Publications

24 Apr 2014
News

Helping one child led to improving the lives of thousands

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) volunteered as a Big Brother and saw firsthand how urban youth suffered from a lack of job options. He wrote his HBS application essay about starting a program to connect those young adults with a growing need... View Details

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

firsthand how swiftly places such as Chicago, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh, were growing. In these and other cities, he could observe the effects of accelerating industrialization: the emergence of new enterprises and occupations, the coincidence of great wealth with... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

Career Coach

Vinit Hase

the EtA landscape, highlighting on-campus resources, online research, and investor connections. He is also skilled in guiding students through the internship selection process tailored to their interests and backgrounds. Vinit's expertise is particularly valuable in... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others

instrumental in getting Congress to pass the highly successful low-income housing tax credit program. The resident-led revitalization effort taking place in Sandtown-Winchester, one of the Foundation's sixteen core projects nationally, epitomizes the dreams and... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

The City Solution

the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group), Bloomberg sees cities as focal points in the struggle against global warming and climate change. Urban areas are now home to half the world’s population, consume half the world’s energy, and,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

2023
Working Paper

Advances in Power-to-Gas Technologies: Cost and Conversion Efficiency

By: Gunther Glenk, Philip Holler and Stefan Reichelstein

Widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier is widely believed to require continued advances in Power-to-Gas (PtG) technologies. Here we provide a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of system prices and conversion efficiency for three currently prevalent... View Details

Keywords: Clean Tech; Decarbonization; Carbon Emissions; Learning By Doing; Environment; Energy; Environmental Management; Sustainable Cities; Price; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; North America; South America; Africa; Asia

SSRN

June 2023
Case

Rent Control in Boston, Again?

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback, Robert Ialenti and Tom Quinn

This case explores the merits and drawbacks of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to bring rent control back to the city in 2023. It lays out the features, objectives, and potential unintended consequences of this policy, before highlighting the expected impact of... View Details

Keywords: Renting or Rental; Housing; Urban Development; Policy; Boston; Massachusetts

April 2022
Case

Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A)

By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman

As COVID-19 hit and school buildings closed across America in the spring of 2020, tens of thousands of K-12 students in Chattanooga’s Hamilton County lacked the high-quality Internet service required to connect them to remote education. Bryan Johnson, superintendent... View Details

Keywords: K-12 Education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Accessibility; Education; Urban Development; Wealth and Poverty; Online Technology; Education Industry; Tennessee

November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
Case

Abuzz: Community Building Community

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Katherine Chen and Michelle Heskett

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Urban Development

Find at Harvard

01 Jun 2013
News

Minding The Gap

Alameda at the corner of 33rd Street. "That neighborhood?" he queries in a thick Russian accent. "Not good." Well outside the boundary of Inner Harbor tourist attractions, the northeast Baltimore district in question admittedly shares the city's well-publicized... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Blagg, Deborah; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

George A. Schaefer

A trained accountant, Schaefer’s first task as CEO was to dramatically cut costs. Caterpillar’s large, earth-moving products were no longer in high demand as in earlier years, so Schaefer decided to invest in making smaller machines for View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

01 Dec 2005
News

A Renter’s Market

Lee For Jonas Lee (MBA ’93) and his investment firm, Redbrick Partners, the purchase, refurbishment, rental, and maintenance of hundreds of low-cost, single-family urban homes represent a terrific, overlooked market opportunity. “It’s a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Real Estate

29 Sep 2015
News

Juan Salgado Honored for Immigrant Education Efforts

complete an adult basic education, improve language abilities, and acquire job skills.” And in 2010, Salgado opened a charter school that offers counseling and support to students beyond graduation through the first two years of postsecondary education or training.... View Details

June 2013 (Revised August 2020)
Case

Rawabi

By: Arthur I. Segel, Sarika Agrawal, Nimrod Brandt, Daniel Kuhagen, Thomas Reithinger and Margot Eiran

Bashar Masri is developing the first new stand-alone Palestinian city 25 kilometers north of Jerusalem and 9 kilometers north of Ramallah in the West Bank on 6300 dunams (1556 acres) for 40,000 people with financial support from the Qatari investment authority and... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Urban Development; Projects; Problems and Challenges; Construction Industry; Middle East

Fast Answer

Tax news and analysis

Multimedia Center platforms, and Statements and Announcements of the IRS. Tax Policy Center (TPC): News and analysis from this joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is made up of nationally... View Details

February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
Case

Asian Community Development Corporation: Building Housing and Community

By: Michael Chu and Alexis Lefort

Based in Boston’s Chinatown, the Asian Community Development Corporation’s mission was to build affordable homes, empower families, and strengthen communities. The case examines whether ACDC should continue pursuing all three goals or focus on affordable housing. View Details

Keywords: Housing; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Urban Development; Boston