Reworking Office Space: Industry City, Brooklyn

By: Arthur I Segel, Andrew Baum, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Charles F. Wu and Sid Yog

Jamestown is contemplating how to best lease a portion of their new development along the Brooklyn waterfront, Industry City. The 6 million square foot, mixed-use development is meant to accommodate Brooklyn’s growing innovation, creative, and “maker” communities.... View Details

Keywords: WeWork; Office Space; Real Estate; Jamestown; Level39; Shared Office Space; Information Technology; Leasing; Property; Strategy; Real Estate Industry; United States

02 Dec 2021
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When You Can’t Change the World, Change Your Feelings

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

http://www.nber.org/papers/w11503 Synthesis by Microbes or Chemists? Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing in the Antibiotic Era Author:Arthur A. Daemmrich Publication:History and Technology 23, no. 3... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jun 2022
News

The Case for Mindful Cursing

30 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 30, 2007

interpretations or recognitions that are new to each of them, thereby helping them recognize problems that are genuinely new. We also show that when communication is too intense, its beneficial aspects give way to the pathologies of "groupthink." We conclude... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2008
Article

The Gordon Research Conferences As Scientific Infrastructure

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Leah Shaper

Conferences serve as a crucial part of scientific infrastructure by offering participants the opportunity to announce novel findings, discuss research methods, and take part in a variety of networking activities. Presenting papers and learning about unpublished new... View Details

Keywords: Conferences; Interpersonal Communication; Infrastructure; Science-Based Business; Social and Collaborative Networks

June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Background Note

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Law in Real Estate

By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian

Begins with a brief overview of the bankruptcy process, discussing key debtor protections and the administration of claims against the estate. Discusses the treatment of bankruptcies filed by property owners. Also summarizes the tenant's bankruptcy protections and... View Details

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Real Estate Industry

June 2013 (Revised August 2014)
Case

Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)

By: Eric Werker, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz and Arthur Wit

While the Philippines are located in the vicinity of many of the "Asian Tigers," its development has followed a unique path. The country suffered for years under a dictatorial political regime and protectionist economic policies. Remittances were the largest source of... View Details

Keywords: Asset Allocation; Assets; Business Conglomerates; Philippines

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

was selected for the 2022 Books of the Year by History Today . Caroline M. Elkins : Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022) was selected for the 2022 Books of the Year by... View Details

June 2005 (Revised May 2008)
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Yamanote Kaikan

By: Robin Greenwood, Arthur I Segel and Joshua Katzin

In 2001, James O'Connell, president of Holyoke Japan, an affiliate of Larson Capital, a distress debt private equity firm, wants to bid on a 90 billion yen loan currently in default by the borrower, Sanjo Enterprises, for a popular wedding and banquet facility with an... View Details

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Private Equity; Price; Bids and Bidding; Competition; Japan

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Effects of Networks in Emerging Markets" (with Jan Rivkin, Strategic Management Journal , January 2001). Ashish Nanda : Named Henry B. Arthur Fellow by Harvard Business School, 1999. Jan W. Rivkin : Winner... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Learner types an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from companies like Walmart, King View Details

23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

Demoulas by his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas, and directors affiliated with him set off employee protests throughout the grocery store chain. Industry specialists estimated that Market Basket was losing close... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 1997 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Walden Woods

By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel

In 1984, Mortimer Zuckerman and Ed Linde, through their firm, Boston Properties (BP), acquired land in Concord, MA to build a 147,000-square-foot, first-class suburban office building. BP proceeded to go through the permitting and approval process with the town and was... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Property; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict and Resolution; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts