Real Estate Agents - Publications - Faculty & Research

William A. Sahlman

William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

Elon Kohlberg

Elon Kohlberg is the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His research is mainly in Game Theory, in particular the study of non-cooperative equilibrium.

Professor Kohlberg has taught many courses in the MBA,... View Details

Keywords: real estate; real estate; real estate; real estate; real estate

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America

one long entrepreneurial adventure. Even down to the present day, more Americans have probably made fortunes from the appreciation of real estate values than from any other source. But land is only the... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

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Planned Giving - Alumni

and hedge fund investments may be used to make a gift. Real Estate You can use real estate that you no longer need or enjoy, such as a personal... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

Global and Kiteboarding Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Tai (MBA 1987) on his accidental ascent to kiteboarding entrepreneur The Burning Man Project Real estate developer and author Jennifer Raiser... View Details

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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

financial obligations. Lehman Brothers activities at this time also centered on the industrialization of the South, including railroad, textile, mining, and real estate enterprises. When Mayer Lehman passed... View Details

01 Jan 2007
News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

trouble letting go, he gave us freedom to sink or swim." The brothers have pursued a strategy of maintaining Ayala's core strength—extensive, large-scale, high-end real estate development in and around... View Details

Rosabeth M. Kanter

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

simulation 6-7 hrs Module 4 Real Estate Understand how real estate differs from the rest of the alternatives space and the types of View Details

Peter Tufano

Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

dabbled in entrepreneurship by working part-time as a real estate agent, and was heavily involved as a second-grade tutor and board member for a non-profit organization focused on the Chicago Public Schools... View Details

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

equivalent amount of food, steel, or information? If much recent growth has resulted from real estate and financial bubbles, will slower growth really have as profound an impact on our way of life and the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate

Teaching Interest

Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America

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Profiles - MBA

program that promotes both skill-building and effective application of those skills.” Tech areas of interest PropTech, Real Estate Tech, Data Science, Web Development, Platform Businesses, Automation, Smart... View Details

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

the establishment of the U.S. homeland security hierarchy. Li's personal story is an amazing tale of success. After the death of his father, Li—at age twelve—went to work in a plastics factory. Within a decade he started his own plastics company, which he later... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

illiquid holdings such as real estate and vast forest lands, with palace upkeep and cultural heritage costs presenting further challenges. Gloria deeply respected her German roots but considered the... View Details

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

answer his objections and again prepare him for signature.... Make the merchant feel that he is buying because of his own good judgement ... find out the real reason why and your chances are that that is the very reason why he should... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

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Courses - Private Capital Project

collaboration with industry entities. The course includes a wide range of projects and features lectures by private equity professionals, serving as a platform for industry relationship building and practical knowledge acquisition. Real... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

initiatives. For the full listing, click here . Real Property (Fall 2024) Boris Vallee This course is intended for any student serious about a career in managing, developing, or investing in real estate. Due... View Details

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