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- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
Abstract Many scholars and practitioners have recently argued that corporate awards are a "free" way to motivate employees. We use field data from an attendance award program implemented at one of five industrial laundry plants... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
drive up the cost of capital and curb investment. This paper evaluates the effects of capital controls on firm-level stock returns and real investment using data from Brazil. On average, there is a statistically significant drop in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used examples from his own experiences to explain how high achievers can all too often fall into traps that lead to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
global cooperation, and promote cultural contact and awareness. We use a network approach to demonstrate that the connections between two countries through joint-membership in the same IGOs are associated with a large positive influence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
forces. We recognize the advantage of using fair values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets, but caution against expanding fair values to financial reporting more generally. We conclude... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Thumbs Up Down Under
September 11, they had interrupted their departure preparations at the Chelsea Piers to race to Ground Zero to assist with rescue efforts. Wilson, a severe asthmatic, used his knowledge of the condition to aid medical technicians treating... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
future fleet, Henderson and cofounder Mike Carter, graduates of the US Merchant Marine Academy, have developed a marine battery system based on a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. Called the Leviathan, it fits inside a shipping... View Details
- 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
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
to see more diverse characters and storylines on Television. At HBS, the Career Services office has been especially supportive of Jackie’s ambition to further continue her success in the Media and Entertainment industry. “I use all the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
likely change and then all of us will be thinking about water a lot. Laura Shenkar (MBA 1992) knows that, and the company she founded, Artemis Water Strategy, is dedicated to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance by Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman (Harvard Business Press) Professor Raman and his coauthor explain how to use analytics to better... View Details
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Israel - Global Activities 2021
of irrigated land, used drip technology.” Drip irrigation is the most effective at conserving water because the water is funneled directly to the root zones of plants and the... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
Incubating Ideas for the ‘Water Economy’
technologies––things like data analysis, using the internet to carry signals of information, advanced treatment technologies––things like that, and how to build sustainable businesses that improve the way View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
with the company to better understand water conservation. MillerCoors is working to improve water conservation at the supplier level, as more than 90 percent of water View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
a better water bottle I could use that product as a way to tell people about the billion people in the world who didn’t have access to that water. So it took a long time, and then it was actually quite... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Industrial Production & Materials Refrigerant gases, cement, and plastic are materials ripe for innovation Industrial activity that produces many of the materials used in commerce, as well as consumer products... View Details
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Wastewater: treatment technology basics, market overview
Where can I find information on wastewater treatment technologies? Wastewater treatment technologies: basic information Water & Wastewater Treatment: A guide for the Nonengineering Professional View Details
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Although much of the globe is awash in it, the allocation of water for human consumption is anything but easy. As the planet's population grows, urbanizes, and is subjected to climate change, many experts foresee a global View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Going Green at HBS
conservation, eliminate the potential annual discharge of some 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the environment. Also at HBS, the Hamilton Hall renovation project, begun this past summer, is using “green” approaches to materials... View Details