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- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
Global Health team were also working to construct a framework for measuring both the social and financial impact of the company’s shared value initiatives, starting with the BD Odon Device. Cohen believed...
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- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Reserve Design: Unintended Consequences and the Demise of Boston's Walk Zones By: Dur, Umut, Scott Duke Kominers, Parag A. Pathak, and Tayfun Sönmez...
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Carmen Nobel
- 2019
- Book
Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation
By: Gary P. Pisano
Creative Construction tackles the myth that larger enterprises are inherently incapable of transformative innovation and are doomed to be disrupted by nimble start-ups. If larger enterprises seem incapable of transformative innovation, it is due to how we design...
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Innovation and Invention;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Innovation Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Management Systems;
Creativity;
Leading Change
Pisano, Gary P. Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation. New York: PublicAffairs, 2019.
- June 2009
- Teaching Note
Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible (TN)
By: Anthony Mayo
Teaching Note for [408072].
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- December 2020
- Supplement
Komatsu Smart Construction: Launch Video
By: Rajiv Lal, David J. Collis and Akiko Saito
Short video of the concept of "Smart Construction" that was shown at the launch of the business by Komatsu. Illustrates what the automated construction site might look like in the future.
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Lal, Rajiv, David J. Collis, and Akiko Saito. "Komatsu Smart Construction: Launch Video." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 521-707, December 2020.
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing — such as Boston's Orchard Gardens, —...
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H. Kent Bowen
Professor Kent Bowen's current research and teaching is in the field of operations and technology management. He has served as course head for the required first year MBA course, Technology and Operations Management, two advanced level courses, Running and Growing... View Details
- Web
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 26 May 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth
shock-absorbing rubber in astronaut helmets. Kate Sweeney has always been fascinated by how space technology can be used to improve people’s lives back on Earth. Sweeney, who is about to complete her M.S./M.B.A., offered jointly by the Harvard John A. Paulson School of...
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- March 1995
- Supplement
The Black & Decker Corporation (D): DeWalt Opportunities in Europe and Japan
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's challenges in international markets, particularly in Europe and Japan.
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Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Globalization;
Problems and Challenges;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
Japan;
Europe
Dolan, Robert J. "The Black & Decker Corporation (D): DeWalt Opportunities in Europe and Japan." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-062, March 1995.
The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
engineer at Tesla, where I worked in manufacturing and design engineering. I loved my time there and am proud that I played a small role in helping drive the automotive...
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- April 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (H): Fred Lerner--Inventory Planning and Control
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (H): Fred Lerner--Inventory Planning and Control." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-141, April 1987. (Revised May 1987.)
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Supplement
Mayhem on Madison (B)
By: A. Eugene Kohn and David Lane
Explains the approvals and construction process for a building to be constructed against neighborhood opposition above an operating bank branch in New York City.
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Buildings and Facilities;
Development Economics;
Business and Community Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Urban Development;
Real Estate Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Kohn, A. Eugene, and David Lane. "Mayhem on Madison (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 208-102, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- 1997
- Chapter
The Senseless Submergence of Difference: Engineers, Their Work and Their Careers
By: Leslie Perlow and L. Bailyn
- 12 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora
college, I envisioned doing an MBA at some point. I thought of it as an ideal complement to my engineering background. Therefore, having a chance to apply earlier than usual was appealing. It came across as a high-reward View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
solutions such as the construction of mobile COVID test units with medical teams, which have so far tested over 60,000 people. The design was donated to 10 hospitals and is now also available for free...
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe
affordable education for all. As he once said of North Carolina's citizens, "In a sense, we are a large family. We will try to direct the proper proportion of our strengths and assets to each member of the family." A Charlotte native,...
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Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne
- February 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
eBricks.com
eBricks.com is developing an online marketplace for construction materials. The start-up company faces two decisions: 1) whether to merge with BluelineOnline.com, a firm providing project management solutions for the construction industry; and 2) whether to develop an...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Marketplace Matching;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Startups;
Construction Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "eBricks.com." Harvard Business School Case 800-327, February 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
temporary structures were built during World War II to accommodate participants in the School's military training programs, but it wasn't until the 1950s that the next major construction push took place. Much thought View Details