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Case Study: Should You Rehire Someone Who Left for a Competitor?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Ram had led the technical analysis and design teams for their residential and commercial real estate projects, and Hari had overseen the small team of civil engineers in the field.

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Getting the Deal Done Recap

Martinka Consulting

As per our standard operating procedure, the sponsors then presented a panel discussion. This year it wasn’t a case study to analyze but rather sticky situations in buy-sell deals (and with operating companies). Dealing with a C corporation when selling, especially if there’s real estate in the corporation.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Real Estate. However, the cases that these law firms are involved in can represent any industry imaginable, from telecommunications to manufacturing and everything in between. Case Studies. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Energy and Commodities. Financial Institutions. Intellectual Property.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder. Toby Bozzutto’s father, Tom, never asked him if he wanted to work in the family real estate management company. “I had to get a master’s degree in real estate development. Completely meld work and family. It always ends badly.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

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India’s Botched War on Cash

Harvard Business

Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. According to our study, the Cost of Cash in India , these institutions spend $3.5 billion annually in currency operations costs. In the meantime, retail and wholesale markets have stalled around the country.

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