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04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

June 2020
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Brand Storytelling at Shinola

By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael Beverland

Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music. It is... View Details

Keywords: Brand Storytelling; Brand Management; Brand Management Of Places; Luxury Brand; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Advertising; Luxury; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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08 Mar 2018
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for children from rural regions of Kazakhstan. Established by Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist Aidyn Rakhimbayev, IQanat sought to address the stark disparity between academic resources in urban and rural parts of the country.... View Details

20 Dec 2013
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Zooming In: A Practical Manual for Identifying Geographic Clusters

Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Minyuan Zhao

09 Apr 2024
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When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details

Keywords: by Glen Justice

15 May 2015
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Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

years of education; urban versus rural dwelling; average Female Labor Force participation in the respondent's home country during the years the respondent was 0 to 14 years old; Economic Freedom Index in the respondent's home country... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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About - Business & Environment

University, where he focused on the history of urbanization and industrialization. In 2017, Spencer began collaborating with scientists, business leaders, designers, technologists, and educators to research the effects of climate change... View Details

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Transportation (10) Trends (7) Trust (27) Urban Development (13) Urban Scope (1) Valuation (3) Value Creation (11) Values and Beliefs (61) Value (20) Venture Capital (47) Vertical Integration (3) Volatility... View Details

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address the stark disparity between academic resources in urban and rural parts of the country. The foundation developed mentorship programs and built a flagship school which admitted 100 new rural students a year on a full scholarship... View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

years of activity, federal authorization was secured for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP), a long-delayed multibillion-dollar infrastructure initiative aimed at restoring water flow and quality in an area adjoining tribal lands that was also the... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

President of the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Laude... DNPIV Perspectives: Erica Mitchell, United Way of Greater Nashville Erica Mitchell 01 Jul 2025 Erica Mitchell is President and CEO of United Way of Greater Nashville. Based... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called... View Details

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

than 30 case studies focused on adapting and applying management concepts within urban public school systems to drive improved performance and on using entrepreneurial strategies to effect systemic change in K–12 education. Impact... View Details

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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

competitiveness. Nowhere are the opportunities for creating shared value more apparent than in impoverished urban areas. Read More Related Resources 14 Nov 2011 Initiative for a Competitive Inner City New York City’s Anchor Institutions:... View Details

June 2021
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Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards

In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details

Keywords: Agility; Ecosystem; Innovation Ecosystems; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; XPRIZE; Open Innovation; Partnership; Government; Collaboration; Co-creation; Purpose; Impact; Social Impact; Movement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Ambidexterity; Ambidexterity; Culture; Culture Change; Global Teams; Experimentation; Space; Space Industry; Airline Industry; Start-up; Platform Business; Platform Strategy; Platform; Digital; Robotics; Robots; Avatar; Telepresence; Innovation Lab; Mobility; COVID-19; Intrapreneurship; Public-private Partnership; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Alignment; Leadership; Leading Change; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transportation Industry; Aerospace Industry; Japan

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15 Oct 2020
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IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

internet, especially in high-tech clusters—geographic regions where skilled worker wages increased faster than in the rest of the country. To chart the rise and fall of IT salaries, the researchers examined 142 of the largest urban areas... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

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MOC Network reaches 20 year milestone - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Biden for Manufacturing and Economic Development Elisabeth is a principal research scientist and executive director of the MIT Industrial Performance Center as well as a lecturer in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP).... View Details

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

suburban sites are less expensive than providing the same care in an urban tertiary care facility. The strategy for regional expansion needs to be based on the essential value principles of achieving the best outcomes at the lowest cost.... View Details

30 Mar 2023
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Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration

first elements installed at the incinerator. A feature we found to be incredible was how the waste incinerator is integrated into the urban landscape and the lives of its neighbors. Amager Bakke offers an exciting selection of... View Details

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