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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
of healthy, albeit relatively slow, economic growth in the developed world and increasing urbanization in developing economies, we expected to see growing demand for oil and natural gas and a subsequent price spike. We saw the growing... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
A World Without Borders
well-regulated reserve with natural geographic defenses. Kent has been up close with the animals during the relocation and other wildlife management efforts: “It’s a very raw experience to be close with a large wild animal. Our lives are... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
Paul Zofnass (AB 1969, MBA 1973) is a 24/7 environmentalist who embraces the synergy between good business and the conservation of natural resources. In 1990 he founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, which provides... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
beekeeper in Bogotá, Colombia, before moving the operation to his California backyard), serve as a bit of occupational therapy. "There's nothing that takes your mind off of work more quickly than standing in front of an open hive of bees," he says. Rogers recognizes... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Thought Leader
logical and linguistic analysis to the study of human nature and consciousness,” the Telegraph reported. Among his central achievements was to shed light on the nature of reality. By persuasively advancing... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
in the seeming permanence of nature and trees, whose leafy branches provided solace to her as a child. “I kept my job and my passions in separate boxes,” writes Henderson, who joined Harvard Business School in 2009 and is now the John and... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
claiming valuable new natural resources. It’s a modern set of economic motives that aren’t much different from those that set whalers sailing south more than a century ago. While Nohria sees promise in the commercialization of space, he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
contexts while staying grounded in one's own natural style. Molinsky advises how to overcome the emotional and psychological impediments to doing so. Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow through Challenge and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting critical infrastructure against disasters
Tom Popik (MBA 1988) is an entrepreneur who founded the Foundation for Resilient Societies, a nonprofit that protects critical infrastructure against natural and manmade disasters. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970
Nature Conservancy. He and his wife, Wendy, have worked tirelessly to protect natural resources around the world, and the Paulson family foundation supports numerous environmental and educational causes. Now... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Candy That Is Good for You
Caron Proschan (MBA 2007) is founder and CEO of Simply Gum, maker of natural chewing gum and breath mints. In this interview she talks about the market opportunities for natural, eco-friendly candy products. “I started my company because... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni on the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received
“You should not jump at the first solution that comes to mind. You should consider alternatives and figure out how to apply them.” —Ken Fettig (MBA 1957) “All leadership is very close in nature to friendship. “All leadership is very close... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
When Senior Lecturer José B. Alvarez was the CEO of Stop & Shop, he heard a recurring complaint from customers: The meat quality, they said, seemed to vary by the day. That’s the nature of meat: Nobody in the supply chain can guarantee... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Short Takes
herbicides, reducing risk.) In general, Reinhardt asserts, it is market leaders who, by virtue of their power to shape the nature of competition in their industries, can force other firms to follow. Flexing similar muscle are firms with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
There’s a New Class in Town
follow, at 119 students. Educational backgrounds comprised three general categories: humanities (42 percent); engineering and natural sciences (32 percent); and business administration (23 percent), with the remaining 3 percent of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Utopian Vision
dentists who got lucky on the stock market.” The development plan calls for a golf course with villas, a luxury boutique hotel, farms, a nature preserve and science research center, and a beach village with a nearby artists’ colony. Curry... View Details
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
valuable product. “Nature, through photosynthesis, has figured out how to convert carbon dioxide and water into all types of things, from wood and fibers to fruits and grains,” he observes. Surely humans could use this natural process—one... View Details
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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
New Global Initiative Director Takes Broad Outlook
of staff for Tufts president John DiBiaggio and another five years coordinating one of the Fletcher School's academic programs with activities in Japan, China, Korea, Canada, and Russia. "Coming to the Global Initiative was a natural... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
addition, online retailers have a vast amount of data at their fingertips; solving complex problems with data seemed like a natural fit. Tell me about the research you did with Rue La La. Rue La La is in the online flash sales industry,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Exploring Vietnam and Cambodia
Photos by SARAH HALL Twenty-eight alumni and guests explored natural wonders, vibrant cities, and historical sites of Vietnam and Cambodia last spring during a ten-day trip sponsored by the HBS Alumni Travel Program. Starting in Hanoi on... View Details