Commercial Real Estate - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

a work-from-home regime to WFA. Beyond improved productivity (under some conditions), WFA might enable companies to hire beyond their local labor markets and reduce real estate and utilities costs. As... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

geopolitics of the moment. The interesting thing about the energy sector is that it is always and everywhere inherently geopolitical, even when the decision-making by firms is utterly commercial in its rationale. These were fundamentally... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Zoe Cullen Shikhar Ghosh Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Product Management Sara McKinley Torti Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) Mitchell Weiss Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0... View Details

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

explores the personal motivations and ambitions of Tam Le, who is simultaneously assuming control of the restaurant and exploring a number of other commercial ventures unrelated to the legacy family business. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

digitally and in person, as Latin America works to catch up to digital options already available in more mature markets. Another firm, Alude, supports the real estate industry through a platform that allows... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce CO2 emissions by at least 2.5 Gt by 2050. The $110M fund focuses on early-stage companies commercializing novel technologies and innovating business... View Details

26 Jan 2022
News

Making Peace with Anger

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Willy Walker (MBA 1995) is the chairman and CEO of Walker and Dunlop, a commercial real estate... View Details

22 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

Neeley says. “It became really important for managers to ask, ‘How’s it going? How are you doing? How can I help?’” As life begins to normalize, Neeley urges managers to retain that emphasis on employee well-being. “When people are working from home, they are giving up... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

high point in his journalism career, Schwartz said, having written for such prominent publications as The New York Times, Newsweek, and New York magazine, Schwartz co-wrote what became a best-selling book, The Art of the Deal, with real... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

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Judges - Alumni

a Rock Ventures Fellow. Industry Business Products and Services (B2B), Technology Verticals Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, CloudTech & DevOps, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Tech, Virtual Reality, Saas, Robotics and Drones, Space Technology, View Details

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Cricket Road, 503

By: William J. Poorvu and Donald A. Brown

In September 2003, Mason Sexton, a young, inexperienced developer, was making plans to replace a rooming house he had inherited next to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment house. His attempts to assemble the... View Details

Keywords: Property; Entrepreneurship; Housing; Buildings and Facilities; Construction; Risk and Uncertainty; Management Practices and Processes; Real Estate Industry; United States

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Industry Information - Alumni

newsletter. + – Real Estate Inman News Inman provides real estate industry news and resources for working professionals. Additional focus on... View Details

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Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction 1837: The Hard Times 1873: Off the Rails 1907: The Banker's Panic 1929: The Great Crash Crisis Leadership The... View Details

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

Incentive But the real advantage of open source, Lerner and Tirole discovered, is in the delayed or signaling incentives, where the visibility of the programmer's contribution counts most. Open source projects measure individual... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal

Rights of first refusal are contract clauses common in such industries as entertainment. In 2001, Paramount Studios and the National Broadcasting Company negotiated the broadcasting rights for the hit show "Frasier." NBC held a right of first refusal that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

the African American community. By 1914, it had grown to more than 10,000 members in 600 chapters. Wendell Thomas Cunningham (MBA '15), pictured center, was the first known African American HBS graduate. He joined Cunningham & Sons, a prominent View Details

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

emerging real estate leader who possesses valuable transferable skills that contribute to their organization. “A Southerner, Through and Through” Straughn-Turner was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

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Market Research Reports in General Databases

Monitor International (BMI) Multi-Industry Global ABI/Proquest Business Source Complete EMIS 2018 to current 2018 only 2009 to current CBRE Real... View Details

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

Lalocracio Location has always been a vital resource in business. “Location, location, location,” as they say in real estate. But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

experience.” Sophie Bai is the founder and CEO of B.A.I. Technologies, a biotech company based in Cambridge that holds various patented technologies to treat skin diseases. Brianna Bai is a member of the HBS Class of 2023 and is interested in exploring rising View Details

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