Publications

September 2002 (Revised May 2008)
Case

The Arts Property and Hotel

By: Arthur I Segel and Ani M Vartanian

Julio Martinez finds himself as one of the owners of the Arts Hotel Project in Barcelona, Spain. The 455-room hotel is managed by the Ritz Carlton and is in a 44-story tower along Barcelona's beachfront. Julio needs to figure out a strategy to maximize his investment,... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Agreements and Arrangements; Property; Strategy; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Barcelona

14 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Against African-American Guests

Due to racial discrimination, white vacationers have an easier time booking an Airbnb rental property than African-Americans do, according to a new study from faculty at Harvard Business School. The problem seems to lie in all the personal information—names and profile... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accommodations; Accommodations

01 Oct 2000
News

MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year

accommodate two required curriculum offerings per year and the exceptional demands the system put on faculty and MBA Program staff. Kester emphasized that despite the decision, the January cohort had brought many lasting benefits to the... View Details

Profile

Jeff Bernstein

experiences better." An observant Orthodox Jew, Jeff also appreciates the accommodations the school makes such as providing kosher options whenever food is brought to student classes or events. Lessons for the future Jeff got married... View Details

October 1989 (Revised August 1995)
Case

Tysons Corner

By: William J. Poorvu

Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been very successful in the past but it is now facing a significant cash flow deficit. Designed to examine how a partnership... View Details

Keywords: Conflict Management; Change Management; Partners and Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Cash Flow; Investment; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Virginia

September 1992 (Revised January 1993)
Case

Courtyard by Marriott

By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell

Courtyard by Marriott, a chain of modestly priced hotels, weighs its future options regarding human resources, its service delivery system, and management structure. Fairfield Inn, another Marriott product, is discussed for contrast. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Service Operations; Brands and Branding; Management Systems; Decision Making; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry

13 Nov 2020
News

New Virtual Classrooms Expand Digital Learning

experience.” — Dustin Hilt Director of HBS Live Programming The pandemic drove the accelerated completion of the two classrooms to accommodate the June start of a new online version of Executive Education’s Program for Leadership... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Welcome to the Future

reconfigured (as in the rendering below of Batten’s second floor) to accommodate large group discussions or small-team collaborations, with the professor presiding from the center of the oval classroom. Each hive is slightly different in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Construction of Buildings; Construction

Web

U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

cross-registrants. It is designed to accommodate and challenge students with a wide range of pre-existing exposure to U.S. healthcare, ranging from those who have worked in the sector for many years to those approaching it for the first... View Details

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Justin Bardin

Justin. "Here, they get the connection between business and military leadership — something other business schools don't get." In addition, Justin has found HBS willing to make accommodations for the demands of his active duty... View Details

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Tawanda Sibanda

‘Mukela,’ a Zula word that means ‘welcome,’” he explains. “It’s an online travel accommodations site – think of it as a Hotels.com focused exclusively on Africa.” Tawanda and his colleagues entered Mukela in the Business Plan Contest; in... View Details

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1.4.3 Required Curriculum (RC) | MBA

that the MBA Program is unable to accommodate special sectioning requests regarding professional colleagues, friends, or roommates. If any of the above concerns apply, the student must send an email to sectioning@hbs.edu by the stated... View Details

January 2015 (Revised October 2016)
Case

onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy

By: Jill Avery, Anat Keinan and Liz Kind

onefinestay was a two-sided marketplace that offered high-end home rentals to travelers who sought a more authentic and local experience than a typical upscale hotel might provide. After five years of rapid growth, it was time to do a comprehensive analysis of the... View Details