Filter Results:
(1,709)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,709)
- People (4)
- News (473)
- Research (976)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (22)
- Faculty Publications (647)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,709)
- People (4)
- News (473)
- Research (976)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (22)
- Faculty Publications (647)
- August 1977
- Teaching Note
Sunshine Builders, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Jeffrey G. Miller and Steven C. Wheelwright
Teaching Note for (9-606-024). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- January 1996
- Teaching Note
Domik Project, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-104). View Details
- January 1995 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)
By: James L. Heskett
Presents the results of a service process analysis of USAA's claims processing activity in its Great Lakes Region. Explores not only issues of redesigning the process but also the organizational implications of various alternatives. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Mortgages; Management Practices and Processes; Business Processes; Organizational Design; Mathematical Methods; Real Estate Industry; North America
Heskett, James L. "USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 395-026, January 1995. (Revised January 1995.)
- February 1992 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Keen Development
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Keen Development." Harvard Business School Case 392-090, February 1992. (Revised March 1992.)
- June 1991 (Revised November 2002)
- Teaching Note
American Dream,The (TN)
By: William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
Teaching Note for (9-390-089). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- June 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
SouthPark IV, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-390-181). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Prospect Hill (TN)
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-390-011). View Details
- August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Fan Pier
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Law; Projects; Design; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Government and Politics; Property; Real Estate Industry; Boston
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Fan Pier." Harvard Business School Case 390-012, August 1989. (Revised October 2003.)
- June 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile
By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas Ibanez and Jay Verjee
Warren Adams founded Patagonia Sur in 2007 as one of the world's first for-profit land conservation businesses. His goal was to purchase over 100,000 acres of land in southern Chile and to run a variety of sustainable businesses to generate annual returns for... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Investment; For-Profit Firms; Entrepreneurship; Investment Return; Revenue; Risk and Uncertainty; Capital; SWOT Analysis; Real Estate Industry; Chile
Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas Ibanez, and Jay Verjee. "Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile." Harvard Business School Case 211-103, June 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Utopian Vision
It’s one thing to dream of utopia; it’s another to actually invest in one. That’s what Boykin Curry (MBA ’94), a New York money manager, has accomplished by convincing an A-list of successful friends to buy into what he calls a “Creative Person’s Utopia” on the north... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Marvin S. Traub, MBA 1949
founded Marvin Traub Associates, a diversified consulting firm specializing in retailing, brand, and real estate development focusing on international markets. His client base includes companies in 12... View Details
Jon Staff
Consumer brand building - Mission/vision/values development and adherence - Co-founder and early stage team building - DTC marketing - Go-to-market strategies - Hospitality startups - Real estate businesses... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
Runjiao XuHarvard Business School Case 211-107 In 2010, Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited was a highly successful, large real estate developer based in Beijing, China. Sino-Ocean Land had three main business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Richard Lou
thought and effort into my analyses." Hands-on at HBS and in China For Richard, leadership is not about learning from a textbook but being able to develop the skills. With colleagues from the Real View Details
- 20 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Where Should We Build a Mall? The Formation of Market Structure and Its Effect on Sales
Walter R. Young, Jr.
When Young joined Champion Enterprises, the diversified housing and recreational vehicle company had just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In his first six months in office, he drastically reorganized the leadership structure. A growing economy provided a... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Charles D. Wiman
As the great-grandson of the company founder, Wiman was principally responsible for expanding and modernizing Deere’s operations, putting it on a path to become the largest and most successful supplier of large-scale agricultural equipment in the United States. Under... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Goff Smith
Spending over 35 years with Amsted, Smith led the company through a period of phenomenal growth continuing a 40-year tradition of uninterrupted dividends. During his 6 years as CEO, he doubled revenues from $450 million to $915 million and more than doubled earnings... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Bruce E. Karatz
Karatz has led KB Home during a period of immense growth. When he took over the CEO position, the company was selling and delivering 4,000 prefabricated homes a year. By 2003, the company was producing and selling over 27,000 homes. Karatz grew the business through... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Archie A. Alexander
Alexander was one of the first and most successful black engineers to enter the large-scale industrial construction business. Through his leadership, his firm built over 300 major construction projects in the United States including several bridges, dams, and roadways... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate