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- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
VendQuest (C): Financing the Company
By: Dwight B. Crane and David Foster
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and David Foster. "VendQuest (C): Financing the Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-067, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
VendQuest (B): Building the Management Team
By: Dwight B. Crane and David Foster
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and David Foster. "VendQuest (B): Building the Management Team." Harvard Business School Case 203-066, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- March 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
MAC Development Corporation
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Colleen McCaffrey
Deals with MAC Development's efforts to develop a 41-acre site near Chicago. Reviews two years of efforts and highlights the remaining issues of: 1) gaining town approval for development and tax reductions, 2) meeting the bank's debt covenants, including finding a... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Taxation; Financial Instruments; Borrowing and Debt; Asset Pricing; Construction Industry; Chicago
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Colleen McCaffrey. "MAC Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-140, March 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Ellis Manufacturing Co.
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
- May 1976 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
FMC Crane and Excavator Division
Keywords: Construction Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and Steven C. Wheelwright. "FMC Crane and Excavator Division." Harvard Business School Case 676-178, May 1976. (Revised October 1980.)
- January 1970 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
Ace Welding Equipment, Inc.
By: Edward W. Davis and W. Earl Sasser
Keywords: Construction Industry
Davis, Edward W., and W. Earl Sasser. "Ace Welding Equipment, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 670-012, January 1970. (Revised March 1987.)
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Basic Industries TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-313-121). View Details
Henry S. Wingate
A corporate lawyer by training, Wingate took over the helm of the Canadian mineral company in the middle of an expansionary period. Wingate presided over the construction of several new nickel-mining facilities as well as the unveiling of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Ohio C. Barber
Barber’s own match manufacturing company consolidated with three other firms in 1881 to form the Diamond Match Company, controlling about 85% of the trade in the industry. Diamond Match produced the first modern automatic match machine. In the 1890s, Barber developed... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
others, died on July 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 86 years old. After graduating from HBS and serving for two years in the US Army, Spangler gained great success in several industries, including the family construction... View Details
- Web
Kresge Way | About
Kresge and the generosity of the Foundation over the years, and to keep Kresge in the lexicon of the Business School campus, the School renamed “East Drive” to “Kresge Way” in 2014. Funds for the construction of Kresge Hall were donated... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
Murch: from high-tech success to hands-on development (photo courtesy of Steven Murch) Murch: from high-tech success to hands-on development (photo courtesy of Steven Murch) Another in a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have taken a leave from their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Allston Plan’s First Building
from HBS. The complex will help Boston solidify its place as one of the world’s top centers for biotechnology, said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Construction will begin next year. View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Community Rolls Up Its Sleeves
constructing trails for the Metropolitan District Commission to painting apartments in cooperation with Boston Senior Home Care. Volunteer Michael Echenberg (HBS ’02) did some spring-cleaning at the Cambridge Youth Guidance Center. “The... View Details
James J. Hill
Hill, a railroad builder and entrepreneur, was a pioneer of the Northwest in a variety of ways. He located his roads and terminal facilities in potentially productive areas, he constructed them for economical operation at minimum cost... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- Web
The Case Method Classroom | Baker Library
Above quote from “Address at the Dedication for Aldrich Hall, June 12, 1953” (1) In 1953, HBS expanded its campus with the building of Aldrich and Kresge Halls, the first addition to the HBS campus since it was constructed in 1927.... View Details
- 29 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Global Change in the Built Environment
Date: May 5-7, 2008 Faculty Chair: Arthur Segel Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: Global Change in the Built Environment What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The goals of the colloquium were to celebrate Harvard Business School's 100 years and its... View Details
- 27 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Revisiting Rental Housing
Podcast with: Nicolas Retsinas Interviewer: Sean Silverthorne Running Time: 13 min., 22 sec. Renters are the forgotten underclass of American policymakers. Although a third of all U.S. citizens rent their dwelling, rental stock is in poor shape, short supply, and... View Details
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Investment Management and Capital Markets - Course Catalog
tail risk hedging, futures and swaps, etc.). Students also explore investing from the asset owner perspective, learning modern practices in portfolio construction for personal and institutional investors (family offices, endowments,... View Details
- 12 Aug 2010
- News