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Why Do So Many Women Who Study Engineering Leave the Field?
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Why Modular Building Hasn’t Revolutionized Construction
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How to Make Every Dollar of Infrastructure Investment Go Further
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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe leaders of such global powerhouses as GE, Wal-Mart, and Toyota seem to have grasped two crucial truths: First, far from becoming submerged by the... -
Corporate Architecture from the Outside In
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleArchitecture and the Corporation: The Creative Intersection, Thomas Walton (New York: Macmillan, 1988) 218 pages, $29.95. City: Rediscovering the Center, William H. Whyte (New York: Doubleday, 1988) 386 pages $24.95. Winston Churchill understood why architecture is our most social art. “We shape our buildings,” he observed, “and afterwards our buildings shape us.” But not all […] -
How Bell Labs Creates Star Performers
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The World’s Housing Crisis Doesn’t Need a Revolutionary Solution
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Is Holacracy for Us? (HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe CFO of a global construction company disagrees with his CEO (and good friend) about the advantages of self-managed teams--particularly because lack... -
A New Blueprint for Business Architecture
Design thinking Magazine ArticleAs the Internet changes the way people work and shop, companies will need to create spaces that seamlessly combine the physical and the virtual. That’s going to require a whole new kind of architecture. -
The $300 House
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIt's the ultimate bottom-of-the-pyramid challenge: How do you create a well-designed, safe, and affordable house for the world's poorest people? When... -
It’s Never Been More Important for Big Companies to Listen to Local Communities
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Is Holacracy for Us? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe CFO of a global construction company disagrees with his CEO (and good friend) about the advantages of self-managed teams--particularly because lack... -
Is Holacracy for Us? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe CFO of a global construction company disagrees with his CEO (and good friend) about the advantages of self-managed teams--particularly because lack... -
The Next Great Digital Advantage
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No, the Best Science Students Aren't Becoming Financiers
Global Business ResearchNew research throws a wrench into the Wall Street "brain drain" debate. -
Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?
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Smarter Offshoring
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleDuring the past 15 years, companies have flocked to a handful of cities in India and Eastern Europe for offshore service functions. As a result, the most... -
From the ‘Ladder of Science’ to the Product Development Cycle
IT management Magazine ArticleU.S. business needs to understand how science and technology influence industrial competitiveness. Even in high-tech products, like computer memories, the U.S. trade surplus declined sharply early in the 1980s, and we were in deficit by 1986. How could this be happening to the greatest scientific power in the world—the home of the most Nobel laureates […] -
How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe transformation sheds light on how sexist and homophobic cultures in male-dominated industries can change. -
Innovating a Classic at Airstream
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAirstream's ability to innovate and grow depends on balancing longtime owners' expectations with new buyers' desires. In this conversation, president...
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China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s and categorized individuals into two groups: urban... -
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case is designed to allow two integration teams, each representing one of two very different companies, to construct a joint post-acquisition-integration... -
Harvest City: The Intelligent Procurement System Project
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Harvest City case describes the implementation of a cloud- and IoT-based intelligent procurement system at a new convention complex in the U.S. Midwest.... -
Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case presents a realistic situation in which a firm in financial distress attempts an out-of-court financial restructuring by means of a debt exchange.... -
Carter + Smith: Exchange Rate Risk Hedges
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case presents a situation where the company Carter + Smith (C+S), which receives U.S. dollars to finance a Colombian pesos project, decided to create... -
DSM Industrial: A Question of Succession
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2017, the chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of the board for DSM Industrial (DSM), a family-owned business in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,... -
HONG KONG PROPERTY DEAL: AN INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION CASE SIMULATION - Confidential Information for Lee Wing, Importer and Entrepreneur
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Two-party negotiation between a property owner and a neighboring business over the sale of two real estate parcels. The simulation is set in Hong Kong... -
THE BULLARD HOUSES - Map
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Cementing the Bottom of the Pyramid: A New Direction at CEMEX?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case details cement, ready-mix, and concrete giant CEMEX's consideration of a set of strategies designed to grow the Mexican market from the bottom... -
Roadway Construction Company
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details A road construction company needs a new asphalt plant and must decide between two options: a drum plant with a 10-year life or a batch plant with a 5-year... -
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (B-1)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case follows UV4253, which is designed to allow two integration teams, each representing one of two very different companies, to construct a joint... -
Borusan Cat: Monetizing Prediction in the Age of AI (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Borusan Cat is an international distributor of Caterpillar heavy machines. Esra Durgun (Director of Strategy, Digitization, and Innovation) and Ozgur... -
SANY: Going Global
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details April 17, 2012, was a special day for SANY Group and for its founder Liang Wen'gen. Headquartered in Changsha, SANY Group had transformed itself in two... -
Equity International: The Second Act
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Thomas McDonald, senior vice president of Equity International, is weighing an investment in the Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa. Was this the right country?... -
Dress Your Home
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case documents the evolution of Dress Your Home (DYH) into a profitable line of business for Colcerámica. This was a great achievement since, outside... -
CEMEX: Global Growth Through Superior Information Capabilities (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In a decade, CEMEX has become the third largest cement company in the world and has achieved an enviable growth record. CEMEX has established its public... -
Cinco de Mayo
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 2004, Adrian Pandal is seeking financing for a residential conversion of a building in Mexico City's historic center district. He must convince potential... -
Changing Perceptions and Transforming Outcomes: L&T's Acquisition of Mindtree
Communication Case Study8.95View Details On March 18, 2019, Yuvraj Mehta, head Corporate Brand Management & Communications (CBMC) at Larsen & Toubro (L&T), heard about negative media narratives... -
Crow Holdings Development: Mass Timber Construction
Management Case Study8.95View Details Jim McCaffery and Cody Armbrister of Crow Holdings Development evaluate the pros and cons of committing to mass timber construction instead of conventional... -
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B4)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case.
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Why Do So Many Women Who Study Engineering Leave the Field?
Gender ResearchResearch shows that class projects and internships reinforce a masculine culture. -
China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s and categorized individuals into two groups: urban... -
China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System, Teaching Note
Organizational Development Digital ArticleTeaching Note for [HKU839]. -
Why Modular Building Hasn’t Revolutionized Construction
Innovation Digital ArticleOff-site manufacturing consistently fails to live up to its promise. Can firms figure out how to scale it? -
How to Make Every Dollar of Infrastructure Investment Go Further
Economics ResearchThe construction industry could boost productivity by 50% to 60%. -
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case is designed to allow two integration teams, each representing one of two very different companies, to construct a joint post-acquisition-integration... -
Harvest City: The Intelligent Procurement System Project
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Harvest City case describes the implementation of a cloud- and IoT-based intelligent procurement system at a new convention complex in the U.S. Midwest.... -
Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case presents a realistic situation in which a firm in financial distress attempts an out-of-court financial restructuring by means of a debt exchange.... -
Carter + Smith: Exchange Rate Risk Hedges
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case presents a situation where the company Carter + Smith (C+S), which receives U.S. dollars to finance a Colombian pesos project, decided to create... -
DSM Industrial: A Question of Succession
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2017, the chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of the board for DSM Industrial (DSM), a family-owned business in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,...