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Healthy Buildings in 2070

By: John D. Macomber and Joseph G. Allen

Fifty years seems a very long time in the future for most industries. Not so in buildings and real estate; built structures routinely last decades if not hundreds of years, as long as they are economically competitive. Any discussion of the 50-year future has to... View Details

Keywords: Health ＆ Wellness; Real Estate; Architectural Innovation; Public Health; Health; Buildings and Facilities; Well-being

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23 Mar 2022
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Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

more effective teachers. “There’s a big opportunity to really upscale and certify them,” Gupta says. At the same time, Rocket provides educational tools and content that teachers can share with parents to reinforce foundational skills at... View Details

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Loeb House | About

Nations General Assembly. He is a former trustee of the Educational Testing Service and of American University, and chairman of the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, which sends young US science graduates to study for a... View Details

26 Jun 2013
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How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

Bob Reiss Photo courtesy of Bob Reiss It was 1983, and Bob Reiss (MBA 1956) was looking for a new game to play. A Brooklyn native and former basketball star at Columbia University who had become a successful entrepreneur in the toy-and-game industry, Reiss was... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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Morris Hall | About

and began setting the foundation for the new nation’s economic development. Key accomplishments include his role in financing George Washington’s decisive military victory over the British at Yorktown in 1781, the last major land battle... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

University, http://condor.depaul.edu/tps/International_Suffrage_Timeline.htm [Link no longer available] Notes: Kyrgyzstan is listed in the source as achieving suffrage in 1936 Download Data Set in Excel World Trade Organization since View Details

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

Administration, Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society Professor Peter Tufano, Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration 10:00 a.m. Case Study Discussion: Jeff Harmening at General Mills On May 25, 2020, George... View Details

09 May 2023
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)

aspects of my Asian heritage and to embrace what it means to be Asian American. My culture has instilled in me the values of determination, resilience, hard work, and community, which serve as the bedrock of my identity and the foundation... View Details

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McArthur Hall | About

chaired the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Attendees at the April 1999 dedication of McArthur Hall included the former Dean’s friends, colleagues, and family, as well as Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who spoke about... View Details

28 Nov 2005
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Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

for major innovations. The science base was high quality and deep. Research on animal feeds could lead over time into a successful pregnancy test. Unilever's knowledge about edible fats and detergents was second to none in the world. This research base not only... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Judging Success - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

to its impact in areas such as leadership and professional identity. The development of self-awareness, judgment, and a capacity to act under uncertainly may receive important foundations in the case classroom. Yet until students move... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering

University and is a former dean and professor at the Boston University School of Hotel Administration. She is currently the managing partner of Champagne Hospitality. As Nunnelly explains, “Education is the foundation for making our... View Details

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A major area of Professor Torfason's research is the behavior of individual social network structures. He studies the violation of norms – specifically the use of excessive force in conflict situations – within the empirical context of a large online... View Details

November 2013
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Canyon-Agassi Investing in Charter Schools

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Nicole Shomair, Vernon Beckford and Lisa Strope

After an unusual round of doubles in May 2011, real estate investor Bobby Turner, Managing Partner, Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund (CACSFF) and Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, found himself at a loss for words. Turner was... View Details

Keywords: Charter Schools; Real Estate; Fund Raising; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Real Estate Industry; United States

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Effectiveness Inquiry and Advocacy Show Hide Details Modules Taking Charge Leading Your Team Unleashing Potential in Yourself and Others Your Network Featured Exercises Build a foundation of self-awareness through a 360° assessment... View Details

17 Nov 2015
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What is HBS START Week?

students’ next two years. We structured START around the three pillars at the foundation of successful student life: (1) personal and (2) professional development and (3) a strong community to facilitate said development. START affords... View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Faculty Faculty Lynda M. Applegate Baker Foundation Professor Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory... View Details

20 May 2024
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Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

what you do, and showing up with a sense of purpose.” Roberts credits his family as his primary influence. As the youngest of three, with a sizable age gap between him and his older sisters, he was given a long leash and the foundational... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Refereeing Award from the Journal of the European Economic Association . Marco E. Tabellini : Recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Refereeing Award from the Review of Economic Studies . Marlous van Waijenburg : 2021: Recipient of a... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Science Foundation and Amazon. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Winner of the 2021 Google AI for Social Good Award in the Public Health category. Michael Lingzhi Li : Runner-up for the 2021 Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Award from the... View Details

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