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November 1997 (Revised March 2004)
Case

Ft. Myers Eldercare

By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel

A developer attempts to get into the elderly housing business. The case reviews the various elderly housing options, how they differ from one another, and how the industry differs from other types of real estate. View Details

Keywords: Housing; Age; Real Estate Industry; Florida

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07 Jun 2016
First Look

June 7, 2016

we review the goals of each cancer provision of the ACA and discuss the effects each has had to date. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51115 Notes on Developing a Strategy and Designing a Company: Vol. 1—A... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Program

Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation—Virtual

processed in time to grant admission. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and View Details

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Courses - Entrepreneurship

estate developers to inventors. TEM will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in identifying and testing business opportunities, decomposing complex business problems, determining what... View Details

01 Dec 2023
Blog Post

8 FAQs on the MBA Application

workspaces provide the right environment to be open about your graduate school ambitions. Think about who has seen you develop and grow in a professional context, who would be able to speak to specific projects or initiatives that you... View Details

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

didn't leave the house for 322 days. But I have a big yard. So, I can walk around a lot. So. And during that time I was looking for ways to inspire and fortify myself. And I started reading The Atlantic. And The Atlantic got me through... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

October 2014 (Revised June 2021)
Teaching Note

Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living

By: Charles F. Wu and Ben Eppler

Tom Alperin's firm National Development is an experienced multifamily and commercial developer in the Northeast. It has a strong track record for working on challenging projects, delivering high quality products and generating strong returns for his investors. The firm... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Age; Investment Return; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts

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Student Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

since it encourages students to develop their own capabilities for reflection and self-assessment. Students may actively seek additional feedback from peers and the instructor outside of class. Ideally, instructors will be able to provide... View Details

23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23

(forthcoming) Abstract We here bring forward strong evidence that political instability impedes financial development, with its variation a primary determinant of differences in financial development around the world. As such, it needs to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance - Faculty & Research

a) to produce a broad range of finance-related research that is published in top-tier scientific and practitioner journals, and that addresses issues of present and future importance to managers (including regulators and policy makers); b) to View Details

03 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

In August, mega venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced a $350 million investment in residential real estate company Flow—the single largest investment the VC titan had ever made. But a bigger surprise than the investment... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

pricing trends. Read product reviews in industry journals. Quick-and-dirty market research can also help identify the dimensions along which customers are overserved. The other group of customers to look for is nonconsumers, who generally... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

05 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Niall Ferguson and the Certainty of Uncertainty

a major financial crisis, they should consider history when developing their strategies, plans, and models, and should keep in mind that outlier events occur. When such events do occur, the consequences are often immediate and... View Details

Keywords: Re: John A. Quelch

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About - Case Method Project

History of American Democracy, developed mainly for undergraduates. The course quickly became one of the highest-rated classes at Harvard College. Students described the teaching method as highly engaging and credited it with helping them... View Details

05 Aug 2010
What Do You Think?

What Is Customer Opinion Good For?

Summing Up Customer inputs to the product development process count, but in different ways and at different times, according to many responding to this month's column. As Alexander Gat put it, competing and pioneering products "should... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Technology

Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

admission. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and View Details

12 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 12

derived predictions, does not confirm the private information hypothesis. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1134943 Working PapersFiduciary Duties and Equity‐Debtholder Conflicts Authors:Bo Becker and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Program

Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program... View Details

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

time. Optimal Deterrence When Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid in Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 11

residential mortgages. This expansion was itself fueled by the development of non-bank credit intermediation (or "shadow banking"). Whether the growth of the financial sector has been socially beneficial depends on one's view of... View Details