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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
center closest to you, which may be attached to the back of a gas station or convenience store. “Because of their low-cost design and size [most will be 3,000 to 5,000 square feet] we can put fulfillment centers in thousands of places,” Pedró says, including View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
neighborhood was a product of Detroit’s controversial 1960s urban renewal efforts. “But the way people live today, they want to be close to the action. They want to be close to their jobs. They want to ride their bikes; they want to take... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Above: Cummings in the iconic Fisher Building, known as “Detroit’s largest art object.” Cummings and his partners are redeveloping the 28-story landmark. A trip through downtown Detroit with Peter Cummings (OPM 13, 1988) is part urban... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
the eulogy at his funeral. The fellowship program is what drew Osgood to HBS. “I knew what I wanted to do,” says Osgood, who had previously worked as the Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor in New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
cause is pure congestion—too many vehicles trying to occupy the same stretch of road at the same time—but accidents, breakdowns, construction, bad weather, and potholes all take their toll, not to mention time that is spent looking for the View Details
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
the Harvard Divinity School. She is a world expert on pilgrimages and the author of definitive books about the rivers of India. Prof. Rahul Mehrotra, chair of the department of urban planning and design at the Harvard Design School, has a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
multiyear, experiential learning program for urban middle schoolers. “We’re building partnerships with Boston public schools to bring students in grades five through eight out to the island for hands-on science education,” said Pearson,... View Details
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
thrilled to find himself working on the revitalization of some very high-profile pieces of Manhattan’s built environment with Dan Biederman (MBA 1977), a pioneer in creating public-private urban redevelopment projects. “Working with Dan... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park Publication:Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory-agency decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
readjustment in some way. At the same time, the communities that these veterans are returning to after their service are struggling with issues like urban blight, school infrastructure, and access to quality View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
steadily risen across the company. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/product/how-google-sold-its-engineers-on-management/an/R1312D-PDF-ENG August 2013 Review of Economics and Statistics Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
some of the best real estate market returns anywhere. Green real estate development in dense locations in our urban centers could have an enormous impact on our energy use. The average home owner in the U.S. suburbs today, according to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
sharing upward mobility with all African Americans was the theme of the 26th annual HBS African-American Student Union (AASU) Career/Alumni Conference, "The Next Step: Revitalizing Our Community," held January 22-25. Taking place at HBS and Boston's View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
business park at Canary Wharf, three miles outside of central London. Peter Charleton, head of the London Office, is proposing to move to Canary Wharf and building a single, landmark headquarters with all the necessary amenities and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
much unstoppable when he sets his sights on something. In the past, that has included carving green space out of Atlanta’s urban wastelands; writing legislation to preserve Georgia’s Native American archaeological sites threatened by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
later an escape for actor Marlon Brando, the islands are now home to a Pacific Beachcomber resort. Central Park Trees and Landscapes: A Guide to New York City's Masterpiece by Edward S. Barnard (PMD 32) and Neil Calvanese (Columbia Univ.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
in subterfuge. No one of them knew the full plan for producing and distributing the posters, and each took a circuitous path to the central Warsaw basement where they would be printed. But as Maj and his friend Janek walked away from the building and through a nearby... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
shuttered for the season in late October. Not only were they not shuttered, every single parking spot had an oil truck in it. “I ran into this high school classmate of mine who—like a lot of my classmates in my little class of 34—stayed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
for urban ridesharing applications. “Most ridesharing opportunities tend to be in urban areas where size matters, where parking is expensive and elusive,” says Fletcher, who... View Details
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
adapting the skills and practices of entrepreneurship for the public sector,” he says. Before joining the HBS faculty and creating the MBA course Public Entrepreneurship, Weiss was chief of staff to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. In 2010, Weiss cofounded the Mayor’s... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace