Publications

01 Sep 2014
News

Groundwork

progression from the 1925 McKim, Mead & White footprint for the first residential business school in America to an array of HBS projects slated for completion by 2023, he emphasizes the importance of continuity and symmetry. “When the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; George F. Baker III; real estate; Tata Hall; Educational Services; Real Estate

01 Dec 2013
News

A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash

electronics thrown away globally every year into a sustainable source of metals for the technologies of tomorrow. BlueOak represents just the sort of fresh thinking that has marked Bradoo's relatively short but notable career path. At age 16, Bradoo left Oman to study... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; recycling; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Feb 2020
News

3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)

made for me: This person had to have studied either computer science or electrical engineering and have a JD and an MBA. They had to have worked at a big software company and a successful startup. The kicker was they had to speak... View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette

March 1994 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Reading Energy

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Reading Energy builds facilities that produce energy from nontraditional fuels. A privately held, entrepreneurial organization, it has spent six years developing a plan to build a waste-to-energy plant in the town of Robbins, Illinois. The plant would burn municipal... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Community Relations; Business Plan; Agreements and Arrangements; Contracts; Risk and Uncertainty; Government and Politics; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Illinois

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May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
Case

Codon Devices

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and David Kiron

In December 2005, 40-year-old John Danner was about to make his first presentation to the board of directors of Codon Devices, a one-year-old biotechnology start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a month as the company's CEO, Danner was prepared to lay out... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Intellectual Property; Governing and Advisory Boards; Genetics; Competitive Advantage; Science-Based Business; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Cambridge

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07 Jan 2015
News

Promoting scientific advances

Fellowship recipient and donor Robert Steven Kaplan (MBA 1983) believes that helping those with a passion for science gain business skills will make a positive difference in the world. Kaplan is a former HBS... View Details

17 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity

A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter; Energy; Utilities

01 Jun 2003
News

South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs

for alumni to use their business skills,” says Sanchez, noting that the group will assess and refine its strategies before entering the next project cycle. Richard Gehrman (MBA ’76) and Tony Levy (MBA ’88) serve as cochairs of the... View Details

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

01 Aug 2001
News

Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)

with living things or organic compounds will have a common language and, in turn, a common business," he asserts in "Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life-Science Revolution," a McKinsey Award-winning article he coauthored in the March-April 2000 issue of... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; John H. Davis; Agriculture; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Sep 2017
News

Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up

introduced English as the lingua franca Takeaway Two Things to Do Before Your Next Big Presentation (from left: photos by Russ Campbell) (from left: photos by Russ Campbell, Blaise Hayward) In his new book, Psyched Up: How the Science of... View Details

Keywords: April White; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

February 2010 (Revised June 2012)
Case

"Plugging In" the Consumer: The Adoption of Electrically Powered Vehicles in the U.S.

By: Elie Ofek and Polly Ribatt

How will U.S. consumers respond to the proliferation of alternative-fuel vehicles, such as cars powered partially or completely by electricity, in the coming decade? After a century in which fossil fuel-powered vehicles dominated the market, it appeared consumers would... View Details

Keywords: Energy Sources; Policy; Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Adoption; Auto Industry; United States

April 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Case

China (C): Energy and the Environment

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Describes energy and environmental policy in China during the period 1980-1993. China has implemented ambitious plans for electrification and the substitution of fossil fuels (mostly coal) for biomass. The environmental consequences of these changes, at the local and... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Pollutants; Climate Change; Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Energy Industry; China

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

40 or so years, SASB hopes to simplify and standardize how businesses report data from their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. George Serafeim is the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

May 2003 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Revitalizing Philips (A)

Philips is a major science-based multinational that has been restructuring since the early 1970s. This case provides an historical perspective on earlier efforts as well as a detailed description of the one pursued under Cor Boonstra, CEO from 1996 to 2001, that... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Restructuring; Science-Based Business