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  • 10 Feb 2014
  • HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

implemented pretty quickly by command—acquisitions, divestitures, real estate purchases, layoffs. Long marches take time and the involvement of many people who must produce new elements and coordinate their... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

School Case 217-013 Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

of periods of overheated credit markets. We try to track crises using a measure of overheating that we developed and call the “Red-zone.” The Red-zone is a combination of credit expansion and high asset prices. In the domain of houses and View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking
  • 11 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

Tommy Pan Fang and University of British Columbia business professor David Clough. Wu’s research centers on strategies used by technology entrepreneurs to achieve scale for competitive advantage. Platforms are prime real View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
  • 13 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 13

contrast to other models for green or smart cities that are variations on a massive real estate development project. The main economic engine driving Living PlanIT's model is a partner channel strategy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

on stocks or other assets. This would evidently have a negative effect on the prices of those assets. The return on residential real estate might be affected by the aging of baby boomers though, if this... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • February 2014 (Revised December 2015)
  • Supplement

Mara Group (B)

By: Eugene Soltes and Sara Hess
Mara Group is a rapidly growing Pan-African conglomerate run by its entrepreneurial CEO Ashish Thakkar. The case explores Thakkar's decision on which African markets to expand operations into. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Manufacturing; Business Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Africa
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  • 23 Nov 1999
  • Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

venture process. The presence of such expertise on the part of lawyers, accountants, and real estate brokers, among others, has substantially lowered the transaction costs associated with forming and... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services
  • September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
  • Supplement

Genzyme Center (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Cost vs Benefits; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry
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  • 07 Aug 2007
  • First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

to debate these issues. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507074 Grosvenor Group Ltd. Harvard Business School Case 207-064 A global real estate investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Nov 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

specific case of Wells Fargo, it might warrant finding those who were fired for objecting to what was going on and hiring them back. The concern here is about psychological, not financial, ownership. The objects in question are organizations and relationships, not... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 07 Dec 2016
  • HBS Case

Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing

mutual funds, with 11 categories of investments, including global stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, real estate, natural resources, and treasury bonds. The fund also automatically rebalances itself over time just as mainstream... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

explored. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610075-PDF-ENG Bardhaman (A): Shrachi and the West Bengal Housing Board John D. Macomber and Viraal BalsariHarvard Business School Case 210-062 A real View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2018 (Revised July 2019)
  • Case

Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up

By: Leslie K. John, Mitchell Weiss and Julia Kelley
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

By the time Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, began hosting a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session in January 2018, he had only nine months remaining to convince the people... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Govtech; CivicTech; Smart Cities; City Innovation; Government Innovation; Privacy; Sidewalk Labs; Dan Doctoroff; Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Consumer Behavior; Governance; Business and Government Relations; Innovation and Invention; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Canada
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  • 09 Aug 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!

Is there a method to their madness, investing in what has been widely characterized as a dying business? Of course there are plausible explanations for their purchases that have nothing to do with economics. Their motives might include both the public good (maintaining... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

purpose. They can also bring commercial benefits to sponsors of soft drinks, telecoms, athletic gear, and other products. But there are no gold, silver, or even bronze medals for the Olympics' host city and country. In fact, for them it's almost always a financial... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
  • February 2014 (Revised December 2015)
  • Case

Mara Group

By: Eugene Soltes and Sara Hess
Mara Group is a rapidly growing Pan-African conglomerate run by its entrepreneurial CEO Ashish Thakkar. The case explores Thakkar's decision on which African markets to expand operations into. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Manufacturing; Business Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Africa
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  • 14 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 14, 2016

Starting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall, and biggest fountain show.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

senior partner, it matters.” When senior partners walk, it often has very real consequences for the performance of funds. Even when partners are replaced by comparable investors, the team may be viewed as less stable due to the challenges... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

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