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- 30 Jan 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
rebooking). JFK, which frequently experiences weather delays, is also a significant hub for JetBlue. Evaluating The Response In the second part of the class, Huckman and the students assess JetBlue's response to the situation. "This... View Details
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Weather and Climate Change (37) Web Sites (8) Web (12) Weight (1) Welfare or Wellbeing (14) Wireless Technology (1) Work-Life Balance (52) Working Capital (1) Working Conditions (38) Contact HBS Working Knowledge Baker Library | Bloomberg... View Details
- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
companies—over a prospective $4 billion to $6 billion debt investment in the company,” he says. Carnival also faced a flurry of lawsuits from passengers alleging that the company didn’t do enough to keep them safe. Slashing expenses to View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
surpass $50 billion in damages across the U.S. Southeast, making them some of the costliest weather disasters in American history. Research attributed about 45% of their economic costs to climate change. Months later, in January 2025,... View Details
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Varnika Menghnani
Coming to HBS is like Traveling the world in 637 days. It resembles a local, authentic travel experience: You meet people from all over, move past talking about the weather to real problems they want to solve. You sit and enjoy a meal... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
some of the costliest weather disasters in American history. Research attributed about 45% of their economic costs to climate change. Months later, in January 2025, neighborhoods in Los Angeles experienced wildfires of unprecedented... View Details
- 26 May 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth
conduct real-time measurements around the sun for better space weather predictions. “This whole program has made me more willing to explore options, say ‘yes’ to things, and understand the power of creativity in facing tough problems,”... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
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Events - Business & Environment
adaptation in the face of extreme weather events such as the recent LA wildfires. Following the discussion, please join us for a networking reception where you can continue the conversation and build connections across industries and... View Details
- 27 Feb 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
How Could Harvard Decarbonize Its Supply Chain?
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
[div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/57Y0v9Xi9HTtAOb900lW][/div] Various segments of restaurants experienced the crisis differently. Those previously adept at drive-through and takeout service weathered the storm well while others, reliant... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
weather that depressed sales of natural gas and home heating oil. As you know, this is also the first quarter we are operating with the Balanced Scorecard, so I can see performance across a broader set of indicators. Market shares in our... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
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Batten Hall | About
into a multimedia enterprise consisting of dozens of newspapers and specialty publications, several television stations, and, most notably, The Weather Channel. See the April 2002 Working Knowledge story or hear Frank Batten in an... View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
that.” About the Author Lane Lambert is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/joecicak] What steps did your organization take to weather the pandemic? Share your observations in the comments below. View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Thomas Murphy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul Baier PurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank Batten Weather Channel Steven B. Belkin Trans National Group (TNG) Hakeem... View Details
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
simple guideline, that every 10 years or so, expect a major disruption. So you need 6 months cash on hand to weather it.” Larry recommended contingency planning. As he put it, “Operational contingency plans are unlikely to be helpful. But... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages
from HBS in 1992, and wrote the case study with HBS researchers Olivia Hull and Amy Klopfenstein. With a combination of savvy planning and creative thinking, US Foods managed to weather staff shortages while simultaneously growing its... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details