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- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
rely on dirty or dangerous energy sources like kerosene lamps and diesel generators. The Soccket is not unlike Matthews herself: a bundle of energy using play to change the world. Creating things seems to... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 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
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Interpersonal Communication; Forms of Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Alternative Energy; Engineering; Global Strategy; Governance; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Transportation; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; France; Europe; China
Truelove, Emily, Linda A. Hill, and Lydia Begag. "Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 425-067, February 2025.
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
her start-up, VitaRi Energy, that extends green energy access in West Africa. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why HBS? After my undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, I worked in private equity for four years. I loved... View Details
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
innovation wave stands Log 9 Materials, a beacon of nanotechnology and graphene innovation. Established in 2015 by Akshay Singhal and Kartik Hajela, (and later with Pankaj Sharma), two visionaries from IIT Roorkee, Log 9 stands out as a company not merely content with... View Details
- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
Berlin has to offer. It is a vibrant metropolis, packed with international young professionals full of energy and ambitions. I will keep you posted on how my German adventure evolves! View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 05 Aug 2014
- Blog Post
Leverage the Power of Alumni Networks in Recruiting
stood out – the power of the HBS alumni network. Although we talk about it all the time, it is another thing to see it come to life right before your very eyes. During our alumni event, we witnessed alumni offering their time, energy and... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-026 China Shenhua Energy Company A leading Chinese energy firm, active... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The HBS Fund
Rebecca Henderson. Henderson’s research explores how organizations respond to large-scale technological shifts, most recently in regard to energy and the environment. Through interactive case studies, students learn how businesses can... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Harvard Business School Case 914-011 Progress Energy and Duke Energy (A) Just as Duke Energy and Progress Energy announce their merger-forming... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Lyman Stewart
Prior to starting the Hardison and Stewart Oil Company, the entity that later became Union Oil, Stewart engaged in several unsuccessful business ventures in the oil industry. At Union Oil, however, Stewart thrived as president, investing heavily in new wells throughout... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Frank Phillips
With his brother Lee, Frank Phillips built Phillips Petroleum into a diversified oil company whose businesses encompassed not only crude oil drilling, but also the operation of consumer filling stations and the production of such innovative oil industry equipment as... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Joseph N. Pew
Having begun investing in oil while working in real estate, Pew eventually entered the industry full time, organizing several smaller entities into what became the Sun Oil Company. An innovator himself, Pew developed and patented the first mechanical gas-pumping... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Lucio A. Noto
Noto first concentrated on consolidating and improving efficiency in Mobil's oil, gas and chemical businesses, including trimming bureaucracy at the corporate level. Noto also revamped Mobil's retail gasoline business, being one of the first companies to install such... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Joseph S. Cullinan
In 1913, when Cullinan resigned his presidency, Texaco controlled over 4% of the nation’s oil production. Cullinan had grown Texaco from an initial capitalization of $3 million to one of $30 million with assets of approximately $60 million. A successful risk-taker,... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Ira C. Copley
Copley revived his father’s utility corporation by marketing gas as a fuel instead of an illuminant. Copley went on to acquire other utility companies, which he merged in 1905 to form Western United Gas and Electric Company, later renamed Western Utility Corporation,... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Howard L. Aller
Aller led American Power and Light during the height of its growth. Under his leadership, the company functioned as an umbrella organization for over 20 regional utility providers in the West and posted exceptional market value growth rates for several consecutive... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- Portrait Project
Yael Melamed
is too short to surround yourself with drains of energy rather than sources of energy. Life is too short not to celebrate those whom you love and who love you. Life is too short not to give back to the world around you before it's too... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.
the global food chain. “Global linkages between food and energy are hard to understand. Might cutting off Russian oil help drive green technologies in Europe? Might it increase oil production in the United States? I’m struggling to get... View Details
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/ E-Commerce 9% Financial Services 10% Health Care / Biotech 8% Manufacturing / Industrial / Energy 9% Media / Entertainment / Travel 4% Military 5% Nonprofit / Government / Education 6% Services 2% Technology 12% Venture Capital /... View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
destroyed several square miles of the city feeds directly into the energy and vision required to start a new business, he said. (A hub for early-stage ventures located in the city’s Merchandise Mart is named 1871 for just that reason.)... View Details