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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
believed that if CityLink did a good job creating public amenities, then the existing housing in the area - much of it dilapidated or overly dense for the local infrastructure - would become more desirable. He has seen that phenomenon... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 13 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course
various leaders and staff members to unpack the systemic barriers to their growth and create an actionable framework to support their expansion in the low-income and mixed affordable housing space. Learning... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
foundation floor for a house that you know is going to provide shelter for a family for many years, especially when you're hammering in boards alongside the people who will be living there.” The fleeting nature of ones and zeros aside,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
When Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and the faculty chair of HBS’s Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative, was studying questions of gender and race in organizations in the 1980s, research into building an inclusive economy was “a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee
designed to make sure the executive office doesn’t have too much power.” Ep 15: Brainstorming the Affordable Housing Dilemma Desai: “There is a very real, genuine market failure. I think the answer is the... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
were trying to determine which of three proposals to submit to the city of New York in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to create an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. The site, referred... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
As a policy advocate focused on youth issues, I once had the opportunity to work alongside national nonprofit leaders, Congressional staff, and White House officials. As much as we extolled the importance of evidence-based approaches, I... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
company Mobley to offer an alternative: an affordable way to furnish a home with stylish, quality pieces with a lease of 3 to 12 months, without the burden of ownership. Mobley’s entrée to the $230 billion market for furniture and home... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
been knocking it out of the park for some time.” Harder, a former student of Moss’s, puts it this way: “I felt like Washington was a house on fire, and too many arsonists were being elected.” Representative Josh Harder (MBA/MPP 2014),... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
commercial buildings in the asset mix. Cities don't claim that office buildings, retail malls, or factories were built for the Games. Even Olympic housing is seldom successfully transformed into apartments or public View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
story. “We have some students who come from low-income backgrounds who, after graduating from college, take jobs in high-paying industries. Considering only income, those students may look like they’re well off and can afford to pay for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
GhoomAishwarya Kachhal, PLDA 2015Ghoom is an Electric Scooter and Battery Rental and Subscription Platform, incubated at Harvard Innovation Labs. Ghoom was founded on a simple idea of improving, bettering and empowering the lives of people with convenient, View Details
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
automobiles that once cost more than a house are now cheaper, better, and available to all income classes. Indeed, the word "Toyota" is now used as shorthand to identify low-cost, high-quality goods and services. Q: Your article... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
insurance house Momentum in Johannesburg, Magwegwe can often be heard on CNBC Africa and other local and national media, offering advice on financial matters, from simply saving more money to planning and sticking to a budget. Helping... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
likely contributed to the great recession by inflating the housing and credit bubbles in 2005-2007. But when it comes to sovereign risk, they are getting it right. Across the world, there are many serious threats to the long-term ability... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
committed. Even if they had wanted to sell in chain stores, the Lauders could not afford the large sales force necessary to service such outlets. Because she wanted to reach women who did not necessarily have much experience with makeup,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
“Rufina, my host mom, lives in a house with a courtyard, a Ford Explorer, a full kitchen, and running water. Not too rough and definitely not what I expected,” writes Michael Newton (MBA ’09) in his journal, a requirement of the Mexico... View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
emergency room. This solution can’t afford to fail. However, owners of high-value assets in lower-risk areas probably should consider investing in less expensive interventions that help them live with water in the event of inundation; the... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
Europe at the start of the first Gulf War, the engagement ring sewn into the bottom of his backpack for more than a month. At that time, he could not afford the requisite romantic gondola ride, so he took her back to Venice this spring to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers