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  • 18 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

sample of fellowship applications between 2006 and 2011, yielding some 3,500 profiles of social entrepreneurs in their nascence. They coded the profiles with several criteria, including the aims of the projects and their beneficiaries, the proposed business models, and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Harvard Business School

curriculum. Existing first–year required courses such as "Human Behavior in Organizations" and "Planning and the Business Environment" started to incorporate case studies on Black entrepreneurship and corporate expansion into urban... View Details
  • 22 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

Funding the Design of Livable CitiesAs a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. John Macomber discusses the critical... View Details
  • 19 Oct 2023
  • Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

urban Nigerians with affordable financing for clean, reliable energy. We leverage group financing and carbon accounting to lower costs and risk in the energy transition of Nigeria's $14B fuel-based, off-grid generator market. PolyoseBio -... View Details
  • 09 Oct 2015
  • News

Balancing Progress and Preservation

thrilled to find himself working on the revitalization of some very high-profile pieces of Manhattan’s built environment with Dan Biederman (MBA 1977), a pioneer in creating public-private urban redevelopment projects. “Working with Dan... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Supercharged

mainstream consumers, not just environmentally conscious buyers and early adopters. Tesla’s forthcoming Model 3 boasts a 215-mile range and a $35,000 pre-incentive asking price. Virtually every major automaker now has an ambitious global electrification agenda. Ford... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn
  • 15 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

required to accomplish such a planned massive expansion, from yet-to-be hit rural areas to overwhelmed urban health systems. As leaders consider how to tackle the task, they might look at the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health
  • 16 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

over the last three decades, educational performance in the United States has shown only marginal improvement, and lags that of other developed countries in Europe and Asia. While some school districts have excelled, the majority of districts, including most View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • Research Summary

Overview

Jurgen's research focuses on the challenges and opportunites to the energy sector created by technological change and externalities, in particular those associated with greenhouse gas emissons. Specific areas of interest include the development of potential pathways to... View Details
Keywords: Alternative Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Disruptive Innovation; Market Design; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Adoption; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Transportation Industry; Utilities Industry
  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life By: Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik Abstract—New, "big" data sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

address questions of distributive and procedural justice in post-Apartheid South Africa, and how should the CEO recover from a crucial misstep at the start of the strike? Chronicles the challenges and missteps of previous CEOs and the turnaround View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

underutilization. HUL set out nearly a decade ago to challenge this broken model through Suvidha Centers – community-focused sanitation solutions in urban slums. True to its name, meaning “convenience” in Hindi, the Suvidha Center we... View Details
  • 12 May 2020
  • Blog Post

The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership

intersection of the private and public sectors,” Pasricha says. “I’m excited by the way technology will change our urban lives." For the first half of her tenure, Pasricha led the City’s digital inclusion initiative. Recognizing that... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Technology; Nonprofit / Government
  • 28 Apr 2020
  • Blog Post

The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership

intersection of the private and public sectors,” Pasricha says. “I’m excited by the way technology will change our urban lives." For the first half of her tenure, Pasricha led the City’s digital inclusion initiative. Recognizing that... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

device company selling products to physicians for use with patients suffering chronic end-stage disease, to a medical technology company providing life-long solutions for people with chronic diseases. With the new vision setting direction, the CEO calls for business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2016
  • Blog Post

Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise

consulting. I set my sights on consulting when recruiting for summer internships. I didn't end up finding a consulting internship, but I landed a role at a start-up analyzing opportunities and developing a plan for international... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Streamlining the Supermarket

shopping every year, Pedró adds. Orders placed online will be ready for curbside pickup in 30 minutes (home delivery will be available for a low fee). TakeOff also plans to partner with grocery stores, so that customers can shop for items... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Leading Boston and Beyond

management tools for the city. He stayed on as an advisor to Menino, rebuilding the city’s 24-hour hotline and exploring how mobile apps could be utilized to make reporting issues more convenient for residents. In 2010, Osgood and Nigel Jacob co-founded the Mayor’s... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

the compact arrangement of buildings, efficient use of water and power, and deployment of transit that reduces congestion. Investment and urban planning in three Asian cities are profiled as illustrations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • News

Making Change

finding allies in several HBS professors bolstered my confidence to take the leap. When I graduated, I had nothing but a business plan and the $3,000 pitch prize. Then came the $25,000 HBS fellowship in 2009. Today, we are a $3 million... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate
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