Construction - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2003 (Revised June 2006)
Case

Highlands' Garden Village

By: Arthur I Segel, Eve Bould and Hank Midgley

It was March 2003 and Chuck Perry was awaiting the arrival of his New York-based business partner, Jonathan Rose. He and Rose had begun Highlands' Garden Village, their latest mixed-use, mixed-income development project. In 1996, they had optioned the unused Elitch... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Urban Development; Housing; Society; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Colorado

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Educators

Purchase

February 1977 (Revised October 1980)
Teaching Note

FMC Crane and Excavator Division, Teaching Note

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry

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14 Mar 2018
Blog Post

The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks

liberated from the construct of resume building. Knowing that I had HBS waiting for me allowed me to take risks. As a result, my first job after graduating was at a small non-profit. Every day after work, I was filled with pride and joy... View Details

13 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?

you travel to Cambodia, Cipro may become your new best friend.) While my experience in Cambodia was unique in many ways (crickets became our favorite evening snack), the the collaborative spirit demonstrated by my team is commonplace throughout HBS. HBS facilitates... View Details

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Laying Down the Principles: Management - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School/title>

managers included engineers from West Point or the War Department—individuals well versed in civil and military engineering and rigorous bureaucratic procedures. Railroad managers were responsible for supervising thousands of specialized employees—from surveyors,... View Details

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Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services

reflect a balance between the efficiency of relational data and the usability of your database for analysis. Fully document the preparation and building of the database Draft up a design plan. You may find it helpful to create an entity-relationship diagram. As you... View Details

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Ludcke - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

School was established in 1908, it was not until June 2, 1925, that construction of today’s campus began. Ludcke originally served as the Faculty Club. The original campus plans, based on classical models, were designed by the nationally... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

East Side Story

and the United Nations and oversee $1.5 billion of new construction planned for the UN's Manhattan headquarters. “The ornate Senate chamber at the state Capitol rang with accolades for the patrician legislator,” the Daily News reported,... View Details

28 May 2019
News

The Physical Campus in a Virtual World

winner of this contest, and it closely resembles the buildings that went into construction in 1925. I keep these drawings on display as a reminder that the institution we inhabit today is the result of a discrete series of choices made... View Details

Keywords: Nitin Nohria

01 Jun 2016
News

@Soldiers Field

innovative category, promises to “unleash your inner rock star” and is currently offered in 25 US states. Construction for the 15,000-square-foot Harvard Life Lab—featuring a wet lab with 36 benches and a collaborative 50-desk coworking... View Details

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

at how workers could face challenges head on, by becoming more resilient, building a repertoire of skills that allow them to recover quickly, and responding constructively to hardships. “A lot of tough stuff hits us,” he told... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

discovered that many of these problem contracts were not very profitable," says Healy. The results were more stark for Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, which Healy is researching for an upcoming case study. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Profile

Richard Lou

Construction, one of the largest construction firms in New York City. An emotional attachment to business cases With the SoHo hotel project, Richard rose to project manager. "It was a great experience transforming an idea to reality... View Details

21 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Coming Out and Finding Acceptance at HBS

to ask more questions, show their support, and have tough, constructive debates about the role of gender in society. Coming out at HBS isn’t right for everyone, but it was right for me, and I consider it the most transcendent experience... View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

28 Apr 2022
News

Finding Her Place

such innovation is already underway: In early 2020, Chapman introduced its Social Enterprise Academy, an intensive job-skills training program for residents. Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, about 30 people have graduated from the academy’s first... View Details

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

01 Oct 2002
News

Class Notes Extra

Smiths managed to construct a modest home and saved about $140,000 by overseeing the project themselves. Halfway through the process, he reports, “I realized, ŒI've got to write this down.' ” The results were The Owner-Builder Book: How... View Details

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