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- July 2004 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Beacon Lakes
By: Arthur I Segel, Robert Barlick Jr and Jose Gonzalez
In September 2001, Armando Codina, the CEO and chairman of Codina Group, is facing the decision of whether to go ahead as planned with its $220 million Beacon Lakes project, a 6.6-million-square-foot warehouse and office park in Miami's Airport West submarket. Although...
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Decision Making;
Urban Scope;
Business and Government Relations;
Natural Environment;
Expansion;
Environmental Sustainability;
Real Estate Industry;
Everglades National Park;
Miami
Segel, Arthur I., Robert Barlick Jr, and Jose Gonzalez. "Beacon Lakes." Harvard Business School Case 805-023, July 2004. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Stanley S. Litow
The need for a fresh approach to U.S. communities is more urgent than ever because of the biggest global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Through examination of the barriers to solving urban problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Investment;
Urban Scope;
Leadership;
Safety;
Civil Society or Community;
Technology Networks;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Stanley S. Litow. "Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-141, June 2009.
- February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Sarvajal: Water for All
By: John D. Macomber and Mona Sinha
Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India where the public...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Model;
Communication Technology;
Private Sector;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Rural Scope;
Emerging Markets;
Infrastructure;
Problems and Challenges;
Information Infrastructure;
India
Macomber, John D., and Mona Sinha. "Sarvajal: Water for All." Harvard Business School Case 211-028, February 2011. (Revised September 2013.)
- April 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Teaching Plan
Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance
By: Brian Trelstad and John Masko
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 320-008. In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two...
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- Article
Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations
By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy recovery performs two environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Revenue;
Customers;
Strategy;
Corporate Governance;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Environmental Sustainability;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Cost Management;
Urban Scope
Ata, Baris, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 231–244.
- Program
Real Estate Management Program
managers and advisors Real estate industry service providers, such as financial analysts, lawyers, architects, and urban planners While the program is designed primarily for executives with significant real estate industry experience, it...
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- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
(Abridged) Harvard Business School Case 705-441 Designed as an overview of all aspects of the strategy process: industry analysis, positioning, dynamics and sustainability, and scope issues of corporate strategy, including vertical...
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Martha Lagace
- Article
Navigating Talent Hot Spots
By: William R. Kerr
Innovation clusters like San Francisco and Boston have long had an outsize impact on the global economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris,...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Urban Scope;
Industry Clusters;
Innovation and Management
Kerr, William R. "Navigating Talent Hot Spots." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 5 (September–October 2018): 80–86.
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
events—and what procedures and practices will aid in their ability to do so? Obviously, extreme events—events that are in scope or scale or type beyond the range of our ordinary experience and expectations—by definition will occur only...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Rural Free Delivery routes added Influence: Medium 10191019 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great Migration begins as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20192019 Population of View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
(339) Television Entertainment (3) Theory (159) Time Management (10) Trade (19) Training (18) Transformation (10) Transition (7) Transportation Networks (2) Transportation (10) Trends (6) Trust (27) Urban Development (13) View Details
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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
system as a whole. Delivering the right care at the right location in a multi-site care delivery system is a key element of a value-based health care system. To integrate care effectively, providers need to re-define the scope of services...
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- Program
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...
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- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called...
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- Web
Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
environmental dimension of CSR. Spring 2014 Article What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan Organizations with social missions, such as nonprofits and social...
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 201920s19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence: Medium-Low...
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Influence: Medium 101910s19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great Migration begins as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 201920s19 Population of urban centers overtakes that...
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- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
role of organizational scope and governance in strengthening private monitoring.” Michael W. Toffel: Winner of the Outstanding Conference Paper Award from the 2014 Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Annual Conference...
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- 2004
- Chapter
The City and the Countryside: Economy, State and Socialist Legacies in the Vietnamese Labor Market
Abrami, Regina M., and Nolwen Henaff. "The City and the Countryside: Economy, State and Socialist Legacies in the Vietnamese Labor Market." In Reaching for the Dream: Challenges of Sustainable Development in Vietnam, edited by Melanie Beresford and Angie Tran. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2004.