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10 Dec 2014
News

Front-Row Seat

Republican senator from the state of Maryland. “I even knew which house I wanted to live in. I was unbecomingly ambitious at an early age.” Bradley, who attended Sidwell Friends School and Swarthmore... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

28 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, February 28

Business School Case 517-036 Phipps Houses and the Future of Affordable Housing in NYC No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

West Bengal Housing Board." Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210063-PDF-ENG Danatbank David A. Moss, Cole Bolton, and Andrew NovoHarvard Business School Case 710-059 In the summer View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2019
News

Tech for the People

help San José partner with innovative tech firms to address high-impact civic challenges. He knew the city had worked with Airbnb to make emergency housing available after the recent disaster, and he reasoned, why not establish a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2009
News

The Case for Studying Financial History

largely as a result of widespread ignorance of financial history. When you began working on this book, did you see a global financial crisis coming? When I began in 2006, I was certain that a major liquidity... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

29 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’

Rich and Famous." As they grew richer, pressure increased on those below to trade up. And, as they traded up, pressure increased in turn on the well-off to buy even more—the second home, the big screen TV, and the latest sport-utility vehicle. Enter the big View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

07 Jul 2020
Blog Post

The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground

business and legal topics of the presenter’s choice. This year, we have presented and engaged with our peers on a wide variety of topics—ranging from the college admissions scandal to state intervention in... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation

support the HBS Leadership Initiative, and Connell House was named in William's honor in 2003. A 2001 Alumni Achievement Award recipient, Connell was chairman and CEO of Boston-based Connell Limited... View Details

Keywords: William F. Connell (MBA 1963); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

19 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?

background research. The old, inefficient search method, which relied on index cards and inevitably entailed flipping through pages of not necessarily relevant journals, had the benefit View Details

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien

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Access & Use Baker Library Accessing Baker Library Baker Library’s Special Collections & Archives are open to all researchers , regardless of academic affiliation. For more information, visit our Special Collections & Archive Page. Visit... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

The “A” List

Started in 1995 in Columbus, Ohio, by Angela Hicks (MBA ’00), Angie’s List is a consumer-driven report card on numerous local services (plumbers, car mechanics, and moving companies, not to mention solar panels and Christmas decorating)... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
Case

Mistry Architects (A)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha

Describes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects-spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Design; Housing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Nonprofit Organizations; Conflict and Resolution

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08 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

staff community projects program that organizes offsite charitable activities, such as Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Velocity rewards employees with $1,000 cash contributions to their charities of choice and peer to peer ‘flash’... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Mar 2003
News

All in a Day's Work

“There’s a lot of relationship-building behind a development like this,” Oakes says of the housing project. “I’ve always wanted to be the bridge between ‘hard’ business skills... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

18 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

as if they were prioritizing their ongoing business relationships over the economics of their respective investments. Oaktree knew the cards were stacked in its favor legally, but did that really make a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

Harvard Business School has announced the 2023-2024 cohort of its Leadership Fellows Program. The program is based on University Professor Michael Porter’s vision of developing a network View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

The case is also useful as an introduction to the business of software testing. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608109 PublicationsOur Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to View Details