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- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
U.S. performance as a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). As an alternative, to finance this expansion, Shurgard received a proposed deal from a consortium of banks and other investors where they would provide private equity financing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
insurance space stands the hedge fund Nephila. Nephila must decide how best to take advantage of the newly presented market opportunities post hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. Nephila has a plethora of options as it brings capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
opponents. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-091_6caacd58-20c1-4257-9be5-204972ad4b4c.pdf Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
conduct a similar experiment in which researchers intervene in the middle to offer space for teammates to have conversation and air differences in order to see if that could improve performance and mitigate some of the negative effects of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
it, but would you rather buy office space in San Francisco now or three years ago?" he asked. "It's all a matter of knowing your own risk profile," said McCall. "Personally speaking, I was crushed in the early '90s;... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
mechanism that amplifies interest rate volatility. I find strong support for these predictions in the time series of U.S. government bond returns. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/shanson/MBS_Paper_20140104.pdf Working Papers Separating Homophily and Peer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
you open space and data up, about the collisions and interactions that will happen there. For me, the promise of open offices was at least as compelling as the traps. Would everyone bustle with productive collisions, or simply put their... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
World One Smart Innovation at a Time When institutions let us down, look for leadership outside of hierarchies, says Rosabeth Moss Kanter. These leaders "don’t wait to be asked; they just get moving." Healthy Buildings: How Indoor View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
systems were in need of an update, and since GLBG last made heavy IT investments in the late 1990s, the technology had changed considerably. GLBG sought Rechtin’s advice on whether or not it should build a new data center, pursue a wholesale colocation solution, rent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
asking, is this the right business model? But there are no answers. The market and technology are constantly changing," Riesenfeld remarks. Important Sounding Board The biotech industry presents similar challenges in a space littered with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
company’s well-publicized problems. After all, Google can now provide an Oxford dictionary definition of the Metaverse as “a virtual reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.” It has... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
Rosen added, “If you really want people to act like owners, combine real employee ownership and an ownership culture.” Employees may approach their work with a renter’s mentality. Casual MBA observed that, “From running a retail organization, I can tell you many... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
the interaction of the number and spacing of a family’s children with the pricing policies of the local school. This within-neighborhood variation in tuition prices allows us to control for unobserved determinants of demand with a fine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
across multiple types of necessary evils: Have pairs or teams perform these tasks together. Create ample time and space after these tasks for people to decompress and debrief. Provide the right physical environment—a quiet, private area... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
supply of VC money and told you to start a viable social network, what would it look like? What would it do differently? SG: I wouldn't build a social network for the masses because I think that space is difficult to capture given... View Details
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
Management for Corporate Leaders in 2010, says she's still following up with both banks and plans to turn the research into teaching case studies. She's also looking at how risk management works in industries such as electrical and nuclear power, at View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
produce markets. Run by CEO George Hongchoy, the company had evolved from managing retail spaces in public housing estates in Hong Kong into new property types such as offices as well as into new geographies such as Beijing and Shanghai... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
vice-chairman of the Blackstone Group, is the protagonist. At the time of the case, BAAM was considering two potential directions for future growth: 1) providing hedge fund products for the defined-contribution pension space and 2)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
in client operating systems. And the same will happen in the media player space unless the American or European antitrust authorities prevent it. We expect Microsoft to put all its ammunition to fight this battle. Part of the reason why... View Details
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
in-depth information on how the company serves content owners, users, and advertisers. Describes the online video space in considerable detail, also covering economic and viewership statistics that enable a rich discussion of viable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace