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- 04 Aug 2014
HBS Information Session in New York City
This event is an opportunity to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The event will include a presentation from current students, alumni and a member of the MBA Admissions Board. A reception will follow the presentation. Advance registration is... View Details
- Article
The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities
By: John D. Macomber
Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
Macomber, John D. "The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 64–74.
- 17 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Would You Live in a Smart City Where Government Controls Privacy?
- Web
Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Buildings & Cities Cities are a key place to innovate to reduce greenhouse gases The world is currently undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. More than half... View Details
- 8 AM – 5 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
- Career Events
Career Reboot Camp in New York City
Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details
- Article
Leverage and House-Price Dynamics in U.S. Cities
Lamont, Owen, and Jeremy Stein. "Leverage and House-Price Dynamics in U.S. Cities." RAND Journal of Economics 30, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 498–514.
- January 1975 (Revised February 1983)
- Supplement
First National City Bank Operating Group (B1)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 475-062, January 1975. (Revised February 1983.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 474-166, March 1974. (Revised June 1995.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-165, March 1974. (Revised June 1996.)
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
Experts hope cities rise to the occasion
- 27 Jul 2018
HBS Information Session in Salt Lake City
Join us for an information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to meet local... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Podcast
Tulsa Remote: City branding and community building
Will Covid-19 empty superstar cities? While it’s too soon to say, metros outside the top tier are now in a better position to compete for talent. This plays to the strengths of programs like Tulsa Remote, which helps professionals who work remotely relocate to Tulsa,... View Details
- October 2012
- Case
Designing a Culture of Collaboration at Lake Nona Medical City
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Sydney Ribot and Tiona Zuzul
Describes Lake Nona, a 7,000-acre residential and research cluster in central Florida, and its process and innovation culture, and Lake Nona Institute, the organization behind the planning and governance of this new eco-friendly community. Emphasis is placed on the... View Details
Keywords: Collaboration; Innovation; Health Care; Real Estate; Entrepreneurship; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governance; Real Estate Industry; Florida
Edmondson, Amy C., Sydney Ribot, and Tiona Zuzul. "Designing a Culture of Collaboration at Lake Nona Medical City." Harvard Business School Case 613-022, October 2012.
- September 2018
- Teaching Note
City Year at 30: Toward Long-Term Impact
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
This teaching note assists in the classroom instruction of the HBS No. 318-089, “City Year at 30: Toward Long-Term Impact.” It offers to instructors a case summary and analysis, along with student preparation questions and a guide for classroom discussion of the case.... View Details
Keywords: Scaling; Education Entrepreneurship; Education; Service Operations; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Resource Allocation; Change Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Human Capital; Growth Management; Service Delivery; Organizational Design; Social Enterprise; Poverty; United States
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City
Illustrates many of the political and economic challenges that any industrial initiative must overcome. View Details
Konsynski, Benn R., and John L. King. "Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City." Harvard Business School Case 191-025, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)
- May 1983
- Article
The Cities Service Takeover: A Case Study
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "The Cities Service Takeover: A Case Study." Journal of Finance 38, no. 2 (May 1983): 319–330.
- 12 Oct 2017
HBS Women’s Information Session in Mexico City
This event is designed for prospective women applicants to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The information session will include a presentation by a member of the Admissions Board and the opportunity to ask questions to alumni. This is... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
In 1943 John H. Johnson sent a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt inviting her to write for Negro Digest, a fledgling magazine that he had recently founded with a $500 loan. The First Lady politely replied that she was too busy at the time. Thirty days later, Johnson inquired... View Details
- 22 Jan 2014
- News