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- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
investment as it once was—to palm oil. Unilever, the largest private holder and buyer of palm oil (an ingredient used in its famous “Sunlight Soap” and other products), diversified its holdings from the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Decarbonization and Sustainable Production: Immersive Field Course in Denmark and the Netherlands
back in 2012, I was hoping to graduate and work in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. My goal was to contribute to eradicating energy poverty and improving general welfare. At that time, petroleum accounted for roughly 80% of the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
directly: high oil prices, a growing demand in emerging economies like China and India, and the possibility of agribusiness companies competing successfully in the production of biofuels. Bunge had traditionally followed an organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Screen Time
iStock/ST.art MBA 1982’s Section B had already formed a close-knit group that gathered often in the decades following their time at the School, when the pandemic appeared in the spring of 2020. Unable to enjoy one another’s company in person, the group didn’t miss a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams
the leadership team of BTG Bioliquids in Enschede, the Netherlands, to learn about their fast pyrolysis technology, which converts second-generation biomass residues into bio-oils and other useful renewable bio-chemicals. The authors:... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
generations to feel that we kicked the problem down to them, I’d rather solve it now. One of the other unique things about 44.01, aside from the technology, is that we are working in a part of the world that has been known for oil and... View Details
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
Sloan. As the case shows, Walker herself reflected on her path before an audience in 1912 at the National Negro Business League convention in Chicago: "I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?
our country as ‘zombie’ towns, each state may have a larger part in how Amazon operates.” Guy Higgins pointed out distinctions between practices used to gain market power in the past and present. “Standard View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
asset managers with over USD $3 trillion in assets under management. The Asset Stewardship team leverages engagements, proxy voting, and thought leadership to manage material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks to their portfolios. Climate change, land... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models Authors:Mair, Johanna, Julie Battilana, and Julian Cardenas Publication:Journal of Business Ethics Abstract In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
studying French at the Université Paris-Sorbonne, Nneka moved to the United States to begin her career as a Process Engineer at Shell. Coming from an oil-rich economy, Nneka was interested in the oil and gas industry, and was drawn to... View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Publication:California Management Review 53, no. 4 (summer 2011) Abstract Dynamic capabilities have been proposed as a useful way to understand how organizations are able to adapt to changes in technology and markets. Organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
joy that working on Trikafta has given me.” My hero: “Barbara McClintock discovered what’s referred to as ‘jumping genes.’ She has commented how that discovery was enabled by her different outlook as a female scientist. I’m selfishly motivated to bring diverse people... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
related bills that have both costs and benefits are combined. Using a laboratory study, we confirm across a set of four legislative domains that this bundling technique increases support for bills that have both costs and benefits. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Accounting Information as Political Currency
implication is that accounting can be used to influence political decisions. We wanted to take this a step further and see if accounting can be used to manage the information environment in an election, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
Working PapersGrowth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal? Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract In this paper we distinguish different "qualities" of FDI to re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
used his soybean oil inventory as collateral for huge loans from several Wall Street banks. Inspectors regularly conducted inventory checks, but the tanks contained mostly water, with just enough View Details
- 06 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion
to my partner, who cooked the meal). 4. “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled” Okay, I cheated a bit here. This is definition of entrepreneurship, coined by Professor Howard Stevenson. I’m writing... View Details
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