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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Dharavi... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
King of his castle
wedding chapel. About 71,000 guests attended the 17-day festival last year. Since selling his wireless accessories manufacturing and distribution company, Personal Communications Devices, Appling has been able to focus full time on his... View Details
- 06 Jan 2020
- News
Home Grown
view (Granite Equity plans for businesses, including Granite Equity itself, to be sustainable for 100 years or more); and investment in community (often businesses owners or senior officials contribute to the View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 21 Aug 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
He may be retired, but the Reverend Rodney Quainton (MBA 1970) hasn’t stopped finding a way to connect his community to a higher spirituality. For this HBS-trained banker-turned-Episcopal priest, helping parishioners weather rough times... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- News
Visionary leadership won’t get you to innovation
definition—exactly where to go or maybe even how to get there. Instead, a leader needs to create a community that is willing and able to do innovative problem-solving.” Willingness to innovate depends on cultivating a shared sense of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor
community engagement, design, and affordability as the key elements of improving housing conditions for the poor. It provides an alternative to traditional models of mass-housing developments that lead to social exclusion. “We envisioned... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan
students will be our future leaders. I would like to increase the number of cases on Japanese companies so that they really understand Japan,” explains Sato. Drawing on his experience as a partner in an executive search firm, Sato cultivates strong relationships within... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in a community's housing and cultural life
Randy Hawthorne (MBA 1973), a retired real estate executive, talks about the community benefits of investing in housing and the arts. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world
products are sold at Whole Foods, specialty stores, and online. Endline’s approach to chocolate is “colorful, whimsical, and playful.” The reusable, recyclable tins that serve as sweetriot’s packaging feature artwork submitted by art schools and View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Giving back is part of the social contract for any business
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Building change from the ground up
the freedom of using a phone, along with Twitter, Facebook, music, and everything that comes with it,” he says. “It’s a communications revolution that can’t be reversed.” (Published June 2015) View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
to incorporate all these needs into "an urban village," which would also include a library, a Head Start facility, a swimming and tennis center, a performing arts annex, and a community services center. "All of a sudden the whole thing... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
A Wall Street Pioneer Comes Home
to serve as JSJ’s vice chairman of the board in addition to overseeing a family foundation fund and volunteering in community organizations. “I knew I wanted to come back to this area at some point,” she says. “One of my aims was to give... View Details
- Profile
Kamen Bliznashki
contributes to a well-rounded, cross-functional set of abilities, and the case method imbues a sense of humility, an open mind, and an ability to succinctly construct a persuasive argument. And, the community of classmates, alumni, and... View Details
- September 2007
- Supplement
The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (Telesp) (TN)
Teaching Note to (804-149). View Details
Keywords: Communications Industry
- September 2004 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
XM Satellite Radio (C): The Next Generation of Radio Receivers
By: David B. Godes and Elie Ofek
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Communications Industry
Godes, David B., and Elie Ofek. "XM Satellite Radio (C): The Next Generation of Radio Receivers." Harvard Business School Case 505-015, September 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
- November 2001
- Teaching Note
Laura Martin: Real Options and the Cable Industry TN
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
Teaching Note for (9-201-004). View Details
Keywords: Communications Industry
- April 2000
- Teaching Note
Implementing Strategies for Mobile Telephony: The Cases of BellSouth and US West TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-699-123). View Details
Keywords: Communications Industry
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
2019, draws on a cross-sector collaboration between residents, government, nonprofits, and the business community to coordinate action on the city’s initiatives. “Homelessness is a harsh reality in Albuquerque,” says Keller. “We’re... View Details
Keywords: homelessness