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  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

communities.” That realization prompted Bobo to leave his position as a principal at the Carlyle Group and in 2016 launch Project Destined (PD), a social impact vehicle that trains inner-city youth to be active partners in sourcing and financing View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

their ascent against the odds: serendipity, competence, social ties, maneuvers, and aggressive action. We demonstrate the role that social class origins play in shaping the career narratives of these high achieving women. Women from lower social class backgrounds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

or trainer. Technology is increasing these possibilities via game-like simulations, virtual video environments, and online media that allow more behavioral assessments by more people with less travel and time. The real constraint in many... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Construction; Business History; Housing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
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  • 07 Jan 2016
  • Blog Post

Is HBS Too Big?

pure size of the alumni network is astounding. Since I have been at school, I’ve experienced the power of that network first-hand. I’ve set up multiple calls with alums in real estate all around the USA and... View Details
  • June 2014 (Revised November 2015)
  • Case

Via Verde

By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas, Philip Berkman, Sean Liu, Jared Katseff and Shawn Tuli
Developers Jonathan Rose and Adam Weinstein were trying to determine which of three proposals to submit to the city of New York in response to a RFP to create an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. The site, referred to as Via Verde, was a 1.5-acre... View Details
Keywords: Jonathan Rose Companies; Affordable Housing; Property; Real Estate Industry; United States
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    Myra M. Hart

    Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship.  She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

    Keywords: real estate; real estate; real estate; real estate; real estate
    • 07 May 2014
    • What Do You Think?

    How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

    earned (vs.) that which is inherited Each member of society must contribute to society's wealth by building their own and sharing Once you die, the wealth gets transferred to society." Carlos Avendano made the point that wealth eventually flows to View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • Web

    Recommended Reading - Advancing Racial Equity

    story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership, Justice, Power, and... View Details
    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com

    By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca
    Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide personal profiles and even to post pictures of themselves. However,... View Details
    Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Internet and the Web; Race; Trust; Renting or Rental; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry
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    Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

    Great Depression, when foreclosures on residential properties soared alongside farm foreclosures. Scholars still know relatively little about the American real estate industry before World War II. The U.S.... View Details
    • Web

    2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    yield on the Bank of America Merrill Lynch index of high yield bonds, which remains fairly low. The bottom left and bottom right figures present the Case-Shiller 20 city index, a measure of real estate... View Details
    • Web

    Events - Business History

    discussant, Kristin Fabbe (HBS) Meg Rithmire (HBS) Yasheng Huang (MIT) Ben Ross Schneider (MIT) 12:00PM-12:45PM (EDT), Panel 3: Agents and Agency Chair and discussant, Gareth Austin (Cambridge) Carolyn Biltoft (IHEID) Véronique Dimier... View Details
    • 12 Mar 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

    (the quintessential two-sided platform) must serve both men and women. Q: Please give some examples of these markets. A: Examples are pervasive in today's economy and range from dating clubs (men and women), financial exchanges, real... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
    • 25 Oct 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

    they need it most, such as after a job loss, research suggests. That presents a quandary for policymakers, Di Maggio says. Fintech companies bundle loans and sell them to other investors, much like the real View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking
    • 22 Oct 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

    Neeley says. “It became really important for managers to ask, ‘How’s it going? How are you doing? How can I help?’” As life begins to normalize, Neeley urges managers to retain that emphasis on employee well-being. “When people are working from home, they are giving up... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • 14 Oct 2021
    • In Practice

    Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

    a work-from-home regime to WFA. Beyond improved productivity (under some conditions), WFA might enable companies to hire beyond their local labor markets and reduce real estate and utilities costs. As... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 19 Apr 2023
    • News

    A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

    When Monica Saggioro Leal (MBA 2018) and her business partner, Lara Lemann, started MAYA Capital, a tech-focused, Brazilian VC firm launched in 2018, they wanted to take a hands-on approach with their startup investments in their first 12 months. Even so, they were... View Details
    Keywords: Maureen Harmon
    • Web

    Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    core propagation mechanism of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009. What are the long-lasting effects of the GFC on small business credit supply? The authors find that banks affected by the decline in real View Details
    • Web

    Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

    HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction 1837: The Hard Times 1873: Off the Rails 1907: The Banker's Panic 1929: The Great Crash Crisis Leadership The... View Details