efficiency - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

commercial-building energy intensity. This is why improving HVAC efficiency is one of the largest opportunities for reducing commercial-building carbon emissions. Sorbent Ventilation Technology improves HVAC View Details

Portrait Project

Sylvie Tran

companies to help enable enduring positive impact on developing countries. I want to help the world transition to clean and efficient energy by convincing everyone in my community to buy hybrid cars. That afternoon in the leper village, a... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Making a Difference in the World

http://www.japanfocus.org/-David-McNeill/3247 Sidebar “Residential sector ” McKinsey & Co.: “Curbing global energy demand growth: the energy productivity opportunity” May 2007 “Most efficient available ” US EPA/Dept. of Energy... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Books

bare compliance with regulations, do firms have additional social responsibilities to commit resources to environmental protection? Should firms sacrifice profits in the social interest, given their fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders? Is this an View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

James E. Casey

Starting with two bicycles and $100 in capital in 1907, Casey went on to build one of the most respected and recognized companies of the 20th century – United Parcel Service. UPS’s trademark brown delivery vehicles have become synonymous with reliable, secure, and... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

01 Mar 2011
News

Noted & Quoted

solutions to social problems, identifying efficiencies in an economic environment, and finding creative solutions to them is the next growth story for emerging markets.” — HBS professor Tarun Khanna on private-sector engagement in social... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

John F. Welch, Jr.

number one or number two in their respective industries. Welch helped GE become one of the most efficient conglomerates of its time, being an industry leader in everything from aircraft engines to television (NBC). View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

26 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: New York City

efficiency programs through digital platforms. It was impressive the sheer breadth of industries that alumni in New York are working in to help solve the climate crisis. One of the most inspiring parts of the evening was the number of... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

‘Green’ Trailblazers

Palo Alto, CA Business management software, solutions, and services Lionel Bony (MBA 2006) Rocky Mountain Institute Snowmass and Boulder, CO Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

09 Jan 2014
News

Tapping into Opportunity

increased its water efficiency by 21.4 percent between 2004 and 2012, recently announced a new initiative to increase that efficiency by another 25 percent. Or look at another example: extracting shale gas... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Business and Environment Initiative; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.

Though he started his career at a roller bearing manufacturer, Sloan eventually sold the company to GM after realizing that the rapid growth of the automobile industry was essentially controlling his business. Sloan’s attention to View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

particularly business travelers, will appreciate the efficiency of this scenario. But can “air taxis” really take off in the current economic climate? Will companies economize by placing an even greater value on executives’ time and book... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

2011
Working Paper

Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information

In the context of platform competition in a two-sided market, we study how ex-ante uncertainty and ex-post asymmetric information concerning the value of a new technology affects the strategies of the platforms and the market outcome. We find that the incumbent... View Details

Keywords: Information; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Two-Sided Platforms; Outcome or Result; Performance Efficiency; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy

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Read Now

01 Feb 2001
News

The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts

unpopular social issues, enabling spirituality, redistributing wealth to the needy, supporting cultural activities, and effectively and efficiently providing long-term solutions for social needs. Government and business, she said, cannot... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

07 Dec 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

who started his first company, Tribeca Designs, an efficient storage CD tower, while a student at Harvard Business School, spent his early post-HBS years working for private equity firms before joining Radio One—an American broadcasting... View Details

March 1997 (Revised November 2013)
Case

Purity Steel Corporation, 2012

By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila

Managers introduce a new performance evaluation system based on sales growth and return-on-investment (ROI). A branch manager wonders whether his new warehouse should be leased to mitigate the impact on ROI. Formulas and performance calculations are provided. A... View Details

Keywords: Investment Return; Judgments; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Efficiency; Compensation and Benefits; Salesforce Management; Performance Consistency; Performance Productivity; Steel Industry

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Educators

Purchase

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

competitors under a framework the authors term TIPS, for technology, inventory, people, and space (size, location, and ambiance). These are the four major assets that retailers must use effectively and efficiently to create a compelling... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

strategy. Fairness, Efficiency and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation Authors:Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis Publication:Operations Research (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Motivate Me, Please

for what makes a productive employee, an effective leader, and an efficient team, may help people better calibrate their self-perceptions with reality. What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Fast Answer

Sustainability in the Transportation Industry

technologies/services, documented impacts on California’s transportation ecosystem, and future growth projections (as appropriate). Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a Competitive and Resource Efficient... View Details

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