construction - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 30, 2008

behind using reserves as a means to avoid the negative effects of crisis: why don't sovereign countries reduce their sovereign debt instead? To study the joint decision of holding sovereign debt and reserves, we construct a stochastic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Leadership after HBS: Sexual Harassment Experiences and Beliefs” at the 2019 Gender and Work Symposium Constructing a Counternormative Identity within Your Own Community Elise Jones, Boston College Elise Jones, Doctoral Candidate at... View Details

06 Dec 2006
Op-Ed

India Needs to Encourage Trade with China

India at all, compared to the time that India spends agonizing over the Chinese threat. To the extent that they do think about India, my research in China suggests that they are focused on movies, software, and Buddhism, in a constructive... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

under construction and in the process of transitioning from coal to biomass and seawater-based heat pumps. This transformation represents a complete overhaul of operational philosophy, and demonstrates how the shift from fossil fuels to... View Details

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Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising

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

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Departments | Employment

collective body of work has on individuals, organizations and society, so they can remain constructively connected and be effective ambassadors of the School’s mission around the world. The External Relations office also provides alumni... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Vive la Madeleine!

been imagining for the next phase of his career, but the story moved him. He had fond memories of snacking on madeleines as a young child—most likely Jeannette madeleines, although he couldn’t be certain. The son of a construction worker,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

Teaching Interest

Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks

By: John D. Macomber

This course is about building sustainable and resilient cities, future proofing real estate and infrastructure assets, and examining how businesses and investors find opportunities in climate adaptation.

The world faces substantial challenges in the face of... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Climate Finance; Migration; Climate Change; Adaptation; Urban Development; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry

21 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

particularly the French, who authored the most important rules promoting the free movement of capital. The United States has been at the center of global finance, but in a very ad hoc way, Abdelal says. In this interview about his research and his book, Capital Rules:... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

“Individuals like to think of themselves as consistent, so can you construct a situation where that need ties their hands?” Just pointing out to people that they are willing to give to four charities, but not five, might be enough to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

IBM's artistic contribution to the fair. Watson was described in the New York Times as taking "a bold and potentially constructive step" by displaying works from seventy-nine countries in his Gallery of Science and Art in a... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

in charge of a large-scale construction project, developing our team, developing ongoing partnerships with university administrators, managing my board, and even making sure the plumber unclogs drains in the building. In a weird, strange... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

01 Jun 2004
News

Massport, Back on Course

adjacent communities because all flights using it will land and take off over water. When will the new runway be available for service? Barring any other issues in the courts, which we don’t expect, we’re probably going to start View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Massport; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

and raises questions facing key decision makers at the time. The cases ask readers to weigh choices and consequences and wrestle with momentous decisions, provoking them to rethink which factors made the difference between constructive... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2008
News

A Force for Good

McArthur My son Joe, then four years old, approached the burlier of our two dinner guests. “Bet you don’t pillow fight.” This was odd. Joe was shy and didn’t usually approach strangers. “Bet I do,” John McArthur replied. He arched an eyebrow provocatively. “Oh, John,”... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

proposal for a $23 million contract to help construct health care centers all over the country—an amount more than 10 times Last Mile Health’s 2014 budget and three times the $7 million in unrestricted philanthropy they were already... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

“Streetchange,” the difference in Streetscores of the same blocks, seven years apart. “A positive value of Streetchange is indicative of new construction or upgrades, and a negative value is indicative of overall decline of a street... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

Working PapersIncorporating Price and Inventory Endogeneity in Firm-Level Sales Forecasting Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Abstract As numerous papers have argued, sales, inventory, and gross margin for a retailer are interrelated. We View Details