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- 01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire
that became industry leaders because of their innovative use of information technology, including Bank of America, American Airlines, and Frito-Lay. "All the stories in the book begin with CEOs who have a problem they think information... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
around you. If you can reflect on the discord and energy of disparate views, you will have the resilience and insight necessary to be successful. PAIGE ARNOF-FENN Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991), Founder & CEO, Mavens & Moguls, Cambridge,... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
loss struggling to keep up. Shari Eberts (MBA 1995) is helping by urging industry players to provide free automatic captions on their platforms. In April she launched a petition to that end with some 50,000 signatures to date; in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
needy families, children, and community groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eight years later, Batcha established the nonprofit Seed Programs, Inc. (SPI), to continue this vital work after foundation funding had lapsed. “The seed View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
diversified the company’s interests by adding investments in energy and infrastructure to supplement Sintesa’s holdings in consumer and industrial products as well as property and development. Ten years on,... View Details
- 06 Aug 2008
- News
Caution to the Winds
private-sector industries (e.g., oil and gas, automobiles) and their lobbyists and water carriers in Washington ensured that fledgling alternative-energy industries, perhaps America’s best hope for a manufacturing future, would not get... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reuse the carbon—creating an View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
market and nonmarket strategy, particularly in the energy industry and in the food and agribusiness sector. He is interested in the relations between government regulation and corporate strategy, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
climate change, ocean acidification, or depleting the topsoil, because business as a whole is going to suffer from the results of environmental degradation. There is a very strong collective case for business action, but from a show-me-the-money perspective, it depends... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the job done. And everybody who meets him winds up saying, ‘What a great guy he is!’ As I said, in my business, you need people like that.” Quietly, McArthur steered Harvard energy and resources into Boston, and into the School’s... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)
- 02 Apr 2019
- News
Remembering William Wilder
Gundy, becoming executive vice president/EVP in 1961 at the age of 38, and six years later president and chief executive. Under his leadership, the firm played a dominant role in financing Canada’s big energy companies and their projects.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
resilience in the face of difficult challenges. “However,” he added, “I think we should all be deeply troubled about the way our political system is functioning.” Rubin also urged the HBS audience, well known for its pro bono and volunteer efforts, to help correct the... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
opinion and climate policies, and the relative cost of various energy sources. “There is always lively classroom discussion about whether industries that pollute are paying a high enough price for their... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
the 21st century. “Africapitalism calls on the private sector to make long-term investment in industries that can create economic prosperity and social wealth.” The idea was inspired by Professor Michael Porter and his theories of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 Feb 2011
- News
Rebooting the Human Condition
year, he put together a TED panel titled “Threads of Discovery,” whose panelists include a neuroengineer, a surgeon, an artist, a biomedical engineer, an energy expert, and a hematologist. “It's an incredible opportunity to showcase some... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
customer experience and low cost? In this book, strategy and operations experts Siggelkow and Terwiesch reveal the emergence of connected strategies as a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth examples from companies operating in View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
to catch up to the technology of today.” She cited the Seaport District as an example, where small condominiums sell for more than $1 million, but builders are not required to make their projects energy efficient, nor are incentives... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
Spreading the Love
masks also weren’t an option as Vietnam, where Lovepop sources materials, imposed export restrictions on the masks. They eventually settled on full face shields, which could be made using the industrial laser die-cutters at Lovepop’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
conference theme. On Saturday morning, Lloyd Trotter, president and CEO of GE Industrial Systems, gave an insider's view of GE's legendary operating principles and culture. "The adage by which we do business is, If it's not broken, break... View Details