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Arthur Rock | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
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Campus Vehicular Access | About

Monday-Friday, 4pm-11pm, and weekends & holidays, 7am-11pm. The student should present their ID to the security officer at the Kresge Way booth for access. Special access requests not covered above should be directed to HBS Security . View Details
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Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2020

the net impact of distributions from the endowment and the addition of new gifts) increased to $4.1 billion,from $4.0 billion a year earlier. Capital investments in campus facilities and new construction increased to $43 million, from $38... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2001
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The Natural Advantage

“polluting” pressures such as stress and fear. Problems should be “composted” — by turning negative feelings into constructive output, “waste” becomes a source of future growth. “It’s already obvious that the natural environment won’t... View Details
Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
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By: Michael W. Toffel
My research examines how companies manage environmental issues, occupational safety, and working conditions in global supply chains. More recently, I have also begun researching the drivers and implications of CEO activism, where organizational leaders speak out on... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Performance; Environmental Strategy; Labor Management; Transparency; Institutional Theory; Economic Analysis; Quality Improvement; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Safety; Quality; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Pollution; Environmental Management; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Asia; Europe; United States
  • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza
In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Strategy; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia
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  • June 2009
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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible (TN)

By: Anthony Mayo
Teaching Note for [408072]. View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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  • December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
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Poland's A2 Motorway

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000, AWSA's chief financial officer, Wojciech Gebicki, is preparing for a meeting with the projects' lead bankers to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Projects; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Poland
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  • March 2001 (Revised March 2003)
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Machinery International (B) TN

By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note for (9-101-061). View Details
Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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  • September 1994
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Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (C)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino
Presents the decision made by the company. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China
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    William Blackie

    Blackie took Caterpillar Tractor from a small U.S. based factory in Peoria, Illinois to a multinational corporation. Blackie was instrumental in creating new markets for Caterpillar products. He invested heavily in international expansion – setting up manufacturing... View Details
    Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

      William Levitt

      Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects with family houses, community... View Details
      Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

        Arthur J. Decio

        Decio transformed his family’s company from a small coach firm in a garage in Indiana into one of the three largest builders of manufactured homes in the United States. Under his leadership, Skyline grew to 25 companies with 3,500 employees in 12 states. In the... View Details
        Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
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        Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

        James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
        • 01 Jun 2008
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        The Making of a School

        humanities of life.” In 1924, a $5 million fundraising campaign began for the construction of a campus on a new site across the Charles River. LIFELINE: Heat and electricity traveled across the Charles River via pipes inside the newly... View Details
        Keywords: George Bates MBA '25; Dean Wallace Donham; George F. Baker; Bishop William Lawrence; Lawrence Lowell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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        Erling Lorentzen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

        James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
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        About This Collection | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

        James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
        • 01 Mar 2006
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        Baker Dies in Plane Crash

        University for many generations, beginning with Baker’s great-grandfather, whose donation of $5 million in 1924 made possible the construction of the Harvard Business School campus, with Baker Library as its centerpiece. At HBS, among... View Details
        Keywords: George F. Baker III; obituary

          Walter J. Kohler

          Kohler is responsible for many plumbing innovations that are part of everyday life. He invented the one-piece, double shell and built-in bath. His plumbing innovations became standard elements in the burgeoning construction industry. View Details
          Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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          Thomas Weisel | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

          James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details