construction - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

your career choices. Be who you are everywhere. Finally, establish a female network and maintain it in spite of distance and demands on your time. When constructing this group, ensure that at least one member has the gusto to disagree... View Details

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

the comparability of such studies has been hampered by the lack of a precise definition of the community construct. In this paper we review prior definitions (implicit and explicit) of the community construct and other suggestions for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

it faced huge capital expenditures associated with constructing its manufacturing facilities. The company was at a crossroads: it had to decide whether to partner with IBM or align with other firms as it tried to keep up with Intel.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

Stakeholder engagement leads to better mutual understanding. Clear and consistent communications about a company's financial and nonfinancial performance will be the basis for a constructive two-way conversation. Q: What challenges do... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2018
News

The Long Run

demand of millennials looking for a way to live, walk, and work in the city. Abandoned factories have been repurposed as lofts and retail space; elsewhere, new construction is rising at the BeltLine’s edge. And in Cabbagetown, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

there has been more and more construction in hazard prone areas. And it’s possible that the existence of federal disaster relief actually helped stimulate some of that building. The point is that if we’re going to provide the relief,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

by such great managers as August Thyssen, Alfred Krupp, and Werner Siemens. Professor Jeffrey Fear's book Organizing Control: August Thyssen and the Construction of German Corporate Management overturns some of our preconceptions of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

get you through. A: Yes. Like any strong culture, Harvard Business School, for example, strong cultures have their defects and their virtues. But let's talk about their virtues first. Andy, in constructing Intel culture—I don't think he... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

focused on the strategies, systems, and culture for taking their companies to the next level. Big can be beautiful, but it requires creative construction by leaders to avoid the creative destruction that is all too often the fate of too... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Park has two parts. The first discusses the geological and social history of the site, focusing mainly on the park’s construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. The second part has essays on the 200-plus tree species and varieties. This is... View Details

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games/internal and external negotiations, and 6) Multiparty negotiations across borders and over times. Course Requirements Beyond constructive participation in class and faithfully preparing for and carrying out negotiation exercises,... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

workers who have lost income because of COVID-19, including gardeners, janitors, construction workers, and housekeepers. Funded by donations, the group recently served its 100,000th meal. "I have two emotions," Fortenbaugh told the New... View Details

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