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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
and sustain high-performing K–12 public school districts in the United States. These efforts have resulted in more than 30 case studies focused on adapting and applying management concepts within urban school systems to drive improved... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
York after graduating from college. Then, in 1988, Ferguson and Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990) founded Urban Profile, a lifestyle magazine for young African-American professionals. “We didn’t consider printing costs or subscribers,”... View Details
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
drain from the suburbs, and redefine demographics in many locations, says Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor at HBS. In The Changing Geography of Work: Priorities for Policy Makers, published recently by the Organisation for View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
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Harvard Business School
joined American Express as a marketing vice president in the travel-related services division. Before his retirement in 1993, he was promoted to senior vice president for worldwide communications. Wilkinson was a trustee and national treasurer of the National View Details
- November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A)
By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia M. Comeau
Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Public Opinion; Mission and Purpose; Utilities Industry; Asia; Philippines
Spar, Debora L., Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta, and Julia M. Comeau. "'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-038, November 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- 28 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 28
value-added products like yogurt. The entry of large multi-brand retailers like Walmart and Carrefour in the Indian market threatens to squeeze Amul's margins and undermine its low-cost distribution network. India's large young rural population is shying away from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Jurgen's research focuses on the challenges and opportunites to the energy sector created by technological change and externalities, in particular those associated with greenhouse gas emissons. Specific areas of interest include the development of potential pathways to... View Details
Keywords: Alternative Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Disruptive Innovation; Market Design; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Adoption; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Transportation Industry; Utilities Industry
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
diverse urban charter school were at first frustrated in their attempts to connect with and socialize students, but learned valuable lessons about asking questions and sharing information about themselves to break down barriers. The paper... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
Debates on urban sprawl and so-called new urbanism are the rage among developers and academics. Grayfield debates concern what to do with all of those old shopping malls and parking lots in infill locations.... View Details
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
business education. Washington served as principal of Tuskegee University, which provided vocational training in agriculture and industry, from its founding in 1881. 2 Du Bois believed a liberal arts education played a critical role in the View Details
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Research - Race, Gender & Equity
transformation, coinciding with the rise of gender conservatism and far-right support. We study whether the economic consequences of labor market feminization and gender backlash... October 2024 Academy of Management Review Racial... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Cited Author Award in 2009 for articles published between 2004–2008 in the Journal of Urban Economics . Alan D. MacCormack : In 2009, Software 's editorial and advisory boards selected his 2003 article... View Details
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
across the country. India stands at a critical juncture in its pursuit of sustainable development, grappling with the dual challenges of rapid economic growth and decarbonization. Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) serves to address... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Western Economic Association International Best Economic Inquiry Article Award for “Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life”... View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
2018 Individual Creativity in the Workplace An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints By: Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Rapid technological change, global competition, and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
November 2016 Quarterly Journal of Economics Stereotypes By: Bordalo, Pedro, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—We present a model of stereotypes based on Kahneman and Tversky's representativeness... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
a high-quality urban institution, to serving on the Virginia Council of Higher Education, to funding the Batten Center for Entrepreneurship at UVA's Darden School of Business. Batten's biggest challenge these days, he says, is to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
family-run Indian conglomerate. Kahn, who worked for agrichemical giant Syngenta AG and knew the industry well, agreed to have a look. The subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet, had expanded beyond its core business of animal feed in recent years, entering poultry processing,... View Details
- 16 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities
extra boost in development. A new tool by Harvard and MIT researchers promises to do just that, with the help of machine learning and the biggest library of urban images on the Internet: Google Street View. By using digital tools,... View Details