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- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
A pall hangs over Sochi. Not since the bribery scandal overshadowed the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City has an Olympic Winter Games been so fraught with controversy. Fears of a terrorist attack by Islamic extremists; outrage over Russia's anti-gay laws; difficulties with... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
You'll discover the simple joy of early chai and omelette at Kyani and Co., of dawdling in Horniman Circle on a lazy morning, of eating your fill on Mohammed Ali Road, of strolling on the sands at Chowpatty at sunset, or taking the air at... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
York, Los Angeles, and Denver have worked with private partners to emphasize public transportation and start to de-emphasize single-driver cars. Despite obvious obstacles (e.g., you live in a suburb or own a store that can be accessed... View Details
- February 2017
- Supplement
JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details
Keywords: JCDecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; OUTFRONT Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-François Decaux; Jean-Charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Sales; Situation or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-441, February 2017.
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
aired (to an extent often absent even in today’s energy conversation). Energy Future also has this pertinent warning: “A large, sudden increase in oil prices would have serious indirect effects. It would exacerbate inflation, place... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
political issues, like the future of democracy, will be in the air and in the media. CEOs will have to make tough choices about whether to weigh in on democracy issues, such as voting rights, while contentious political divides will... View Details
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- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Blog Post
Rebekah Emanuel: Host of Season 3 of the Climate Rising Podcast
change our daily routines. As a society, we have assumptions about how our systems work- transportation infrastructure, communication infrastructure, ordering groceries, heating, cooling- any of these things are just basic assumptions... View Details
- Web
Art Nature Business
ice from Spy Pond in the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. Established by Frederic Tudor in Boston in 1806, prior to the age of refrigeration, the Tudor Ice Company transported ice by rail and ship from freshwater ponds to locations... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
Forget millions; think billions. That’s what HBS associate professor Benjamin C. Esty does in Large-Scale Investment, a new MBA elective course he has developed that examines how companies structure, value, and finance large, first-of-a-kind projects. “Most of these... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
opportunities. Cities, the C40 says, offer three principal areas for such investment activity: increasing infrastructure energy efficiency, namely in buildings, lighting, and transportation systems; using resources more effectively, for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
skill,” wrote Levitt, citing the railroads as one example of a business that lost its way. “They let others take customers away from them because they assumed themselves to be in the railroad business rather than in the transportation... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
they were disproportionately coming from Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston. I think in this case the social determinants include living in crowded housing conditions, where the ventilation and air quality are not as good and which seems to... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
hadn’t been put out to bid since 1991. A 2006 addendum—that no one on the school board, past or present, can recall signing, much less discussing—gave a local transportation company a 4 percent annual fuel surcharge that has cost... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
expand internationally with a regional focus on East Asia or, alternatively, a focus on the U.S. and other Western markets. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708479 HNA Group: Moving China's View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
Performance Indicators (HPIs) they collect. They will try to demonstrate that their buildings are safer than someone else’s space, especially as landlords compete for office tenants. We see this already in posted statistics like positivity rates; in widespread sharing... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
in the city, a transportation mode he’s favored since HBS, when he would cycle to the airport before flights back to Mexico City, leaving his bike locked up in front of a supermarket in East Boston. There’s Commander’s Palace, once the... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
of business and discusses the implications for research and public policy. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49954 The Air War Versus The Ground Game: An Analysis of Multi-Channel Marketing in U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
personally transporting several patients to local COVID wards. “Instead of giving people numbers, we do the work for them,” he told India Today. “If someone needs a nebulizer, a medicine or oxygen, we get it to them.” The article goes on... View Details