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Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space

Harvard Business Review

An emerging suite of literature and research—including our 2013 Workplace Survey — clearly points to the power of choice and autonomy to drive not only employee happiness, but also motivation and performance. We wanted to take a deeper look at some of the more abstract aspects of workplace design that can impact employee performance.

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How Microsoft Used an Office Move to Boost Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

” On the other hand is research about people’s preferences, like this 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology that, according to its authors, “categorically contradict[s] the industry-accepted wisdom that open-plan layout enhances communication between colleagues and improves occupants.”

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Jerry Buss

Harvard Business Review

Take, for example, Jerry Buss (1933-2013), the longtime LA Lakers owner who rose from an impoverished Depression-era childhood to the Basketball Hall of Fame and ultimately transformed the sport of basketball. Buss launched his career in real estate with $1,000 in 1959—a venture that proved lucrative.

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Early Lessons from India’s Demonetization Experiment

Harvard Business Review

The existence of this parallel economy is a substantial drag on the Indian economy: According to recently released data , only about 1% of Indians paid taxes on their earnings in 2013. The remaining was invested in business, stocks, real estate, jewelry, or “benami” assets, which are bought in someone else’s name.

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Sears Has Come Back from the Brink Before

Harvard Business Review

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants.

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