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- 10 Oct 2024
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High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details
- 05 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
Finalist ventures included: Active Surfaces: Flexible, lightweight solar (photovoltaic) cell innovation for any surface. StepWise: Retail electric panel add-on that significantly reduces the fixed costs... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
decarbonization will pay climate dividends for decades to come. Matthew Arnold (MBA 1995) CEO, Unimacts Global I have been involved in renewables since I went to work for Kenetch Windpower during my time at HBS in the early 1990s, and have been View Details
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Program Policies - HBS Online
work must be completed in English. Active Engagement and Contributions Comment on other participants’ postings within the Program. Participate actively and respectfully in Team Discussions, as applicable.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals
"everyday garden" line is expected to exceed $1 billion in sales within three years. Based on the success of her two-year-old bed-and-bath Kmart product line, which has already surpassed the $1-billion mark, that lofty goal seems... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
work-related perceptions, too, the researchers say. For instance, a candidate who applies for two jobs might privately wish to get rejected by one rather than have to choose between two options, notes Barasz, a former assistant professor at HBS. Or a business leader... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
been at a tobacco company. But in fact, at American Express, where he had a significant run, he was running the largest customer for computers perhaps in the world, the American Express travel business. And it was based on that... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
patients during visits, plus more accurate visit notes. However, clinicians’ well-being is unfortunately not always the top priority for hospital executives. Currently, most US hospitals generate revenue based on “fee-for-service" payment... View Details
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
added industry experts to her group of advisors. Her customer base has increased and she has articulated her company’s roadmap: “SXD creates magic for everyone we touch.” By “magic,” she means “good things that happen without having to... View Details
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
the opportunity and switching cost of domestic standards are relatively low. We do not find evidence that levels of and expected changes in foreign trade and investment flows in a country affect its adoption decision; thus, we cannot... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
questions. The calls are high stakes — a top executive with a murky message can cause share demand to dry up, or worse, a drop in the stock price, faster than you can say, "Outlook is uncertain." Imagine, then, the challenge for foreign executives of firms... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
whether there might be an emerging professionalism with Chinese characteristics and how this might have an impact on the professions elsewhere. Publisher's Link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t927286744 Cost... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
How do I prepare thirty minutes before my interview?
The top resources to use if you are pressed for time. To get an overview of a company, executives, recent activities and strategies use these databases: Capital IQ Quickly gain a holistic understanding of any company or firm... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
HBS Posts Strong Results in 2008
business model produced a third consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth despite a slowing economy. That model is based on faculty research that brings professors into contact with business leaders across the United States and... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
countries generally lack a solid technology base of trained scientists and world-class research universities. 2. Companies in developing countries must manage to eke out a profit while serving customers with low disposable income; per... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Technological Disruption Changes Everything
could only be accomplished by specialists in less convenient, centralized settings. PCs, for example, brought computing power to individuals at a fraction of the cost of minicomputers, replacing the minicomputer specialist and centralized... View Details
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Jake Johnston
position. You don't usually get a chance to see issues from so many different points of view. The variety of people and interests at HBS exposes you to a truly global perspective." International community While based in Germany, Jake... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- News
Commanding Officers
Jefferson’s résumé confirms that if he’d opted to remain in the private sector, he would be making some serious money based on his leadership skills alone. Case in point: A West Point graduate and Green Beret, Jefferson was on a... View Details
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month | Baker Library
Sherman (A) Contemporary Collections Contemporary Collections aim to support the research and curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career and professional development... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
what to do. You ask them questions, engage in dialogues. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal I look for something that has a major impact on the area that it's supposed to affect — major cost savings, speed improvement, major... View Details