energy - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

company's commitment to sustainability mean that firms that ignore this do so at their own risk. BMW Group has been a leader in recognizing this. Several years ago, it issued a Sustainable Value Report detailing energy consumed, water... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

22 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative

The speakers were just as varied, from vegan Olympian Seba Johnson to prominent documentary director of Game Changers, Louie Psihoyos. Read More >> Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy By Alsey Davidson There are so... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets

available in the United States. What exactly is Feng shui, and why should a businessperson be interested in it? Feng shui is a method for arranging your living and work spaces so that you may tap into the positive energies in your... View Details

17 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

preferred materials used in their footwear and apparel (as applicable) and we are seeing terrific movement to date.” He added: “At a product level, we are proud that each of our brands have reduced footwear emissions, water, and energy... View Details

25 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories

United States’ Clean Energy Future Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Through Project Finance Efficiencies... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

some transportation modes is happening at a rapid pace, many modes are proving difficult to decarbonize, particularly aviation and freight. [39] By 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects 57% of all passenger vehicle sales, and over... View Details

Earl B. Dickerson

In his first few years as CEO, Dickerson devoted his energies to changing the policy focus from industrial to ordinary life polices and to increasing the quality and number of the company’s agents. Dickerson also expanded the firm through... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Mar 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

income to achieve desired levels of redistribution without harming saving; and a carbon tax to correct for externalities associated with energy consumption. In short, no tax expenditures that litter the code with preferences and that... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

01 Jun 2020
News

Inside Out

the compensation component. While the 3-30-300 rule of thumb is a generalization and a simplification, the order of magnitude is appropriate and useful. Some professions pay much more. When higher salaries are considered, the impact of productivity becomes greater and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

Energy Sector In this note, we examine the extent to which venture capital is adequately positioned for the rapid commercialization of clean energy technologies in the United States. The need for a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0910.html#wp10-061 Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Insights from Multiple Sectors Authors:Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell Abstract A combination of concerns about climate change and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Jun 2011
News

George Yeo: A Matter of Degrees

young army clerk who gave him a book on the Harvard MBA — Yeo did enroll at HBS and earned his MBA with High Distinction. The MBA has had “great applicability to what I do,” Yeo explained, recalling an example from his days as Trade and Industry Minister. “When we... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

14 Apr 2023
Blog Post

New MBA Course Asks Students: What’s More Important—Purpose or Profits?

“It’s critical that tomorrow’s leaders learn how to think about the important societal issues of our generation and the role that business plays.” The BiGS team collaborated with student leaders of the Africa Business Club, Tech Club, Sustainability Club, and the View Details

24 Apr 2020
News

Spreading the Love

price and getting the gowns approved. “One of the hardest things about this health care crisis is recognizing how serious it is. At the same time, you’re seeing all of this energy and optimism and everyone working together in really... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)

at home.” Futures market: “Australia is in its 24th year of consecutive economic growth; over the next 10 years I believe the country will achieve even more due not only to our mining and energy assets, but also to our capacity to harness... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma

01 Jun 1998
News

Short Takes

performance rather than individual or unit performance. Beer and Katz thus suggest that instead of putting energy into designing complicated incentive plans intended to motivate executives, top managers should focus on developing an... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

Career Coach

Maude Hoffman

Maude is happy to help fellow students talk through career decisions and strategies to pivot to investing, sustainability, and energy. She studied chemical engineering undergrad, but has worked in non-engineering roles at SunPower (renewable energy- solar, View Details

11 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy

feed the planet. I’ve been whole-food plant-based for 8 years and am very excited to see the growing energy in the industry. I was also very keen to meet other individuals in the space, not only other students, but also the speakers who... View Details

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

Foreign investment in developing countries has always involved an element of risk. Just ask Verizon Communications, which could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in Venezuela should President Hugo Chávez follow through with plans announced in January to nationalize... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Energy