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12 Sep 2007
Op-Ed

Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure

To construct a house, builders need a firm foundation. For a financial empire, Wall Street wizards need only greed, gullibility, and optimism. The subprime empire began with a tangible structure: a house. For the buyer, that house was a... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Construction; Construction; Construction

01 Feb 2001
News

Teele Hall Dedication

Last October, the School's five-story office building at 230 Western Avenue was formally renamed Teele Hall, in honor of HBS Dean Stanley F. Teele, who led the School from 1955 to 1962. Present for the ceremony was a contingent of Teele family members, including... View Details

Keywords: Stanley F. Teele; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

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Building the Campus - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Competition McKim, Mead & White The Campus Emerges Concrete Symbols The Dedication Building the Campus Research Links Bibliography Archival Collections Digital Resources Site Credits Building the Campus Hegeman-Harris Company, the contractors hired to View Details

February 1978
Supplement

Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B6)

By: Michael E. Porter

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Construction Industry; United States

February 1978
Supplement

Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B1)

By: Michael E. Porter

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Construction Industry; United States

September 1970
Case

Classic Greek Explosives Co. (A)

By: Richard F. Meyer

Keywords: Construction Industry

July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
Supplement

McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)

By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague

On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details

Keywords: Board; McKinsey; CONSULTING Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Construction Industry; United States; California

July 1996
Article

Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Performance Growth: A Longitudinal Study in the U.S. Cement Industry in Stable Environments

By: Michael Tushman and L. Rosenkopf

Keywords: Management; Strategy; Performance; Growth and Development; Information; Balance and Stability; Construction Industry; United States

March 2006 (Revised January 2011)
Case

CEMEX: Rewarding the Egyptian Retailers

CEMEX has pursued an aggressive decommoditization strategy focused on its relationship with small Egyptian retailers. In particular, the strategic role and effectiveness of the Rewards Program, a tournament that rewarded the sales performance of the retailers, was... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Performance Improvement; Sales; Motivation and Incentives; Construction Industry; Egypt

Educators

February 2006 (Revised December 2006)
Teaching Note

Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Construction Industry

October 1990 (Revised June 1991)
Case

Parry Homes, Inc.

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Construction Industry

September 1982
Teaching Note

Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B), Teaching Note

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Construction Industry

July 1990
Teaching Note

Modern Advanced Concrete (A)--(E), Teaching Note

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Keywords: Construction Industry

September 1997
Case

Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante

In 1996, senior executives of Thailand's Siam Cement Group must decide whether to apply its management philosophy and code of ethics when doing business outside of Thailand. The status of the code in joint ventures and contractual relationships is of particular... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Decision Making; Joint Ventures; Corporate Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand

Fast Answer

Construction: environmental building, materials

How do I find an introduction to and market reports on environmental buildings and construction materials? These resources cover the topics of materials, technologies, and markets: BCC Research provides market overviews of the... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Allston to Get Harvard Museum

Construction on the 125,000- to 135,000-square-foot, three-story museum is expected to begin in the fall. When completed in late 2009, it will house modern and contemporary art and include retail space and a café. View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
Case

BUA Group

By: John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal

BUA Group must decide between investments in cement, road building, power generation, or sugar. Private businesses are important to economic development in Africa. Students must assess the competitive nature of each of these industries, the magnitude of capital... View Details

Keywords: Investing; Transportation; Strategy; Project Finance; Agribusiness; Construction; Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa

Educators