Alternative Energy - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jul 2015
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https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49339 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 715-016 The Sino-Russian Rapprochement: Energy Relations in a New Era The United States could enhance or threaten China's... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

PowerBar. The original Walkman. Coke and Pepsi. As the category evolves, however, the number of product alternatives within the category tends to grow exponentially. Today, PowerBar alone produces more than 40 different varieties of its... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

Brookings, 2009) Abstract Energy policy is on everyone's mind these days. The U.S. presidential campaign focused on energy independence and exploration (drill, baby, drill), climate change, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

green business profitable is an even harder journey. For society's sake, entrepreneurs must be prepared to make that journey, says Geoffrey Jones. A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Many... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors

could replicate the success achieved in renewable energy, with India set to increase its clean energy capacity from its current 157GW to 497GW by 2030, as well as in water treatment, with requirements for decentralized sewage systems in... View Details

10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10

and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Wesley Brandi Abstract—We consider alternative methods of supervising staff who have significant discretion and whose efforts are subject to both incomplete... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

findings suggest that overbilling is an important alternative manipulation tool in hospitals. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53299 Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare By:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

disclosure policy should focus not only on what information to disclose, but also on how and where to design disclosure Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54177 Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details

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18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

old, on average. Lab leaders spend a great deal of their energy recruiting the right people for their lab, nurturing a portfolio of interesting projects, and raising money. Most principal investigators, even the most successful ones in... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

10 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis Cover image features Rosario Bazán (left) and Anil Jain (right). Between March 22 – 24th, world and business leaders from sectors spanning agriculture, View Details

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

In addition, we provide details on the leading sources of energy in China as well as information on the rise of alternative energy. Purchase this note:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808130 Colbun—Powering Chile Harvard Business School Case 709-060 This case is about Colbun, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details

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26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

scenario, first "broke the back" of the DSL-based local phone companies, or ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers), with low-cost digital telephony and broadband services. But with independent content providers squeezed out, an View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008

Offshore Wind Energy in the USA Harvard Business School Case 708-022 Cape Wind is an extreme example of NIMBY—not in my backyard syndrome. This is the first offshore wind project planned for the United States, in Nantucket Sound, just... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1998
News

A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill

Some of the best entrepreneurial ventures begin with a small revelation. For Luke O'Neill (MBA '95), the founder of a unique alternative high school in Massachusetts, that revelation came from an eight-year-old boy named Robert. As an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

terms shape the impact of economic shocks on trade. Analysis of transaction-level data from a U.S.-based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily poultry, reveals broad patterns about the use of alternative financing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0910.html#wp10-061 Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Insights from Multiple Sectors Authors:Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell Abstract A combination of concerns about climate change and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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First Look: July 14, 2015

When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

First Look: September 29

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors

First Look: December 10

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

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Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)

Presentation Round-Up

First Look: April 8, 2008

A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill

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