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- March 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Corporate Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle (2001) (A)
By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
This case describes the strategic and organizational challenges that Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) faced at the turn of the millennium. Until then, JLL sold piecemeal commercial real estate services to its corporate clients, who maintained relationships with a variety of...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Strategy;
Integration;
Real Estate Industry;
North America;
South America;
Central America
Gulati, Ranjay, and Luciana Silvestri. "Corporate Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle (2001) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-114, March 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- 18 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC
Organization Katie Urban, Digital Strategy & Communications Specialist, CRC Companies LLC Describe your organization in three to five sentences. CRC Companies LLC (CRC) is a national real estate...
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Keywords:
Real Estate
Lindsay N. Hyde
Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management unit. She teaches Avoiding Startup Failure, Launching Technology Ventures, and Startup Bootcamp. Lindsay also serves as the HBS Faculty co-chair of the
- October 2013
- Case
Advantage Partners: Dia Kanri (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
This case explores the opportunity to purchase the condominium management business of a distressed real estate developer by Advantage Partners, a leading Japanese private equity firm. The case explores investment structuring, bidding strategy, and the ability of...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
LBO;
Roll-up;
Investment;
Financing;
Condominium Management;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Asia
Gompers, Paul A., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "Advantage Partners: Dia Kanri (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-016, October 2013.
- 04 Mar 2022
- News
Professor Arthur Segel: Unexpected
- February 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
The Bourland Companies
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Michael Bourland, the president of the Bourland Companies, needs to refinance two properties, an office building in southern New Hampshire and a retail property in Massachusetts. He is considering three alternatives: a renewal of a bank mini-perm, a 15-year mortgage...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Property;
Mortgages;
Family Business;
Financial Management;
Family Ownership;
Real Estate Industry;
Massachusetts;
North and Central America
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The Bourland Companies." Harvard Business School Case 395-151, February 1995. (Revised September 1995.)
- 2015
- Book
Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform
By: Meg Rithmire
Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over the last several decades, yet land in China remains publicly owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and...
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Rithmire, Meg. Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in six years. We asked Professor...
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- 08 Jun 2020
- News
Tenants and Investors Will Be Looking for Healthy Buildings
- June 2010
- Case
Cypress Sharpridge: Raising Capital in a Time of Crisis
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Adam Benjamin Nebesar
Cypress Sharpridge, a REIT investing in agency securities, launched its IPO just before the collapse of the subprime mortgage market. The IPO failed. In June 2009, an IPO window seemed to be opening. Should the company try again? CEO Kevin Grant knew that his company's...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Initial Public Offering;
Investment;
Leadership;
Crisis Management;
Real Estate Industry;
Real Estate Industry
Goldberg, Lena G., and Adam Benjamin Nebesar. "Cypress Sharpridge: Raising Capital in a Time of Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 310-140, June 2010.
- March 2015
- Supplement
Interview: Iz-Lynn Chan at Far East Organization
By: Linda A. Hill and Anthony Mayo
Contains excerpts from an interview with Iz-Lynn Chan, former assistant director of retail business group and service quality and vice president of Far East retail consultancy for Far East Organization, a private real estate developer group in Singapore. Chan discusses...
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Hill, Linda A., and Anthony Mayo. "Interview: Iz-Lynn Chan at Far East Organization." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 415-708, March 2015.
- January 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
After rising through the ranks of Corporate America, Beth Stewart has become a corporate director on the board of General Growth Properties. Stewart is struggling with how to address her mounting concerns over the financial health of the growing large publically traded...
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Keywords:
Career Management;
Women Executives;
Women And Leadership;
Boards Of Directors;
Board Dynamics;
Career Planning;
Independent Directors;
Leadership;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership Style;
Personal Development and Career;
Work-Life Balance;
Real Estate Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom." Harvard Business School Case 413-094, January 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Studio Realty
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Studio Realty created an "electronic open house" technology, by which home buyers sitting in a comfortable setting, could tour a home, viewing its rooms, its exterior, and surroundings, by clicking on digital images. Studio Realty attempted to sell or license its...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Internet and the Web;
Sales;
Demand and Consumers;
Failure;
Innovation and Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Real Estate Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Bret J. Baird. "Studio Realty." Harvard Business School Case 697-036, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 14 Jan 2022
- News
Harvard Business School’s Former Dean Joins Kushner’s Thrive Capital
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Costco Companies, Inc.
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Costco Companies, one of the major players in the wholesale club industry, has developed a new class of membership that offers discounted services--auto, health, and home insurance, business credit card processing, real estate services--in exchange for a higher annual...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Cost Management;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Costco Companies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 599-041, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
What To Expect From The Economic Deceleration In China
- 06 Aug 2019
- Video
Tackling the housing crisis one renovation at a time
- November 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund
By: Arthur I Segel and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
The Jonathan Rose Companies must decide how to design and launch an innovative new real estate fund focused on green and transit oriented properties. JRC seeks to show through the fund that smart growth and green buildings provide superior economic returns to sprawl...
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Keywords:
Property;
Buildings and Facilities;
Transition;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Funds;
Investment;
Marketing;
Energy Conservation;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Finance;
Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund." Harvard Business School Case 210-033, November 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- March 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Buckingham Park
By: Arthur I Segel and Joshua A. Katzin
In September, 2004, Stephen Lebowitz, President of CBL, a $6 billion publicly traded shopping mall real estate investment trust (REIT) with over 70 million square feet, is considering acquiring 170 acres for a new retail development at a racetrack site in Southern New...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Debt Securities;
Investment;
Real Estate Industry;
New Hampshire
Segel, Arthur I., and Joshua A. Katzin. "Buckingham Park." Harvard Business School Case 205-085, March 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Dewberry Capital
In 2003, key executives of Dewberry Capital, a fast-growing, Atlanta-based real estate company, are evaluating their growth strategy and the resultant organizational issues. John Dewberry, the entrepreneurial founder of the firm, has developed a portfolio of...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Selection and Staffing;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Real Estate Industry;
Atlanta
Poorvu, William J. "Dewberry Capital." Harvard Business School Case 904-418, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)