Housing - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

lower than the $365 benchmark price. The repair shops didn’t bite. It pays for all consumers in a negotiated price settlement—everything from buying a house or a car to hiring a contractor—to do their homework when it comes to average... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Auto; Service

30 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Deal

Mohan's students get a lot out of the courses because, after all, negotiation skills are crucial both in the business world as well as in people's personal lives when they look to buy houses or cars—or even get along with friends and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

revolutionary leader. Teddy Roosevelt was unfiltered, because he was a vice president who got the top job following the assassination of William McKinley. John F. Kennedy was a filtered leader with 13 years in the House and Senate. George... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

the White House that will determine its budget and the career trajectory of its top officials. Of course, there is an overlap between the appearance of doing a good job and actually doing one. "If the USDA weren't doing its job, it... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

further, the researchers ran the experiment again, except this time they added another twist. Four different fraternities took part, each knowing that the other three were competing, too. Before the experiment, each brother received a note from his View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jan 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": Fashion, publishing, art/architecture/design, film, music, and food. Her subjects include fashion pioneer Chanel, publishers Penguin and Atavist, film icons Variety and the Sundance... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

the current mode of innovation, the MinuteClinic, the Ready Care Clinic, feasible today? They've got very powerful protectors. They're housed in Wal-Mart. They're housed in Target. These guys have got very... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

comprehensive volume is needed at this point in order to take stock and consolidate what we have learned. Establish a Foundational Reference for Teaching Leadership. It was also clear that fresh theoretical approaches to teaching leadership abound, but no central... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

consumers to producers, has dramatically influenced the calculus of production in a large number of industries. Our federal disaster relief policy, meanwhile, has likely affected housing patterns all over the country. In fact, the list... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

immigrants’ location decision by interacting pre-existing ethnic settlements with aggregate migration flows, we find that immigration raised marriage rates, the probability of having children, and the propensity to leave the parental View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2016
First Look

January 19, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-082 Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

relations. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton mason vandello biga dyer.pdf Toward a Three-Tier Market for U.S. Home Mortgages Authors:Robert C. Pozen Publication:Chap. 3 in The Future of Housing Finance:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

careers of twenty-five alumni are highlighted. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808044 House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint Harvard Business School Case 708-446 Chronicles the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

market coming as a major systems house customer came to GUC directly. Did this mean that it was enabling competition with TSMC's most important customers? Was it fostering disintermediation, and what did this portend for the future shape... View Details