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Infrastructure funds and project finance
Where do I find information on infrastructure investments and project finance? Refinitiv Workspace includes a project finance screening tool that allows searching by initiative type, geography, and...
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- November 1995
- Background Note
National Information Infrastructure (B): A Comparison of Public Policy in Japan and the United States
By: George C. Lodge, Jeffrey F. Rayport, Thomas A. Gerace and Afroze A Mohammed
Lodge, George C., Jeffrey F. Rayport, Thomas A. Gerace, and Afroze A Mohammed. "National Information Infrastructure (B): A Comparison of Public Policy in Japan and the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-175, November 1995.
- Article
Applying KISS to Healthcare Information Technology
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Margo Seltzer and Mark Gaynor
Current public and private healthcare information technology initiatives have failed to achieve secure integration among providers. Applying the "keep it simple, stupid" principle offers the key guidance for solving this problem.
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Keywords:
Technology;
Health Care;
Public Health;
Information Technology Industry;
Computer Networks;
Computer Services Industries;
Software;
Hardware;
Medical Services;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Standards;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., Margo Seltzer, and Mark Gaynor. "Applying KISS to Healthcare Information Technology." Computer 46, no. 11 (November 2013): 72–74.
- June 2020
- Article
Real-time Data from Mobile Platforms to Evaluate Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
By: Omar Isaac Asensio, Kevin Alvarez, Arielle Dror, Emerson Wenzel, Catharina Hollauer and Sooji Ha
By displacing gasoline and diesel fuels, electric cars and fleets reduce emissions from the transportation sector, thus offering important public health benefits. However, public confidence in the reliability of charging infrastructure remains a fundamental barrier to...
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Keywords:
Environmental Sustainability;
Transportation;
Infrastructure;
Behavior;
AI and Machine Learning;
Demand and Consumers
Asensio, Omar Isaac, Kevin Alvarez, Arielle Dror, Emerson Wenzel, Catharina Hollauer, and Sooji Ha. "Real-time Data from Mobile Platforms to Evaluate Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure." Nature Sustainability 3, no. 6 (June 2020): 463–471.
- 2015
- Book
MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,...
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Keywords:
United States;
Railroad History;
Airlines;
Airline Industry;
Air Transportation;
Passenger Transportation;
Cities;
Urban Planning;
Freighting;
Change;
Leadership;
Public Policy;
Change Leadership;
Public Finance;
Infrastructure;
Policy;
Technological Innovation;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Urban Development;
Project Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
City;
Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Rail Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
also inform infrastructure investors—or even abutters of projects—who want to see their funds go directly to X bus or Y power plant or Z interchange. Consider the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s...
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- November 2023
- Case
The Commons Project in Rwanda—Building Digital Infrastructure for the Global Public Good
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Tom Quinn
In September 2022, The Commons Project Foundation (TCP) CEO Zhenya Lindgardt and her team met on a Zoom call to discuss building tools to help Rwandans manage their health data. They believed that helping Africa build digital infrastructure would improve much-needed...
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- May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning
ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Information Technology;
Growth and Development;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning." Harvard Business School Case 195-262, May 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
- June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Financial Management;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Relationships;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 800-330, June 2000. (Revised September 2000.)
- October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Information Technology and Innovation at Shinsei Bank
Shinsei Bank was rebuilt from the ashes of a failed predecessor, and pioneered new levels of customer service in retail banking in Japan. The bank's information technology, however, was vestigial at best and not well suited to the new service models Shinsei was...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Banking Industry;
Japan
Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "Information Technology and Innovation at Shinsei Bank." Harvard Business School Case 607-010, October 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- 31 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Stock Price Synchronicity and Material Sustainability Information
- January 1989
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: Communications Networks
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport
Cash, James I., Jr., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Managing Information Technology: Communications Networks." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-131, January 1989.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Information Technology Ecosystem Health and Performance
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Books: A Nation Transformed by Information
traced to the proliferation of information and to the technologies, systems, and infrastructure built to convey it. Americans’ commitment to democratic ideals, their fascination with technology, and their...
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Keywords:
Information
- 08 Dec 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Are There Too Many Safe Securities? Securitization and the Incentives for Information Production
- Article
The Information Technology Ecosystem: Structure, Health, and Performance
By: Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards
A number of modern industries are organized as complex networks of firms whose integrated efforts are necessary to deliver value to end customers. The complexity of these networks, or business ecosystems, and the associated interdependencies among firms, make... View Details
Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Networks;
Value;
Customers;
Performance Productivity;
Product;
Applications and Software;
Innovation and Invention;
Competition;
Business Model;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Gregory L. Richards. "The Information Technology Ecosystem: Structure, Health, and Performance." Antitrust Bulletin 51, no. 1 (Spring 2006).
- 2019
- Article
Big Data
By: John A. Deighton
Big data is defined and distinguished from a mere moment in the “ancient quest to measure.” Specific discontinuities in the practice of information science are identified that, the paper argues, have large consequences for the social order. The infrastructure that runs...
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Keywords:
Big Data;
Digital Infrastructure;
Privacy;
Algorithm;
Data Generators;
Marketplace Icon;
Analytics and Data Science;
Infrastructure;
Power and Influence;
Society
Deighton, John A. "Big Data." Consumption, Markets & Culture 22, no. 1 (2019): 68–73.
- Web
Tools & Services | Information Technology
about web design, implementation, management, and support at HBS. Data, Reporting, & Analytics Explore IT supported reporting and analytics platforms for HBS community information assets. Deliver We ensure the availability and security of...
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- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
include, for example, Harvard Business Review’s printing expense. They also include strategic investments in digital infrastructure and content designed to extend the group’s record of consistent growth at a time of significant change in...
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