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- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Business Startups; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; International Finance; Globalized Markets and Industries; Crime and Corruption; Employee Relationship Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Employment; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Social Psychology; Culture; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; India; United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
directors. This can serve to cut down on the clubby board atmosphere. Outside recruitment has grown more common in recent years, in part because of improved governance and in part because the usual playing field of director candidates has begun to thin out organically.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
hitting best-seller lists lately, and conferences on spirituality and business have been springing up all over the United States and Canada. Web sites dedicated to such topics now pepper the Internet. Even the World Economic Forum devoted... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment
"Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment," at the Harvard Business School Möbius Leadership Forum on April 12. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking at Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
Cloud Computing Authors:Kyle Armbrester and Robert G. Eccles Publication:European Business Review (January 2012) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/?p=5748 Assent-maximizing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
customers by providing them adequate functionality in return for lower prices. The technology of this sort of disruptive innovation offers "good enough" performance along traditional metrics and is supported by a business model... View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
of high growth, such that an entire generation of partners has never experienced a downturn. “While there was once an acceptance that consulting yielded moderate financial returns vs. other investment professionals, many now enter the... View Details
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608068 Don Jenkins: Between Opportunities Harvard Business School Case 408-094 No abstract is available at this time. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806086 Comergent Technologies Inc.: Enterprise E-Commerce Harvard Business School Case 505-016 BP's IR director has begun a program to use information regarding external views... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
multiple). Main focus is to assess this as an entrepreneurial venture. Students do not need to be familiar with REITs. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810102-PDF-ENG Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
article, “Use of Crowd Innovation to Develop an Artificial Intelligence-Based Solution for Radiation Therapy Targeting,” is co-authored by Harvard Business School Professor Karim R. Lakhani and seven colleagues with expertise in radiation... View Details
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
of things to test—in scientific terms, the generation of hypotheses—is a fundamentally creative act. In many business situations, the hypothesis, problem, or opportunity is not well-defined, nor does it... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
already the leading network infrastructure supplier globally, ahead of Cisco, Nokia, and Ericsson. It is a leader in optical network equipment, and has passed Apple in smartphone sales (outside the US, of course). In the US, it is anathema to discuss industrial policy.... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
administration in the Entrepreneurial Management unit at Harvard Business School and a general partner at Flybridge Capital. He closely studies the startup environment and draws from his experience as a... View Details
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School who studies the curious relationship between managerial incentives and motivation. “Family CEOs are a very interesting group” "Family CEOs are a very interesting group," says Sadun, coauthor of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
some social media platforms soar while others fizzle, and how business can use them to generate profit. "I have always been fascinated that humans interact online when we can interact offline as we have for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
For-profit businesses have a common goal: create value for owners or shareholders by creating value for customers. It's a focus that must seem enviably straightforward from the perspective of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
"Selling tickets isn't where the money is," says Higgins, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, a veteran venture capitalist, and an owner of the Portland Pirates hockey team. "Sports media content is such a big... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
In the United States, there’s much debate over whether gun-related legislation can diminish the likelihood of mass shootings. New research from Harvard Business School turns the question on its head: Do mass shootings lead to more... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. When the... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch