Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,076) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,076) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 7 of 1,076 Results →
  • September 2023
  • Case

Derek Aguirre

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Derek Aguirre is the executive director of a nonprofit organization in Detroit, Michigan that uses the sport of squash as a vehicle to support young people in low-income urban areas. The case discusses his path to pursue meaningful work and his reflections on the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Happiness; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Business Startups; Sports; Education; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Sports Industry; Service Industry; United States; Boston; Detroit
Related
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People? The Co-evolution of Physical, Social, and Economic Change in Five Major U.S. Cities

By: Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser and Cesar Hidalgo
Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between the physical and social components of urban change is not well understood due to the lack of comprehensive measures of... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Urban Development; Change; Economics
Related

    Alex Magnuson

    I am a doctoral student in the business economics program. I received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College in 2019 and my main interests are in the topics of international trade and urban economics. My current research focuses on the role of big... View Details

    • 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... View Details
    Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
    • Research Summary

    Environmental and Sustainability Issues in Real Estate

    By: Arthur I Segel
    Environmental and sustainability issues in real estate from green, brown, and gray fields development to green construction and new patterns of urban planning. View Details
    • 2015
    • Working Paper

    Informal Tradables and the Employment Growth of Indian Manufacturing

    By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Alexander Segura
    India's manufacturing growth from 1989 to 2010 displays two intriguing properties: 1) a substantial fraction of absolute and net employment growth is concentrated in informal tradable industries, and 2) much of this growth is connected to the development of one-person... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing; India; Informality; Small And Medium-sized Enterprises; Development Economics; Manufacturing Industry; India
    Related
    • Article

    The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities

    By: John D. Macomber
    Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
    Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
    Related

      W. Matt Kelly

      Matt Kelly is the CEO of JBG SMITH and a member of the Board of Trustees. Prior to the formation of JBG SMITH, Mr. Kelly served as a Managing Partner of the JBG Companies and was co-head of JBG’s Investments Group and primarily responsible for... View Details

      • Video

      2010 HBS Social Venture Track Business Plan Winners

      • 15 Apr 2020
      • Video

      Nexzu Mobility: Finalist in 2020 New Venture Competition Alumni Track

      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?

      By: Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul
      Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Technology; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Information Technology; Green Technology Industry; Real Estate Industry
      Related
      • 06 Jul 2015
      • News

      New name, new look for Chestnut Hill mall

      • March 2000 (Revised January 2002)
      • Case

      Robert Moses

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Alexis Lefort
      Robert Moses was Park Commissioner in New York City for nearly 50 years. In this position, he had more influence on the face of urban New York than anyone before or after. View Details
      Keywords: Power and Influence; New York (city, NY)
      Related
      • 18 Jan 2016
      • News

      The 4 Types of Cities and How to Prepare Them for the Future

      • January 2003 (Revised July 2005)
      • Case

      Finding a CEO for the School District of Philadelphia: Searching for a Savior?

      Following the largest state takeover of a local public school district in U.S. history, a new governing body must find a CEO to effect a large-scale turnaround in the Philadelphia school district. This case examines the context of large urban public schools and... View Details
      Keywords: Leading Change; Restructuring; Education; Crisis Management; Education Industry; Philadelphia
      Related
      • 15 Nov 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      Funding the Design of Livable Cities

      Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Harvard University's Real Estate Academic Initiative website. If Harvard Business School and the Graduate School of Design seem miles apart both literally and culturally, John Macomber is determined to bridge the... View Details
      Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
      • 04 Dec 2013
      • News

      The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

      • October 1997 (Revised June 2001)
      • Case

      Disney (C): The Mouse in Times Square

      By: Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas Dretler and Georgia Levenson
      Disney's first foray into an urban environment, is the restoration and development of the landmark New Amsterdam Theater in New York's Times Square. Disney must negotiate with the city, state, and various nonprofit organizations focused on the redevelopment of Times... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Types; Urban Development; Tourism Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
      Related
      • August 2012 (Revised August 2015)
      • Technical Note

      Building Cities: A Technical Note

      By: Arthur I Segel and Oliver O. Hartleben
      World population growth and increasing urbanization will require new cities in the future around the world. This technical note attempts to systematize the key design decisions that developers and policy makers alike must make to be able to proceed. View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Urban Scope; City; Real Estate Industry
      Related

        James W. Riley

        James Riley is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches LEAD in the MBA required curriculum.

        Professor Riley is an economic sociologist. He conducts ethnographic research to... View Details