Construction - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

3,100 employees were displaced. Company president Aaron Feuerstein immediately announced plans to rebuild the company—and to keep all the displaced employees on the payroll in the meantime. The media hailed him as a mensch. But in making sure the new View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

accountability standards and for monitoring them. The authors show how accountability frameworks attached to principal-agent logics and applied universally across cultures typically fail to achieve their objectives. Accountability is a socially View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

innovation is held by design-build construction firms? I don't think we know the answer to that, but it's interesting to consider what sort of policies in the areas of procurement, IP, and antitrust legislation would support that level of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

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Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent | Working Knowledge

with Messi, player to player, to share that he knew what he was going through on the world stage, and how agonizing the decision to leave a top European club for the United States could be. “We wanted them to know we were willing to explore a View Details

10 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum

Brewton-Johnson (a Black woman from Atlanta, Georgia) and Austin Boral (a white man from Jericho, New York) share their thoughts on the course. Why was the course so important? Morgan: The course was essential because racism and structural inequality have been... View Details

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

year-round ski slope. Image source: https://www.babcock.com/home/about/resources/success-stories/amager-bakke-copenhill\ About Amager Bakke Initially built to replace a 45-year-old waste incineration plant, construction of Amager Bakke... View Details

21 Aug 2014
Blog Post

HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Visits NYC

Transit Authority, he often finds himself going between on-the-ground construction sites and strategic planning meetings at the central office with the Recovery and Resiliency group – a team that started in 2013 in response to the effects... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Transportation - Business & Environment

High-Speed Rail Track construction for high-speed rail for intercity travel Mass Transit Mass transit or public transport to get around cities Ridesharing More people in fewer vehicles Ships Increased efficiency and alternative fuels... View Details

01 Jul 2013
News

The Nature of Business

constructive dialogue between environmentalists and the rest of society. His own career path could have been a case study for the book. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Tercek spent 21 years as an investment banker at... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2010
News

Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops

recession as feeling “like someone turned off the faucet” in construction. Still, Magagnini hopes IceStone can break even this year and turn a profit next year. The green building market is with her: McGraw-Hill Construction projects it... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

natural gas strategy to the water and broadband businesses, the unprofitable international power development strategy, the perverse financial incentives for executives, the aggressive use of mark-to-market accounting, the performance guarantees in the power plant View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

03 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

drastically reduce our carbon footprint, represented by advances in renewable energy such as with increased investment in geothermal power in Indonesia, or the construction of a pioneering energy-efficient headquarters in Chile that has... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments

social, environmental, and developmental influence of these large-scale projects can be enormous,” Esty notes. “The Mozal project employed seven thousand people during the construction phase. Along with the enduring benefits of technology... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motorola; Air Transportation; Transportation; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Telecommunications; Information

24 Oct 2013
News

Searching for a Better Society

co-founded Constructeo, a maker of online collaboration tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, with fellow HBS alumnus Bertrand Dumazy (MBA 1999). The mixed success of the company's product offerings led to a... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

February 2015
Case

Continental Hope Group

By: Christopher Marquis and Qi Li

This case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry corporation. It also highlights how second generation entrepreneurs successfully developed an innovative... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; China; Technology; Real Estate; Talent Retention; Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Diversification; Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China

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13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

constructive suggestions for how to teach about the BSC in MBA and executive programs. Accelerate! Author:John P. Kotter Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Celebrating our Student Fathers - MBA

Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering... View Details

08 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 8, 2007

Z. Ahmed, and Charles Cohen Abstract We use yearly variations in the price of oil to construct a powerful new instrument to test the impact of an important but often-overlooked foreign aid channel: money given by wealthy OPEC nations to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

don’t believe government is good at, nor should engage in picking winners and losers. I don’t disagree with that, but perhaps it would be constructive for us to have a national conversation about what has made us so successful in the... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

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Research Links - The Art of American Advertising

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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