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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

02 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

categories assigned value? One of the first studies of value construction as a detailed process in new market categories has been written by Mukti Khaire, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and R. Daniel Wadhwani, an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Nov 2010
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Putting the Customer First

Keywords: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

Editor's Note: Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems—and opportunities—for businesses and governments all over the world. But who can best lead the building and developing of these municipalities? One model: promotion and regulation by the private... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Construction

15 Mar 2010
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Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Dharavi embodies the characteristics of a slum as defined by the United Nations: inadequate access to safe... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Construction

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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
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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

November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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John Whitehead: A Life in Leadership

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean

In 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC), confronts the collapse of a delicate agreement among business, government, and public interests in rebuilding on the World Trade Center site. Provides information on the leadership... View Details

Keywords: Education; Construction; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Agreements and Arrangements; Nonprofit Organizations

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01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

early 2020. But it will happen. “I tell my kids, one day you guys are going to ride a metro,” Mawilmada says. “Just know that I was a part of it in some small way.” Development in Colombo’s historic Fort district, the city’s commercial and financial center, includes... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

01 Jun 1999
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Spangler Center Groundbreaking

President Neil L. Rudenstine were among those on hand to officially launch construction of the Business School's new campus center. Due to the brisk weather, speakers' remarks were brief, but poignant. Dean Clark conveyed the School's... 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

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

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Research Links: Photographs - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Papers include 111 stereographs and photographs taken by F. Jay Haynes, the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railway. Haynes' images were intended to promote the region and encourage further settlement. He recorded railroad View Details

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

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Purchase

26 Mar 2015
News

Improving the environment through green spaces and commercial buildings

Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice president of Gilbane Building Co., a family-owned commercial construction company, is helping Houston become a greener city. “We in the commercial construction... View Details

28 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Real Estate

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: Howard H. Stevenson, HBS Faculty Speakers: Michael Fascitelli,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson; Construction; Construction

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing — such as Boston's Orchard Gardens, — is increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Construction

01 Sep 2005
News

Allston Options Up for Discussion

and adding retail kiosks and bike paths, and construction of a tunnel extension from the MBTA station in Harvard Square under the Charles to Allston. In addition, the report identified possible Allston sites for the graduate schools of... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Earl D. Babst

When Babst took over the helm of American Sugar Refining, he embarked on a major investment in equipment and initiated the construction of a modern refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure, Babst also built and purchased mills... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Edward G. Budd

During the 1910s and 1920s, Budd constructed a successful business supplying car bodies, including an all-steel sedan body, to auto manufacturers such as General Motors, Studebaker, Ford and Chrysler. In the 1930s, Budd pioneered the... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

William E. Boeing

Boeing was a pioneer of commercial aviation. Boeing organized United Airlines outfitting it with 25 specially designed, heavy-duty planes. Boeing also designed and constructed a fleet of bi-planes, B-40s, to be used in the mail service.... View Details