Publications

November 1983
Case

Cablevision of Boston

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Keywords: Television Entertainment; Business and Government Relations; Media and Broadcasting Industry

June 1976
Case

Boston Edison (B)

18 Sep 2008
News

My Hometown: Boston

Fast Answer

Boston census microdata

Where and how can I access census microdata for Boston? The Boston Census Research Data Center (BRDC) is a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Bureau... View Details

Oct 03 2018
Tout

Boston Interactive Map

February 2024
Teaching Note

CityScore: Big Data Comes to Boston

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-050. In 2016, Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston introduced CityScore, a data dashboard that measured the city’s progress across a range of metrics. View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Leadership; Transformation; City; Analytics and Data Science; Measurement and Metrics; Public Administration Industry; United States; Boston

May 2013 (Revised May 2014)
Case

Innovation at the Boston Consulting Group

By: Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas and Penelope Rossano

This case is about how the Boston Consulting Group has approached innovation from its founding to the present day. It discusses the role of the firm's talent market and client market in developing these innovations. View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Strategy Consulting; Professional Service Firm; Knowledge Management; Client Management; Product Development; Leadership; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Value Creation; Consulting Industry

May 2017
Supplement

Boston Children's Hospital Process Map Video

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Mary Witkowski

The 13 minute video simulates a discussion among orthopedic surgeons and cast room technicians about the processes and resources used when applying long leg casts for patients. The video should be used when teaching Boston Children’s Hospital (Abridged) case, #914-407,... View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing; Healthcare Costing; Process Maps; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment

June 2004
Case

Nehemiah Strategy, The: Bringing it to Boston

By: Diana Barrett and Arthur I Segel

In 2003, Lee Stuart was working with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization to implement an affordable housing initiative in Boston. She and her colleagues faced a number of challenges in transferring the strategy, including whether the strategy was appropriate for... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Projects; Decisions; Boston

22 Mar 2017
HBS Seminar

Gerald C. Kane, Boston College

02 Jun 2017
News

Oh, that’s why Shakira is in Boston

16 Sep 2008
News

Boston assesses financial fallout

01 Dec 2015
News

Leading Boston and Beyond

From left: Chris Osgood, Dan Koh, Lauren Lockwood It is 2:30 p.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, and the halls of Boston City Hall are eerily quiet. Dan Koh (MBA 2011), Chris Osgood (MBA 2006), Lauren Lockwood (MBA 2014), and Austin... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

18 Jul 2023

The MBA Tour: Boston

Interested in learning more about the Harvard MBA? Join us on July 18th at The MBA Tour: Boston hosted by GMAC. This in-person event is a great opportunity to learn more about the Harvard MBA and meet members of the HBS community. View Details

November 1996 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Boston Renaissance Charter School

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Marie Bell and Katherine K. Merseth

Keywords: Education; Education Industry; Boston

September 1989 (Revised May 1993)
Case

Boston Sobriety Development, Inc.

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Boston

June 2003 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Nehemiah Strategy, The: Bringing it to Boston

By: Diana Barrett, Arthur I Segel and Sheila McCarthy

In 2003, Lee Stuart, who had successfully used the Nehemiah Strategy to create thousands of units of affordable housing in the South Bronx, was working with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization to implement the strategy in Boston. She and her colleagues faced a... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Boston