Publications

01 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?

The House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement met recently to hash out concerns related to the H-1B program, one of the most controversial of foreign visa topics... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

02 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison

We have created a housing hybrid in America, refashioning the single-family home into a mini debtors' prison. Almost 11 million dot the landscape. In Las Vegas and Phoenix, over 50 percent of homeowners live... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

08 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS

hustle and I was going to sell my favorite thing to make: greeting cards. Plot twist! I’ve saved most of the greeting cards I’ve received, and I’ve always loved making cards... View Details

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

advantage. Most of these retailers allowed consumers to buy on credit. Many, such as Marshall Field's, issued a store charge card to good customers. Charge cards and other... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn; Beauty & Cosmetics; Consumer Products; Retail

October 2014 (Revised June 2021)
Teaching Note

Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living

By: Charles F. Wu and Ben Eppler

Tom Alperin's firm National Development is an experienced multifamily and commercial developer in the Northeast. It has a strong track record for working on challenging projects, delivering high quality products and generating strong returns for his investors. The firm... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Age; Investment Return; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts

June 2013 (Revised August 2020)
Case

Rawabi

By: Arthur I. Segel, Sarika Agrawal, Nimrod Brandt, Daniel Kuhagen, Thomas Reithinger and Margot Eiran

Bashar Masri is developing the first new stand-alone Palestinian city 25 kilometers north of Jerusalem and 9 kilometers north of Ramallah in the West Bank on 6300 dunams (1556 acres) for 40,000 people with financial support from the Qatari investment authority and... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Urban Development; Projects; Problems and Challenges; Construction Industry; Middle East

January 1992 (Revised March 1993)
Case

Maison Bouygues

By: John A. Quelch

The vice president of marketing is reviewing the 1991 marketing plan and budget for Maison Bouygues, the leading builder of new single family homes in France. Due to recession, the company's sales are forecast to be flat and adjustments may need to be made in the... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Marketing Strategy; Forecasting and Prediction; Brands and Branding; Construction Industry; France

01 Jun 2008
News

The Real Deal

the homeless that he anticipates the creation of a $20 million housing trust fund.“To progress together, we need to understand the needs of others,” Leppert declared. Described... View Details

Keywords: Homeless; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

01 Mar 2014
News

Tata Open for Business

Education building. Six years later, on December 9, that vision was fully realized with the official dedication of Tata Hall. The first new building on campus since Spangler Center opened in 2001, the space will feature classrooms and... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

June 2003 (Revised June 2006)
Case

Highlands' Garden Village

By: Arthur I Segel, Eve Bould and Hank Midgley

It was March 2003 and Chuck Perry was awaiting the arrival of his New York-based business partner, Jonathan Rose. He and Rose had begun Highlands' Garden Village, their latest mixed-use, mixed-income development project. In 1996, they had optioned the unused Elitch... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Urban Development; Housing; Society; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Colorado

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development

Web

Advertising Ephemera | Baker Library

products and businesses advertised through this medium from the 1870s through the 1890s. The Bates Trade Card Collection includes an additional 500 trade cards, primarily from companies in the Boston area, some View Details

23 Oct 2019
News

A Bid for the Future

When Stephen Moret (MBA 2001) first read of Amazon’s search for a second headquarters in the Wall Street Journal, he was certain the newspaper had made a typo. The online retailer couldn’t be talking about creating 50,000 jobs. Moret’s... View Details

22 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage

great principles in economics: the concept of comparative advantage and how it influences everything from nations to house painters. —Sean Silverthorne book excerpt A Brief Aside On The Theory View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Moss

14 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?

agree" confirmations, it's all too easy to press an extra button that purportedly accepts one of these offers, without realizing that the offer actually carries a charge of $15 per month or more.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Transportation

23 Feb 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

Pittsburgher, the community leader and MacArthur Award recipient Bill Strickland. Motley, who believes affordable housing is a key part of Pittsburgh’s future, is one of three... View Details

Keywords: April White

26 Apr 2011
News

BioMine Strikes Gold

international regions, presented business plans for their start-ups to judges on Monday, April 25, during the final round of competition. On Tuesday, Rakhi Mehra (MBA '09), founder of micro Home Solutions, a... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2011
News

Decision Points

have done things better,” as he spoke about many aspects and issues of his presidency (USA Today, November 9, 2010). Regarding the financial crisis, Bush said that Congress ignored his administration’s urgings to regulate Fannie Mae and... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

September 1993 (Revised January 1994)
Case

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity, a not-for-profit, volunteer-based home builder, is coping with years of rapid growth and success. They now face a series of options to continue their successful course and must make corresponding organizational adjustments. Teaching objectives... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth Management; Housing; Service Industry; United States