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- May 1968 (Revised January 1992)
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Graybar Syndications
A potential investor evaluates a proposed offering—a major office building in downtown Manhattan. View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Investment; Construction; City; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; New York (city, NY)
Poorvu, William J. "Graybar Syndications." Harvard Business School Case 313-324, May 1968. (Revised January 1992.)
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
percent in the next two years. Global patent filings from the EU also dropped to record lows, hovering at a dismal 5.8 percent of global filings in 2013. (In comparison, the United States was at 22.3... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
scientific knowledge into commercial applications. For HBS participants, an overriding goal was to gain a better understanding of how the School might best contribute to this effort. “To maintain a leadership position globally, the United... View Details
John H. MacMillan, Jr.
During MacMillan’s presidency, the family grain business grew significantly. He invested in several large grain elevators within the United States and expanded Cargill’s operations to Europe (becoming the... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.
Through acquisitions and organic growth, Lazarus, Jr. created the largest department store operation in the United States (including Filene’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bullocks). Lazarus targeted the middle class... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Turning Point: Tell Me More
to the people who came to the United States illegally and learn how they escaped unimaginable conditions and couldn’t wait to enter the country legally. To do this, we don’t need to be professional... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
effective. "When I graduated from high school," Merkl says, "my father gave me 3,000 deutsche marks and told me to leave from the front door of the house and return at the back door, taking the long way around. As naïve as it sounds, I started my 'walkabout' in the... View Details
Larissa Bifano
Larissa S. Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts. She... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
for jobs if government doesn’t invest in the forthcoming change, change will be painfully slow if at all.” Should we be addressing the next jobs crisis now? What do you think? Original Column It’s clear that the focus of the new United... View Details
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Buildings: performance data
Where can I find design and performance data for green buildings worldwide? You may begin with: Building Performance Database - United States EU Buildings Database - European Commission Additional... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
LME Fund Makes HBS Dreams a Reality
This year’s 34 recipients hail from the United States and nineteen other countries, including many from the developing world. They are among the 841 first- and second-year students at the School who receive... View Details
- Fast Answer
Insurance industry: companies and analysis
Where can I find information on the insurance industry? Best's Library Center: provides profiles of property, casualty, life and health insurance companies in the United States and Canada. View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology
Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, “Strategic Brew” is a multimedia simulation that engages students in a fast-paced exercise in strategic decision-making. Working together in teams, students gain practical exposure to the choices involved in developing a... View Details
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
S. Berylson (MBA 1979) and John G. Berylson (MBA 1979) as well as Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) and Bruce R. Evans (MBA 1986)—the Launch Lab opened up across Western Avenue from the i-lab this past summer. Even with no marketing, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
John Dearden Remembered
more than forty articles for academic and professional journals. Born in 1919 in Lancashire, England, Dearden immigrated with his family to western Massachusetts in 1924. He received a bachelor’s degree from American International College... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- News
The Next Harvard Square? Really?
though — even visually-challenged individuals like me can see that by taking a stroll by the construction zone for the Harvard Allston Science Complex on Western Avenue, due for completion in just a few years and future home of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
changing the way she stores and releases carbon and heat.” Tell us about the Arctic Commission’s mandate and activities. Seven of us are appointed by the President to recommend research goals and to help the United View Details
- March 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Background Note
Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr
This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address... View Details
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless oversaw the world’s largest iron and steel producer with total assets over $2 billion. In 1947 alone, Fairless spent $20 million per month for additions and improvements as part of a $500 million expansion initiative designed for full vertical integration.... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 14 Apr 2010
- News
The First African-American MBAs at HBS
Cunningham in 1913-14 and a year later The election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States had me wondering who the first African-Americans were to earn Harvard MBAs. I... View Details