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Making Small Farms More Sustainable—and Profitable

By: Lino Dias, Robert S. Kaplan and Harmanpreet Singh
Smallholder farms provide a large proportion of food supply in developing economies, but 40% of these farmers live on less than U.S.$2/day and their deforestation produces environmental degradation. With a rapidly growing global population, it is imperative to improve... View Details
Keywords: Small Farms; Sustainable Agriculture; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Faculty & Advisors MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Faculty Amitabh Chandra, Ph.D. Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration at HBS, Ethel Zimmerman Winer Professor of Public Policy... View Details

    Stefan H. Thomke

    Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; automobiles; automotive; banking; biotechnology; chemical; computer; defense; electronics; health care; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; manufacturing; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; plastics; semiconductor; service industry; telecommunications; video games

      Samuel L. Hayes

      Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.  He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details

      • 2022
      • Case

      Tesla's Battery Supply Chain: A Growing Concern

      By: Andrew J. Hoffman
      In October 2021, the fictional vice president of supply chain sustainability at Tesla is working on finding the best way to achieve Tesla's goal of 100% recycling for the batteries in its electric vehicles (EVs) as they reach their end of life. A major challenge in... View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governance Compliance; Metals and Minerals; Auto Industry
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      • 09 Aug 2010
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

      Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
      • September 2010 (Revised November 2010)
      • Case

      Ze-gen: Commercializing Clean Tech

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Kaitlyn Lyons and Scott Prozeller
      The Ze-gen case covers the first five years in the life of a clean-tech start-up. Ze-gen had developed an innovative technology that converted solid waste into synthesis gas (called syngas). This technology was in testing at the company's pilot plant, built next to the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Green Technology Industry; New Bedford
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      • 24 Jan 2013
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities

      Keywords: by András Tilcsik & Christopher Marquis
      • June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
      • Case

      Albert Einstein: Changing the World

      By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
      This case traces the rise of Albert Einstein from a small town in Germany to a towering intellectual leader who revolutionized the field of physics. The case describes his early education and his penchant for individual thinking and non-conformity. A committed... View Details
      Keywords: Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Power and Influence
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      Capstone | MBA

      Capstone MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Each student develops a capstone project in their second year of studies that challenges them to perform an in-depth structured scientific and business analysis... View Details
      • 27 Apr 2021
      • Blog Post

      There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

      recounted lessons she learned throughout her life gave me the sense I could pretty much do anything. During my final year of high school, I identified my love for science and beauty, but I didn’t know what I... View Details
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      Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

      Airbnb to Ant Financial, research shows how AI-driven processes are vastly more scalable than traditional ones, enable companies to straddle industry boundaries, and open up powerful opportunities for learning. Video Recording Saturday, June 1 Build the View Details
      • 10 Jul 2023
      • In Practice

      The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

      the Second Half of Life, as well as the forthcoming Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, coauthored with Oprah Winfrey. Hise Gibson: Leadership and habit formation My summer... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • June 12, 2023
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      How AI Will Accelerate the Circular Economy

      By: Shirley Lu and George Serafeim
      Despite living on a planet with finite resources, our economy remains largely linear and full of single-use products. The shift toward a circular economy, where companies recover or recycle resources, has hit roadblocks, including low value of used products and high... View Details
      Keywords: Recycling; Materials Management; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; AI and Machine Learning; Operations; Industrial Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
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      Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

      Life Sciences Program Grants : Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School (HBS) and Master of Science (MS) from the Graduate School of Arts and View Details
      • 02 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Trends to Watch in 2024

      The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne
      • 24 Jul 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

      contest. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54708 June 2018 Management Science Personal and Social Usage: The Origins of Active Customers and Ways to Keep Them Engaged By: Lee, Clarence, Elie Ofek, and Thomas... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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      Placement - Doctoral

      Harvard Business School, Post-Doctoral Fellow Dissertation: Essays on the Use of Information in Financial Intermediaries Advisors: Charles C.Y. Wang (Chair), Victoria Ivashina , and Suraj Srinivasan 2022 Wilbur Chen Accounting & Management, 2022 Placement: Hong Kong... View Details
      • 11 Jun 2024
      • In Practice

      The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024

      As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman
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      Programs & Events - Alumni

      Programming Virtual Networking Isn't Guesswork-It's Science If you are one of the many people who dread networking, find it awkward, or maybe just want to network smarter, join us for this interactive HBS alumni networking workshop. We... View Details