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  • 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

performance, even after controlling for current performance, and that this relation is driven by the perceptions of middle management and professional staff rather than senior executives, hourly, or commissioned workers. Taken together,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste

annually. “A single ton of circuit boards contains the same amount of metal — copper, gold, and other elements — as ninety tons of commercial-grade ore,” explained Bradoo. “Using existing scaled-up mining industry technologies, our goal is to partner with recyclers,... View Details
Keywords: contests; awards; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

WATER Ltd.

without water and sanitation by 2015. The essential element is leadership from the public sector.” Doug Brown agrees. “Water issues are addressable, but they require a commitment of resources and capital. That people drink water downstream from where View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16

integrated services to corporate clients in 2001, JLL created Corporate Solutions, a group that aimed to draw connections between JLL's semi-autonomous service lines. Despite initial success, by 2005 the group was finding it challenging to foster integration. Account... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

Avoiding a Succession Crisis

horses are fast enough for the decade to come. They pride themselves on being obsessive about managing for performance, on paying and promoting those who deliver while firing those who don’t. But often these kinds of companies think that... View Details
Keywords: Joseph L. Bower; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • August 1974 (Revised November 1974)
  • Case

Reynolds Construction Company

By: Paul W. Marshall
Deals with the use of critical path method for the construction of remote control building, which is part of a water purification system. Discusses the necessity of determining the shortest possible time in which a job could be done without spending more money. Case... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Construction; Cost Management; Time Management; Wastes and Waste Processing; System; Construction Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

Kearney for another two. But in the back of his mind was the recollection of an experience he had in 2011, when he participated in HBS’s Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP). The one-week residential program gives rising college... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
  • Case

Astroscale, Space Debris, and Earth's Orbital Commons

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Angela Acocella and Mayuka Yamazaki
An engineer and technology entrepreneur, Nobu Okada, had turned a mid-life crisis into a bold—some would say quixotic—quest to prevent a tragedy of the commons at the global scale. Namely, Okada believed the accumulation of debris in near-Earth orbital space posed a... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Global Range; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Wastes and Waste Processing; Economics; Aerospace Industry
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  • 25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments

1997. “Sometimes our students arrive at HBS thinking they are the sum total of their résumés,” says DeLong. “In courses like Authentic Leader Development or the Interpersonal Skills Development Lab, we try to move them away from this stance, from image View Details
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

Recovery (A) Deishin Lee, Baris Ata, and Mustafa H. TongarlakHarvard Business School Case 611-033 This case describes the waste management industry and a clean technology solution for landfill diversion and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Student-Faculty-Profile

Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton

make when disposing of things they no longer want — and change those decisions for the better. Research focus Currently, municipal waste management companies provide limited options for disposal: a... View Details
  • March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
  • Case

The Greening of DUMBO

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu
The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Local Range; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY)
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  • April 1992 (Revised June 1994)
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Grappling with Garbage: The Bandung Municipal Cleansing Enterprise, P.D. Kerbersihan

By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability; Indonesia
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Tatiana Theoto Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
  • Web

Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment

materials and required for handling waste streams. Because closed-looped processes are more efficient, they emit few greenhouse gases. Major Impact Areas Refrigerant Management Refrigerant gases, commonly... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns

period projected at five years or less. Any Harvard unit or department may apply for the interest-free loans, which are repaid out of the savings generated by reductions in energy consumption, utility usage, and waste removal. HBS was one... View Details
Keywords: Paul Massari; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
  • February 1992 (Revised April 1993)
  • Case

Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
The Southern Co., an electric utility, is planning its compliance with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. The Act established a system of tradeable permits for sulfur dioxide emissions. The company must decide whether to install pollution control equipment and... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Management; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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Campus Vehicular Access | About

manager must request access in advance via Envoy . Harvard University vehicles are routinely granted access for the purpose of performing service work. As with contractors, the name of the HBS manager... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

Where Are They Now?

responsibility is telling a story about his or her life, although perhaps unconsciously. The book is framed around the narratives of these individual leaders.” At 84, Zaleznik is wasting no time. “Believe it or not,” he says, “I already... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; retirement; leisure; writing; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training