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  • 26 Jul 2017
  • Blog Post

“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”

process they can replicate, from site prospecting to store opening,” says Felipe. “It’s the first time I’ve had to dig into what it takes to construct a store – way harder than it looks. When you’re opening just one or two stores, you can... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • Profile

Ben Faw

everything from military construction on bases to groundbreaking environmental restorations” on rivers and other natural features. When his injuries prohibited Ben from getting the clearance necessary to follow his commanding officer to... View Details
  • 11 May 2011
  • News

The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS

beauty in topography or tree growth.” Much progress has been made since then! More than 2,000 trees have been planted on the campus since 1971, but given construction and other factors, about 880 trees are now standing, including 450... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

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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  • 29 Apr 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

that pettiness as a construct is distinct from generosity and stinginess: Even when people gave objectively larger or smaller amounts of money or time, doing so in a petty manner exerted an independent negative effect on relationships.”... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • Web

Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

his career, Sawyer worked in Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia on construction and engineering projects such as surveys for pipelines and railroads, bridge construction, and in goldmine speculation. The collection contains letters written by... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor

master classes for construction workers. The organization is currently exploring international collaborations. “Government policies should foster the self-construction market and see it as a solution to the growing housing crisis. We... View Details
  • 16 Aug 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers

it is often one of the hardest. Pricing decisions require managers to understand how sensitive consumer demand is to changes in price. This requires constructing and interpreting a demand curve to understand how responsive (or elastic)... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52650 Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture By: Hisano, Ai Abstract—This working paper examines the remarkable growth of wine... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Profile

Samuel Racana

your life that you admire the most today? My grandfather. He survived the Holocaust, reunited with his family by pure coincidence, and went on to become a prominent architect in the Soviet empire, leading official architectural View Details
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Escape from Alcatraz

Borg in the United States in Malden, a suburb of Boston, last year. (Matt DuPlessie [MBA 2003] is a minority owner; his company, 5 Wits, constructed some of the quests.) Boda Borg Boston is designed first and foremost to be fun—with 17... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 21 Aug 2008
  • News

Stylin’ at Gallatin

percent of the discarded materials were recycled in some way. Three thousands bricks were reused in the renovation. Gallatin is the second residence hall and fifth building on the HBS campus to achieve LEED certification for construction... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

opening early this year, the Spangler Center has provided a central gathering place where our students, faculty, and staff can dine, exchange ideas, and relax. Hawes Hall, a state-of-the-art classroom building now under construction... View Details
Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • February 2022 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

Sekisui House and the In-Home Early Detection Platform

By: John D. Macomber and Akiko Kanno
To address an aging population and sales declines, a major Japanese homebuilder considers pivoting to provide and support an in-home health detection platform, in competition with tech companies. This case considers the point of view of major builders regarding how... View Details
Keywords: Voice Assistants; Architecture; Smart Home; Aging Society; Digitalization; Real Estate; Home Automation; Sensors; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Health Care and Treatment; Housing; Age; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Japan
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  • July 2019
  • Case

Bjarke Ingels Group

By: Boris Groysberg and Aldo Sesia
Danish-born Bjarke Ingels is regarded as a giant in the field of architecture. He started his firm—the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)—in 2005 in Copenhagen. Fourteen years later, the firm has additional offices in New York City, London, and Barcelona and employs over 500... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Growth Management; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; Urban Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Denmark; Spain; United Kingdom; United States; New York (city, NY)
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  • October 2009 (Revised January 2014)
  • Teaching Note

Genzyme Center (A), (B) & (C)

By: Michael W. Toffel
Teaching Note for [610008], [610009], and [610010]. View Details
Keywords: Environment; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Environmental Operations; Environmental Protection; Environmental Regulation; Standard Setting; Standards; Environmental Accounting; Engineering; Governance; Energy; Economics; Operations; Projects; Social Enterprise; Infrastructure; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry
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  • May 2005
  • Supplement

Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
CEO Ari Bousbib talks about how IT is transforming Otis and the practical challenges they are overcoming. Visibly demonstrates what appropriate CEO involvement is in an IT-enabled business transformation. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry
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  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Tata Open for Business

The architects employed open spaces and glass walls in an effort to give Tata Hall a visually light and airy feel. Ratan Tata (second from left) at his namesake building with Dean Nohria, William Rawn, and C.D. Spangler. Photos by Susan Young In 2007, as Dean Jay Light... View Details
Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings
  • Web

Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making - Course Catalog

actually irrational and whose interest it serves. Creating environments. What strategies can leaders use to design and build environments conducive to better decisions? We explore the construction of environments that encourage others to... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1997
  • News

Managing a Master

It's the night before the presidential inauguration and Washington's cavernous National Cathedral is packed to capacity. The crowd applauds enthusiastically as seven young men walk down an aisle and take their places on a center stage specially View Details
Keywords: Jeff Lazar