Real Estate - Publications - Faculty & Research

Thomas F. Manville

Manville introduced approximately 1,300 products, mainly made of asbestos. During the quarter-century of his successful presidency, he set a precedent for highly conservative management. He was renown for his great salesman-skills, diversification of the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

Stephen D. Bechtel

Bechtel was a giant in the large construction industry. His firm is credited with the successful completion of massive projects including the Hoover Dam and the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Bechtel also built the oil pipeline across the Canadian Rockies, as well as the... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

Donald V. Fites

During his tenure as CEO, Fites grew Caterpillar, the world’s #1 producer of earth-moving machinery, from a $10 billion company to a $20 billion plus company. Fites successfully implemented a $1.8 billion modernization program to cut costs and raise profits. Fites’... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

Edward DeBartolo

In 1950, DeBartolo built Boardman Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio, considered one of the first suburban malls in the United States. The success of this mall sparked a major investment and development campaign which led to the construction of hundreds of malls in suburban and... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

complex. The deal was proof-of-concept for Fluidity, which hoped to develop a business digitizing securities issuance for other real estate assets on the basis of its technical facility with blockchain... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Feb 2008
News

The Right Stuff

us who work at HBS, such gestures make us feel good about the place. Photos by Neal Hamberg The Brighton Bengals are an inner-city team. Its players take public transportation to practice on a distant piece of city real View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 May 2013
News

Warren Luke, MBA 1970

The legacy of the Luke family at HBS begins with K. J. Luke, who earned an MBA in 1938 before returning to Hawaii, where he worked in real estate and founded Hawaii National Bank in 1960. Today, K. J.’s son... View Details

07 Dec 2015
News

Easing the Costs of Adoption

Houston real estate investment firm Rowland Taylor. Pathway’s perpetual trust, set up by Taylor, has already funded more than 250 family loans. With the support of fellow OPM alumni and a few key HBS staff... View Details

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Bibliography - 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

22 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

Funding the Design of Livable CitiesAs a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. John Macomber discusses the critical connection between View Details

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

the pandemic’s suddenness caught many without sufficient ready cash. A real estate CEO noted: “We had ongoing construction and needed to pay our contractors but were not sure that we would receive payments... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

17 Mar 2017
News

Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012)

Ernst & Young then drew her back to the East Coast. After spending three years in the Real Estate Audit Group at EY, Hawthorne decided to go to business school in order to prepare for her next career step.... View Details

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Robert G. James Lounge | About

the Central Intelligence Agency, an oil company executive, and a real estate investor. He was married to his wife, Ardis James, for over 60 years until her passing in 2011. They made their home together in... View Details

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John Safer Search 1983 | About

John Safer (Harvard JD’49) has had a varied career as a real estate developer, lawyer, and financier, and has served as chairman of the board of the District of Columbia National Bank. In 1965, he began... View Details

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Charitable Remainder Trust - Alumni

Quarterly payments for life to you and/or the people you choose Charitable income tax deduction Avoid capital gains tax Gift and estate tax savings Your trust can be invested with the Harvard endowment or in alternative tax-efficient... View Details

Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

soul, but the experience prepared me well for my next step. Creating fabulous places where diverse neighbors can coexist is the foundation of the work I'm now doing. Six months ago, I started a nonprofit that is bringing together real... View Details

23 Apr 2008
Op-Ed

The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations

The U.S. Treasury recommendations for restructuring the nation's system of financial regulation are an important start in the process of strengthening the United States financial system. The proposal is to be commended for some of its recommendations, most importantly... View Details

Keywords: by Dwight Crane; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate

2010
Working Paper

Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?

By: Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul

Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Information Technology; Green Technology Industry; Real Estate Industry

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October 2009
Teaching Note

GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative (TN)

By: Michael L. Tushman, Sebastian Raisch and Christian Welling

Teaching Note for [410052]. View Details

Keywords: Time Management; Change Management; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Product Launch; Knowledge; Experience and Expertise; Value; Competition; Operations; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry

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Case

Moving Science: The Rowland Institute at Harvard

By: Maria P. Roche

Set in 2022, this case describes the considerations involved in organizing the physical relocation of the Rowland Institute at Harvard (RIH), a research institute established in 1980 by Edwin H. Land, the founder of the Polaroid Corporation, for the advancement of... View Details