Publications

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

book based on their expertise. Les chantiers de ma vie by Claude Lefebvre (OPM 10, 1985) with Hélène-Andrée Bizier (Cyfbel) An autobiography of an engineer and entrepreneur from Québec. Design Thinking for... View Details

March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
Case

Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

This case describes how a senior vice president of engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application... View Details

Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Development; Product Design; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States

February 2022 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Sekisui House and the In-Home Early Detection Platform

By: John D. Macomber and Akiko Kanno

To address an aging population and sales declines, a major Japanese homebuilder considers pivoting to provide and support an in-home health detection platform, in competition with tech companies. This case considers the point of view of major builders regarding how... View Details

Keywords: Voice Assistants; Architecture; Smart Home; Aging Society; Digitalization; Real Estate; Home Automation; Sensors; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Health Care and Treatment; Housing; Age; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Japan

23 Apr 2014
News

Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

deficits or liabilities. They perceive the challenges they’d face as adversities that weaken them,” he says. “My perception, having now served over a decade and 5,000 young people, is: one, they are assets; two, they are critical... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

future general managers in science- and technology-intensive businesses who seek firsthand exposure to companies constructing global R&D strategies. Financial Management of Smaller Firms focuses on the... View Details

Keywords: curriculum

Web

Ludcke - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About the Institute About the Institute Contact Us Faculty & Staff Institute Associates Ludcke FAQs Ludcke History of Ludcke House The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness is located in Ludcke House, a historic building on... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

A Place in the Sun

paradise enjoyed by Turtle Island Resort's fourteen guest couples. Fourteen couples, fourteen private beaches, each with its own cottage, or bure, designed and constructed according to the standards of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

Principles Guide You by Bill Barnett (MBA 1971) (Stanford Business Books) Barnett approaches the construction of a long-term career plan by looking at the main challenges professionals will face: developing View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

Engine Co., on his personal acquaintance with Miller, interviews with more than 80 people who knew Miller, and extensive research in the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller Collection of his papers in the Indiana... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

data. The emphasis in all of this, Iansiti and Lakhani point out, is on doing, whether in teaching, learning, or research. "There is a direct engagement with the world that is bringing HBS closer to the medical school or View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

September 2014 (Revised March 2017)
Case

The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India

By: Sid Yog and Ben Eppler

In 2014, Arjun Dhawan (MBA 2004), President of HCC Concessions, is working toward the completion of his largest road development project yet. The route, a 250-km stretch leading from the critical eastern Indian port of Kolkata into the interior of the province of West... View Details

Keywords: India; Real Estate; Roads; Transportation; Project Finance; Property; Infrastructure; Finance; Partners and Partnerships; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; India

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

It is commonly accepted in economic circles that a country can grow faster by making key investments in sectors such as technology and in R&D and human or physical capital. But can a country also grow by... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

December 2011
Teaching Note

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (TN) (A) and (B)

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Argentina

01 Dec 2020
News

Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

but 5G dreamers see the potential of this kind of innovation expanding exponentially and being the real engine of growth into the next industrial revolution. McKinsey’s Center for Advanced Connectivity has... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

August 2016
Case

CSI Ingenieros

By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague

CSI's business unit managers gathered around the downstairs conference room for the company's weekly meeting to discuss project bids. Cristina WaldAshley Hartman, who was in charge of finding projects for the engineering firm to work on, read through several she had... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Board; Board Committees; Board Dynamics; Organization; Organization Alignment; Dynamic Capabilities; Organization Design; Organizational Prototyping; Organizational Silence; Organizational Learning; Organization Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; South America; Uruguay

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

tenure, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and the company, to its core. GE was connected to nearly every part of the tragedy—GE-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

September 2018 (Revised January 2019)
Case

Sobha Group Real Estate: Backward Integration for Quality

By: John Macomber and Alpana Thapar

From humble beginnings in Kerala, India, Mr. PNC Menon built a reputation for quality, detail, and trustworthiness, earning him major construction commissions in the Gulf region. This paved the way for venturing into real estate development in Dubai, UAE. Striving to... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Backward Integration; Land Acquisition; Raising Capital; Construction; Family Business; Decision Making; Joint Ventures; Quality; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; India; Middle East; Dubai