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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

risk management, “doing well by doing good”, and new sources of alpha such as investment in energy transition which is viewed as a “once in a generation” investment opportunity. Skeptics argue a focus on... View Details

01 Jan 2008
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James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

endeavors to nurture businesses in emerging economies and promote sustainable sources of energy, show his continuing determination to bridge the gap between policies and people. In the course of one two-week trip last May, James... View Details

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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure how it would impact my career. I was already leading Business Transformation at Legrand India and had spent years gaining diverse industry experience across the manufacturing, oil and gas, and View Details

01 Nov 2019
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Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond

finance and consulting end of business and environment, where there are tremendous new opportunities in both renewable energy and food and agriculture. Our exhibit spotlights more than 40 alumni and student leaders, many of whom are in... View Details

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

political conflict and individual and group biases occasioned by organizational differentiation. We categorize the sources of functional bias into intentional, driven by misalignment of incentives, and unintentional resulting from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

business school faculty at the University of Chicago, where he created a new course titled Entrepreneurial Finance and Management. Gompers joined the HBS faculty in 1995. His research focuses on the structure, governance, and performance of private equity funds; View Details

28 May 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

the sources of energy on which civilization depends have always changed as technology advances. Now renewables are overtaking fossil fuels, with wind and solar energy becoming... View Details

November 2019 (Revised January 2025)
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Russia: A Drama In Three Acts

By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi and Lavinia Teodorescu

The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, struggled to reestablish central authority while also seeking to... View Details

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03 Nov 2022
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Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

groups, firms active in a wide range of industries, and internationally acclaimed NGOs. As the interviews track the careers of these leaders, it provides a unique source of information and views about business and climate change, social... View Details

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

children at home―several times over two years. The interviews revealed sources of gratitude and resentment within households and helped us identify expectations underlying such emotions. Gratitude and resentment offer important clues... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students launching social impact ventures. In response... View Details

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

praised as the engine of growth of society and castigated for being the source of the weakness of the economy. In this paper, we review the literature on financial innovation and highlight the similarities and differences between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508102 The Energy Foundation Harvard Business School Case 308-078 The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Mar 2019
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"It is Possible to Walk Away from Situations that Make You Unhappy": Cauvery Patel, MBA 2016

conversations with the people she was interacting with. In addition to online investigations, Cauvery went to numerous events to attend panels, talks, showcases etc. across various target areas like waste, food, energy and smarter cities.... View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

cameras are almost expendable devices, offering much less quality but good enough to be incorporated into cell phones and PDAs reaching mass markets. Solar cells met limited success as alternative energy View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
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Just Chillin’

Keeping things cool at HBS during the hot summer months is the chilled water plant, a 19,700-square-foot facility located underground near the B-School parking lot. With hundreds of thousands of gallons coursing through miles of pipe, the plant operates on a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2007
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Mead Treadwell

technology and global demand. Climate change is making the Arctic accessible in people’s minds. Russia plans to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from its north to East Coast U.S. ports in this decade; between 2000 and 2010, energy... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

things, (we) can be a source of ideas in the world." Potential Inquiry Henderson identified two broad areas of inquiry to consider. First, she suggested it might be worth exploring the potential role of "inducement"... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Jan 2015
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Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized

While his friends have retired, 79-year-old Merle Bushkin (AB 1956, MBA 1960), a laid-back guy with the energy of a man half his age, is rocketing full speed into the challenges of entrepreneurship—launching a startup company offering a... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

02 Aug 2011
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A Fearless Force for Change

sense of empowerment and spiritual well-being in the minibattles that were fought and won on the "hills" at the gym's spinning studio. Finding that personal source of support and inspiration was essential for Linn's mental and physical... View Details

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