Publications

September 18, 2019
Article

Why WeWork Won't

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sean Bracken

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December 2019
Case

WeWork Files for an IPO

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

For the board of The We Company—better known as WeWork—August 14, 2019, promised to be a pivotal day. It was then that WeWork’s IPO prospectus, known as an S-1 filing, would be made public, giving potential investors, the media, and the general public a window into the... View Details

Keywords: Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Leadership; Management; Private Equity; Valuation; Venture Capital; Real Estate Industry; Technology Industry; United States

September 2019 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Will WeWork Work? Suspicious Minds

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz, Terrence Shu and Sean Bracken

15 Aug 2019
News

WeWork unveils its IPO prospectus

11 May 2020
News

Professor Frances Frei talks Uber, WeWork & more

18 Nov 2020
News

WeWork Cofounder Miguel McKelvey: Blind Spots in Leadership

27 Sep 2019
News

WeWork Should Never Have Been a Unicorn

07 Oct 2019
News

WeWork Investors Turned Off by ‘Sloppy’ IPO Filings

30 Sep 2019
News

WeWork Needs Cash as Botched IPO Scuttles Planned Infusion

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

07 Oct 2019
News

WeWork is hitting the brakes after its IPO went up in smoke — and landlords could pay the price

July 2016 (Revised November 2016)
Technical Note

Technology and the Future of Office Space

By: Arthur Segel and Andrew Baum

Keywords: WeWork; Office Space; Real Estate; Technological Innovation; Business Offices; Real Estate Industry

05 Jun 2020
News

Businessweek Extra - Frances Frei

29 Jun 2020
News

How Do Other People Experience You? These 4 Things Determine Your Leadership Profile

24 Jun 2020
News

Silicon Valley can no longer 'tinker around the edges' to fix its diversity problem

10 Jan 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Miguel McKelvey Build the ‘Culture Operating System’ at WeWork?

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey F. Rayport

November 7, 2019
Article

WeWork’s Saga Is a Cautionary Tale about Golden Parachutes and CEO Pay

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

While the WeWork saga has dealt another blow to already-low public confidence in business, it should also strengthen cries for fundamental changes to a system that offers supersized compensation for undersized performance. View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Change; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Accountability; Initial Public Offering