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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
with senior researchers James Weber and Mary Louise Shelman, examines the complex political and economic underpinnings of the ethanol industry and the dilemma facing the farmers of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME). The farmers must make major decisions about production levels... View Details
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Payam Shodjai
is reflected in Payam's business interests. He's currently exploring the potential of solar collectors as an alternative energy source. "It's a new way of applying a proven technology; we know that it works," says Payam. After... View Details
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Doba Parushev
joined the nonprofit Endeavor, in Chile, in which he supported potential entrepreneurs. A one-year fellowship became a three-year residency. "It was one of the best decisions I ever made; it gave me a position with tremendous leeway.... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
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Allen Yang
connected to the Internet through their phones. It spoke to the power of technology. The trip was a very sobering experience, but it left me feeling very optimistic about what was possible. It captures what’s great about business: the View Details
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T. J. Dermot Dunphy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Transcript (PDF) T. J. Dermot Dunphy, HBS 1956, was recruited by HBS friends Bill Donaldson, Dan Lufkin, and Richard Jenrette, founders of DLJ, to run a business they thought had potential given the right management. The company, Sealed... View Details
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Scott D. Cook | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
that the new personal computers people had just begun to purchase in significant numbers could be put to vital, everyday use. Scott recognized the strong potential market for basic software that would help people pay their bills quickly... View Details
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Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC) - Course Catalog
economy. From understanding the creation of carbon markets and credits to exploring the potential for innovative solutions in agriculture and food production or battery manufacturing and the creation of circular economy business models... View Details
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
high-growth companies, those with the greatest potential to create jobs. One challenge: geographic gaps across the United States. "Despite the fact that America has a very robust market for risk capital, about 70 percent of the... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
rulings were treated with a great deal of respect by national governments. In the past several years, however, we have seen a number of high-profile cases in which rulings have been essentially ignored, despite retaliatory sanctions. As a result, there is mounting... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
turn away LGBTQ customers and potential hires in 2015. This development was met with an immediate loss of 12 business conventions worth $60 million and the launch of the Indiana Competes business coalition advocating for LGBTQ... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
students who might potentially become future managers at the corporation. J. Carlisle MacDonald, the head of U.S. Steel public relations, wrote, “It is, of course, desirable to use every possible medium to tell our story to the public.”... View Details
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Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog
foresee an expansive array of off-planet activities—such as research and development (R&D), manufacturing, tourism, mining, and energy production—that go beyond data in their use of the unique environment. These applications tend to be more speculative but, if they can... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
ask the panel all of their questions.” The presentation then focused on how to build a board resume and establish a network of mentors in the desired industry. Hart says the webinars were a chance to educate potential future board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
Communication, ends with looking at IR strategies, and I was searching for a suitable example to round it off and help students see the potential for even more growth. This BP situation seemed like a great opportunity to look at the View Details
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
the field of office machinery and home appliance, for instance, relied on a trained sales force to introduce their innovations to potential customers—the adding machine, cash register, typewriter, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner, to name... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
fewer than 5 percent of neuroscience-related patents are successfully commercialized. Amadio, currently chief resident in the seven-year neurological surgery residency program at Emory University, in Atlanta, was troubled by the gap between neuroscience’s View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
world today—globalization, vast entrepreneurial opportunities, the transformational power of digital technologies, and the immense potential of One Harvard to meet these challenges. They are designed to make Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
venture-capital feedback sessions, entrepreneurial boot-camp modules, a career fair, and the Cyberposium TechShow, which showcased cutting-edge products and technologies that have the potential to make a substantial impact on everyday... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
need and should not be subject to the vagaries of profit-driven management or the potential manipulation of markets. But it is these same market forces that could well drive crucial changes in water use. In theory, when water becomes... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
right choices for themselves and for society.” That can be a tall order. The magnitude and scope of the life sciences revolution (and its potential risks) challenge the imagination. But there is little doubt that before too long, life... View Details