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- 04 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them
Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
invests substantially in a small portfolio of local nonprofits, each a market-based enterprise such a Juma Ventures, which recruits high-risk urban youth to work in Ben & Jerry's shops. They closely monitor employees' progress and... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
Many of us have been there: mired in rush-hour traffic, listening to music or news to take our minds off the grind, wishing we didn’t feel so stressed before we’ve even reached the office. A late-night conversation with a fellow... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 15 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'
internet, especially in high-tech clusters—geographic regions where skilled worker wages increased faster than in the rest of the country. To chart the rise and fall of IT salaries, the researchers examined 142 of the largest urban areas... View Details
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Partners - Case Method Project
Brooklyn, NY NY 42 of 63 Kyle Novak Academy Of Urban Planning And Engineering Brooklyn, NY NY 43 of 63 Margaret Pelosa Wallkill Senior High School Wallkill, NY NY 44 of 63 Jennifer Pepper SAR High School New York, NY NY 45 of 63 Magellan... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
them to understand why, more often than not, power is used to reproduce the existing way individuals and organizations operate in society. It then highlights what it takes to implement societal change. This includes a wide variety of... View Details
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Public Education Leadership Project
Summary Improved student performance depends on strong leadership, a culture of collaboration, and a dedication to accountability across a school district. This program helps leaders from U.S.-based urban school systems apply proven... View Details
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Confronting Climate Change - Business & Environment
Cities Deploying resilient infrastructure The world is currently undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. These population centers are especially at risk from sea level rise, hurricanes, and flooding. Transportation... View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
because the whole city relies on district heating. Direct connection to the district heating system also enabled the plant to include design features that boost the incinerator’s energy efficiency. For example, the flue gases from the furnace are cooled View Details
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Team - Case Method Project
specialization in urban and colonial studies from Columbia University. She has a deep passion for engaged pedagogy and historiography, both of which inform her mission to make high-quality education in history and civics equitable and... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
Sustainability, Innovation, Strategy, Supply Chain Management The case describes BMW's electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools... View Details
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Events - Business History
Italian example and began to think more broadly about why premodern economic history and business history can and should matter to us today. Nov 19 19 Nov 2018 Business History Seminar Democracy Electric: Energy and Economic Citizenship... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
exceeding that percentage of actual revenue. Other expenses—insurance, credit card processing, marketing, utilities, repairs—mount up. Assuming adequate working capital upon opening, a restaurant’s cash from daily sales is used to pay for... View Details
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
Prep/Honors U.S. History MD Ross Adelson Seneca Valley High School Germantown, MD CA Cas Adler-Ivanbrook Novato High School Novato, CA MA Tracy Ainsworth Phillips Academy Andover, MA Subjects: College Prep/Honors U.S. History CT Jonas Akins Choate Rosemary Hall... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/216047-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-115 Urban Us Shaun Abrahamson and Stonly Baptiste aimed to invest in what they called "urbantech superheroes."... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
prevent the deepest recession in postwar history. A Crisis of Beliefs makes us rethink the financial crisis and the nature of economic risk. In this authoritative and comprehensive book, two of today’s most insightful economists reveal... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
my imposter syndrome at times; Do others perceive that I didn’t do the hard work required or that the bar was lowered for me to be there? Does seeing a Black person reach the office of US President signal that these organizations are no... View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence:... View Details
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
stakeholder engagement and b) reduced informational asymmetry due to increased transparency. Using a large cross-section of firms, we find that firms with better CSR performance face significantly lower capital constraints. Moreover, we... View Details