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- 16 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities
improvement and offer new methods to city planners and real estate developers looking to identify areas in need of improvement. The collaborators reveal their findings in a May 2017 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Stanley S. Litow
The need for a fresh approach to U.S. communities is more urgent than ever because of the biggest global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Through examination of the barriers to solving urban problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Investment; Urban Scope; Leadership; Safety; Civil Society or Community; Technology Networks; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Stanley S. Litow. "Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-141, June 2009.
- September 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Indianapolis: Implementing Competition in City Services TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-196-099). View Details
- August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Boston Edison vs. City of Boston
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Edison vs. City of Boston." Harvard Business School Case 189-047, August 1988. (Revised January 1990.)
- 2004
- Teaching Note
Bristol City Schools (BCS), Teaching Note
By: Richard Elmore, Allen Grossman and Modupe N Akinola
- August 1998
- Supplement
New York City Investment Fund, Video
By: James E. Austin and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Austin, James E., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "New York City Investment Fund, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-508, August 1998.
- January 1999
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (C1): Project Explore
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The third in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Describes Bell Atlantic's efforts to identify an appropriate site for testing emerging telecommunications technology and its... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Education; Business and Community Relations; Wireless Technology; Education Industry; Telecommunications Industry; New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (C1): Project Explore." Harvard Business School Case 399-065, January 1999.
- February 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Supplement
Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-117, February 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- February 2013 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
King Abdullah Economic City in 2009: Population Drivers and Cash Flow
By: John D. Macomber
CEO of high profile new economic city in Saudi Arabia must decide how to allocate limited investment funds across projects under duress. Issues include understanding core economic drivers, planning infrastructure investment and return, attracting multinationals, energy... View Details
- February 2024
- Teaching Note
The Globalization of Manchester City Football Group
By: Tiona Zuzul, Maria P. Roche and Exequiel Hernandez
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-391. View Details
- September 2009
- Supplement
Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (B)
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Akiko Kanno
As the regulatory environment for consumer lending evolves, CFJ has to decide how to respond. View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Japan
Trumbull, J. Gunnar, and Akiko Kanno. "Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-018, September 2009.
- July 1990 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Singapore TradeNet: A Tale of One City
Describes the development of a new information technology-based trade document administration environment for the city-state of Singapore. A considerable effort, involving many governmental and private sector organizations, results in a new set of practices and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Information Technology; Emerging Markets; Policy; Public Administration Industry; Singapore
Konsynski, Benn R., and John L. King. "Singapore TradeNet: A Tale of One City." Harvard Business School Case 191-009, July 1990. (Revised September 1995.)
- May 2005
- Article
The New York City High School Match
By: Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak and Alvin E. Roth
Keywords: Education
Abdulkadiroglu, Atila, Parag A. Pathak, and Alvin E. Roth. "The New York City High School Match." American Economic Review 95, no. 2 (May 2005).
- 17 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Would You Live in a Smart City Where Government Controls Privacy?
- June 2021
- Teaching Note
The Fall of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
By: John R. Wells
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 713-402. View Details
- June 2021
- Teaching Note
The Rise of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
By: John R. Wells
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 713-401. View Details
- March 2018
- Case
Smart City Strategy: Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Atlanta
By: Rajiv Lal and Alexandra Houghtalin
Lal, Rajiv, and Alexandra Houghtalin. "Smart City Strategy: Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Atlanta." Harvard Business School Case 518-092, March 2018.
- 1990
- Book
Investment Banking A Tale of Three Cities
By: Samuel Hayes and Philip M. Hubbard
Hayes, Samuel, and Philip M. Hubbard. Investment Banking A Tale of Three Cities. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
- January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office
Over the past several years both the share of women receiving accounting degrees and the share of women entering public accounting have risen substantially. However, the number of women holding senior positions, such as partner, remains low. This case provides data on... View Details
Loveman, Gary W. "Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office." Harvard Business School Case 490-033, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
- Article
The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities
By: John D. Macomber
Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
Macomber, John D. "The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 64–74.