Sustainable Operations - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

manage its operations for another three years. At that point, Murphy says, “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep being the guy on the ground in the developing world or get the credentials to become more involved in the big picture.” His... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Jun 2010
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Natural Causes

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

10 May 2023
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Students Strive to Solve Climate Change

As part of the Business & Environment Initiative’s “Accelerating Climate Solutions” conference on May 10, 2023, four HBS MBA Class of 2023 students discuss their efforts toward solving climate challenges: Chidalu Onyenso founded EarthBond to link Nigerians with... View Details

Keywords: Carbon capture

09 Mar 2021
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Bridging the Gap

yet, the crisis has shed light on areas where business leaders can make an important difference, such as supporting schools and programs that enable students to gain skills and talents for productive employment and create a foundation for View Details

27 Mar 2019
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Sharing the Road

Sakshi Vij (GMP 23, 2017) is the founder and CEO of Myles, an innovative car-sharing company operating in 21 cities in India. In this interview, she talks about the potential growth in the car-sharing space and how new technologies enable... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

driving the Porsche as his company car. “With God as my witness, that’s what happened,” says Rogers, who still seems amazed by the turn of events. Taking Dreyer’s National When Rogers and Cronk took over on May 20, 1977, Dreyer’s was a $6-million-a-year View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2011
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Noted & Quoted

putting your money where your principles were has become a mainstream invest-ment philosophy.” — Martin Clarke (TGMP 11, 2003), chair of UKSIF, the UK sustainable investment and finance association. (Financial Times, July 3, 2011) “I have... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Finance; Management

08 Oct 2014
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Making a Difference

Print this PDF, write your message, snap your high-res photo, and share it on Twitter (@HBSalumni) or Instagram using the hashtag #HBSMakingADifference. Be sure to tell us your name, program, and graduation year. Follow @HBSAlumni on Instagram Follow @HBSAlumni on... View Details

Keywords: The Harvard Campaign

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

which connects farmers to food banks to reduce food waste and feed needy communities; Anne Hayes, executive director of The Food Project, which deploys youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds to work on farms and in urban gardens to build a just and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2020
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In the Zone

communities of color, all while continuing to operate its Baby College parenting workshops, preschool, and health programs. A significant aspect of HCZ’s success has been the codification and expansion of its place-based, holistic model... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; nonprofit management; urban development; leadership; public education; Educational Services

01 Dec 2014
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Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix

headaches. Part of the problem, Kozachenok says, is the field’s relative youth: “Commercial fish farming only started in the 1980s. It hasn’t had time to mature into a solid, sustainable industry.” By increasing supply consistency,... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; aquaculture; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

technologically innovative company away from specialty glass, television tubes, and fiberglass production into newer, faster-growing profit-making areas. At the time, the economy is plagued by recession, worker morale is flagging, and the company is falling short of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

Business Initiative at The Wharton School, the book distills a set of critical insights Western managers can use to compete aggressively while creating and sustaining successful professional relations in Chinese business communities... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

16 Dec 2020
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A Creator in the Era of Disruption

companies differently. It's this notion of building sustainability and resilience into the business model from day one. Morrell: If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, go back and check it out, because it will give you a really good... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

and educational programs in social enterprise with the partnership of AVINA, a foundation that supports sustainable development in the area; the HBS Latin America Research Center (LARC); and six cooperating universities throughout the... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

attendance is required, and therefore students are engaged. Those are the real drivers of the learning here. Our entrepreneurship courses and our programs are fantastic, but if we weren’t building on the base of the overall MBA experience, they wouldn’t be nearly as... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2013
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Leading the Way

sustainable institutions and organizations and inspire hope and opportunity in communities around the world. Nitin has set out an ambitious agenda for the School—exactly what is needed to educate the next generation of leaders in business... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

08 Mar 2018
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HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact

and substantial content of this year-long celebration speaks to the dedication of the HBS alumni, students, and faculty working to bring it to fruition, says Powell. “These will be our new leaders going forward,” he says. “The AASU50 can lead us to new View Details