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- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann
likely not going to be your last, your career can take many twists and turns in terms of what type of company you're at and what type of role you sit in. Many of our students come to HBS with a career change on their mind and many of our...
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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”
optimism were New Jersey Senator and former Goldman Sachs co-head Jon S. Corzine, and Ernst & Young chairman James S. Turley. In assessing the current business climate at the Restoring Confidence in American Business conference at...
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by Catherine Walsh
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
core of the School. He also created a climate of mutual respect among all HBS employees. “This place is a reflection of the people who work here,” says the former Dean, whose many friends include landscapers, politicians, Nobel laureates,...
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Susan Young
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
improvement in performance (PIP)-a proxy for quality and an important organizational climate antecedent for positive, discretionary behaviors of frontline staff. We compare change in PIP in the treatment...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
he said "our best policy is to promote economic liberty so that individuals and corporations can adjust to changes in society, technology, the economy, the environment and politics stop trying to make government the engine of growth,...
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by James Heskett
- 28 Oct 2021
- News
Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
women are transforming their confidence and graduating with real business plans in tech, climate change and other growing areas,” she said. “By harnessing technology, we can meet students where they are and...
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Margie Kelley
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
judging from per capita declines in both natural and unnatural deaths worldwide. While the problem of nuclear weapons proliferation remains with us, the 21st century challenges relate to such things as space exploration and the ever-present issue of View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
so,” Kempf says. “We see it in views of the economy or views of certain risks, like the risk posed by certain political events or climate change or by the pandemic. There’s even the growing importance of...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
optimism and nerves clearly felt among our group regarding the current state of climate change and corporations’ importance in preventing and mitigating the urgent, omnipresent challenge. Our morning started...
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- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
Administration Marco Iansiti and Charles Edwin Wilson Professor of Business Administration and Dorothy and Michael Hintze Fellow Karim R. Lakhani). Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire—this recent book offers insights into the relationship between capitalism and...
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- June 2024
- Case
Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project
By: Richard S. Ruback, Matthew Preble, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
Vinalhaven is an island community located approximately 12 miles off the coast of Maine. The island has a year-round population of about 1,300 people as of 2022, with an additional 3,000 people who reside on the island in the summer months. The two largest industries...
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Climate Change;
Environmental Regulation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Natural Resources;
Natural Environment;
Weather;
Sustainable Cities;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Construction;
Property;
Infrastructure;
Capital Budgeting;
Projects;
Project Finance;
Negotiation;
United States;
Maine
Ruback, Richard S., Matthew Preble, Ruth Page, and Dave Habeeb. "Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 224-735, June 2024.
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
nuclear power plant creates waste that will make some relatively small area unsuitable for anything else for a long period of time. The alternative to both of these solutions is to burn coal, which creates pollution and could change the...
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- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
The world as we know it is about to change in many ways thanks to a "broadband explosion"—the coming together of real-time communication and rich media. Professors Robert Austin and Stephen Bradley discuss their new book by that...
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- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
in ways perceived as challenging of authority or critical of cherished programs. Given the exaggerated and real reasons to fear offending authorities, it isn't surprising that people clam up when the signals seem unfavorable. Q: How hard is it to View Details
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 05 Jul 2017
- What Do You Think?
Can Innovation Save Us From Ourselves?
Hans Gunter Brauch (Eds.), Paul J. Crutzen: A Pioneer on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change in the Anthropocene (Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016) Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A...
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- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
A new space race—one fueled more by commercial conquest than intergalactic domination—is charting solutions to pressing problems in national security, climate change, and communication. With costs poised to drop and innovation on the...
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- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
rupees from his tenants, but that money just became 20 percent more expensive in the global currency market. So what is she to do? The options aren't appealing: Default on the loan or change the business model by possible refinancing. As...
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by Zeenat Potia
- 02 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
likely not going to be your last, your career can take many twists and turns in terms of what type of company you're at and what type of role you sit in. Many of our students come to HBS with a career change on their mind and many of our...
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- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
across the country. It is no surprise to most that human activities are taking a toll on the composition of Earth’s atmosphere. These changes have been linked to not only adverse reactions in environmental systems, but also significant...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
radiates a benign intensity. “There were jobs to be created and families hoping for a solution. The second was that it could be a model for other companies in a similar situation. The economic climate in France was difficult, with...
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