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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Haven for the Homeless
Greg Harms (MBA 1989) served on the board of the Boulder (Colorado) Shelter for the Homeless for five years before he experienced a career-altering revelation. “One day, I realized that shelter work was more fun than my day job,” he told... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- News
Analyzing Homelessness
recently named one of the 50 fastest-growing consulting firms in the US. Using the same evidence-based approach that helps Cicero’s corporate clients develop effective strategies, Shumway looks at “what works and what doesn’t in the journey of getting View Details
- October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Esusu: Solving Homelessness Backwards
By: Marco Di Maggio, Emily Williams and Eren Kuzucu
Di Maggio, Marco, Emily Williams, and Eren Kuzucu. "Esusu: Solving Homelessness Backwards." Harvard Business School Case 222-023, October 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- 1989
- Chapter
Permanent Homelessness in America?
By: Brian Hall and Richard B. Freeman
Hall, Brian, and Richard B. Freeman. "Permanent Homelessness in America?" In Labor Markets in Action: Essays in Empirical Economics, edited by R. B. Freeman. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989.
- June 1987
- Article
Permanent Homelessness in America?
By: Brian Hall and Richard B. Freeman
Hall, Brian, and Richard B. Freeman. "Permanent Homelessness in America?" Population Research and Policy Review 6, no. 1 (June 1987).
- March 2022
- Teaching Note
Esusu: Solving Homelessness Backwards
By: Marco Di Maggio and Emily Williams
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 222-023. View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades
eighty hours while homeless veterans have to endure the elements every single day," said one AFAA member. In the shadow of Spangler: "We're out there for only eighty hours while homeless veterans have to... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 03 May 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Can a Social Entrepreneur End Homelessness in the US?
Keywords: Re: Brian L. Trelstad
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
In 2012, two seasoned scholars shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on designing markets. Lloyd Shapley had developed theoretical methods to create stable matches in unstable markets. Alvin Roth had taken the theory to the real world,... View Details
- 07 Jan 2022
- News
How to Go From Homelessness to Venture Capital
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
- March 2024
- Case
All Home CA: Ending Homelessness Easy as 1-2-4
By: Gerald Chertavian and Courtney Han
Chertavian, Gerald, and Courtney Han. "All Home CA: Ending Homelessness Easy as 1-2-4." Harvard Business School Case 324-075, March 2024.
- 03 May 2022
- News
Can a Social Entrepreneur End Homelessness in the U.S.?
- 2021
- Case
Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
In 2018, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted 9-0 for a tax that would require companies whose annual revenue surpassed $20 million to pay the city $275 per employee per year. The tax money would then be used to combat homelessness in Seattle. In response,... View Details
Keywords: Taxation; City; Welfare; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Seattle
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice." William Davidson Institute Case 3-330-494, 2021.
- 08 Aug 2009
- News
Former homeless man takes part in Harvard Business School seminar
- February 2022
- Teaching Plan
Community Solutions
By: Brian Trelstad and Tom Quinn
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 322-021. Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional housing and outreach strategies. It set an ambitious goal, reached... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (MBA 2005) outlined his citywide plan to address homelessness in September 2018, his approach included some time-tested best practices from cities with more experience grappling with the issue. Increasing... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- November 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939
By: Alberto Cavallo, Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli
The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and monetary policy in the second half of the century were developed in response to it. The economic collapse, which... View Details
Keywords: Great Depression; Economic Conditions; Unemployment; Homelessness; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Poverty; Social Issues; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
Cavallo, Alberto, Sophus A. Reinert, and Federica Gabrieli. "The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939." Harvard Business School Case 722-034, November 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- November 2021 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place
By: Paul M. Healy, Debora L. Spar and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2020, Amazon, the $386 billion online retail behemoth, built an eight-story shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness on its expanding headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The shelter, operated in partnership with a non-profit organization known as... View Details
Keywords: Business Ethics; Homelessness; Business And Society; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Corporate Accountability; Urban Development; Society; Information Technology; Ethics; Technology Industry; Seattle; United States; North America
Healy, Paul M., Debora L. Spar, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place." Harvard Business School Case 122-017, November 2021. (Revised November 2023.)