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19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

resilient production of fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s why Source.ag is developing pioneering AI technology, to give growers the superpowers to produce more fruit and vegetables, without breaking planetary boundaries. By enabling more growers to operate more View Details

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

beverage company in his home continent, Brice has pursued a career path that prepares him for leadership in manufacturing. “That’s why I studied engineering, then joined W.R. Grace,” says Brice. Through Grace’s rotational program, Brice acquired operational experience... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

the new facility will be named the Spangler Center, Dean Kim B. Clark, speaking at the Class Day ceremony, said, "Dick and Meredith have been wonderfully generous in their support of HBS over the years. They live the values and principles... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Esteves Hall | About

Esteves Hall The renovation of Esteves Hall was made possible by the support of André Santos Esteves, cofounder and CEO of Brazil-based BTG Pactual, and his wife, Lilian. Esteves Hall, reopened in April 2015, is an executive education residential View Details

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

Danish-based facility services provider ISS; or as some combination of the two—typically in a holding company like US-based marketing services provider Omnicom with a number of subsidiaries, each with its own culture. A one company... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 2008 (Revised November 2024)
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Tottenham Hotspur plc

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a publicly-owned professional soccer team based in London, England. The club's chairman, Daniel Levy, is contemplating a significant investment in physical assets, including the development of a new stadium as well as the acquisition... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Decision Making; Competency and Skills; Cash Flow; Investment; Buildings and Facilities; Sports; Investment Portfolio; Financial Strategy; Sports Industry; London

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02 Nov 2016
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The Benefits of a Residential Campus

to find friends with rooms on campus that I could crash in for a quick nap or just to relax. Second, I used the Shad showers and facilities shamelessly. Sometimes I would go in just for a quick shower because I left home that morning in a... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

instead. Playing hardball in this highly visible case could intimidate other cities seeking the jobs and economic boost that a new Amazon facility would bring: “Don’t push us or else we’ll expand elsewhere.” This uncompromising stance has... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

employees who work remotely. Companies who choose an in-person or hybrid model still should also be considering how their facilities meet employee needs. Mitchell cited an experience he had on a recruiting team that was prioritizing... View Details

October 2016
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held... View Details

Keywords: LA Fitness; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; Planet Fitness; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Demographics; Age; Gender; Income; Residency; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Cost; Private Equity; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Operations; Leasing; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Health Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles

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16 Nov 2010
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The HBS Tunnels

McArthur. Click photo for larger view. Photos by Susan Young. HBS’s associate director of facilities management, Jason Munro, recently gave photographer Susan Young and me a tour of the Kresge (perhaps better called the Weeks) tunnel and... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

$1.1 million with the help of family and friends, which was enough to build a $275 million power plant in Houston, Texas, in 1983. That facility brought the company the recognition it needed, and by 1988, AES was the largest Independent... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) - MBA

it by mail or online for an eVisa. In such cases, GEO is not able to assist or intervene on a student's behalf. The personal appearance requirement (PAR) may involve weekday travel to the visa processing facility for a face-to-face... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

2 million square feet. Space and occupancy expenses include costs related to maintaining and operating the School’s buildings and campus infrastructure. Additionally, facilities improvement and renovation costs that do not qualify as... View Details

30 Mar 2003
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The Future of IT Consulting

an impressive education and training facility called St. Charles, outside of Chicago, which focuses on maintaining currency in the skill levels of their professionals, as well as providing a leading tool for equipping their professionals... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Social Enterprise Track, 2002 BEST Education Partners Matthew Fields, HBS Lucas Klein, HBS Jason Green Social Enterprise Track Winner Education management company, optimizing the use of school facilities by also offering after-school and... View Details

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Morgan Hall | About

stone facility housed offices for the Dean, faculty, research staff, and administrative personnel, as well as accounting laboratories, research rooms, and a laboratory of industrial physiology. Special care was taken to preserve Morgan’s... View Details

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McCulloch Hall | About

campus plan. Much of the interior of the U-shaped, brick, Georgian Revival-style structure was renovated in 2008 to upgrade safety systems, lighting, and finishes while meeting sustainability goals and adhering to modern, green building guidelines. Improvements to the... View Details

Portrait Project

Shivangi Goel

I donned a yellow hazmat suit, gloves, boots, face shield and N95 and walked into a locked-in COVID-19 facility that was created in the Boston Convention Center. I was terrified. There was so much uncertainty, with chaos, confusion and... View Details

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