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- May 1977 (Revised January 1979)
- Case
B.J. Gunness Construction Co.
Churchill, Neil C. "B.J. Gunness Construction Co." Harvard Business School Case 177-231, May 1977. (Revised January 1979.)
- 2013
- Book
Constructing Green: The Social Structures of Sustainability
By: Rebecca Henn and Andrew J. Hoffman
Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and... View Details
Henn, Rebecca, and Andrew J. Hoffman, eds. Constructing Green: The Social Structures of Sustainability. MIT Press, 2013. (Honorable Mention for the 2014 Best Book Award, Organizations and Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management.)
- May 1991 (Revised January 2017)
- Teaching Note
Turner Construction Co.: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert Simons
Teaching Note for Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems (190-128) View Details
- August 1980
- Case
Pathfinder Engineering and Construction Co.
Keywords: Construction Industry
Cash, James I., Jr. "Pathfinder Engineering and Construction Co." Harvard Business School Case 181-018, August 1980.
- October 1960 (Revised June 1971)
- Case
Rocky Mountain Construction Co.
Vancil, Richard F. "Rocky Mountain Construction Co." Harvard Business School Case 106-012, October 1960. (Revised June 1971.)
- 2010
- Book
Constructing the International Economy
By: Rawi Abdelal, Mark Blyth and Craig Parsons
Abdelal, Rawi, Mark Blyth, and Craig Parsons, eds. Constructing the International Economy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010.
- March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
After providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Cost Management; Performance Evaluation; Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Planning; Management Systems; Management Teams; Construction Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 190-128, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
- March – April 1994
- Article
Choosing Appropriate Construction Contracting Method
By: Christopher M. Gordon
Keywords: Contracts
Gordon, Christopher M. "Choosing Appropriate Construction Contracting Method." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 120, no. 1 (March–April 1994).
- January 1987
- Supplement
Morgan Construction Co. (B), Video
Shapiro, Benson P. "Morgan Construction Co. (B), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-520, January 1987.
- January 1987
- Supplement
Morgan Construction Co. (A), Video
Shapiro, Benson P. "Morgan Construction Co. (A), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-519, January 1987.
- Article
Investment in Commercial Construction
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Investment in Commercial Construction." Review of Economics and Statistics 47, no. 3 (August 1965).
- 15 Sep 2011
- News
Boston Redevelopment Authority Approves Tata Hall Construction
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Constructive Summer at HBS
York City, is responsible for both the interior and the exterior design of the new building, which has been made possible by the generosity of C.D. ("Dick") Spangler, Jr. (MBA '56), and his family. Not far from the Spangler construction... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Linda Rabbitt at rand* construction
By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly Baden and Julia Kelley
Teaching Note for HBS No. 416-022. View Details
- 2022
- Case
Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Mandalay Homes, a home builder based in northern Arizona, is a market leader in energy efficiency based construction. The company is now at a crossroads for developing a strategy for the future. Internal leadership is in agreement that quality is better than quantity... View Details
Keywords: Green Building; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Construction Industry
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction." William Davidson Institute Case 2-070-379, 2022.
- January 2025
- Teaching Note
Smart Construction Site at Huatian
By: Letian Zhang and Wenjie Ma
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 425-071 and 425-072. View Details
- 1997
- Article
Increasing Risk: Some Direct Constructions
By: John W. Pratt and Mark J. Machina
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty
Pratt, John W., and Mark J. Machina. "Increasing Risk: Some Direct Constructions." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 14 (1997): 103–127.
- 2020
- Chapter
Construction and Public Procurement in Uganda
By: Emanuele Colonnelli and Nicole Ntungire
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Infrastructure; Economic Growth; Construction Industry; Uganda
Colonnelli, Emanuele, and Nicole Ntungire. "Construction and Public Procurement in Uganda." Chap. 15 in Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa, edited by John Page and Finn Tarp, 326–348. Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Article
You Can Manage Construction Risk
By: John D. Macomber
Macomber, John D. "You Can Manage Construction Risk." Harvard Business Review 67, no. 2 (March–April 1989).
- February 2016 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Linda Rabbitt at rand* construction
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Linda Rabbitt, founder and CEO of rand* construction, walked into her office at the company's headquarters in Alexandria, VA, and closed the door behind her. It was 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014, and she had just addressed her staff after the sudden and... View Details
Keywords: Women And Leadership; Women Executives; Succession Planning; Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Management Succession; Construction Industry; District of Columbia
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Linda Rabbitt at rand* construction." Harvard Business School Case 416-022, February 2016. (Revised October 2016.)