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Electricity - Business & Environment

Resources “I’m committed to solving climate change by redesigning the electrical grid and implementing sustainable and resilient solutions that include not only existing renewable resources like wind and solar, but also new technologies... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

vulnerable areas more resilient and decide when to rebuild, restrict development, or retreat Economic development and innovative technologies have contributed to climate change—and are also essential to address it. Government policies can... View Details

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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920

Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details

Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Mexico; Foreign Investment; Institutions; Immigration; Developing Agriculture; Development; Export Crop; Emerging Market; Property Rights; Labor History; History; Capital Markets; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

to Customer Service Is your enterprise resilient or rigid? In this Q&A, HBS professor Ranjay Gulati, an expert on leadership, strategy, and organizational issues in firms, describes how companies can evolve through four levels to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

types of process. Unfortunately, just identifying biases is not enough to get rid of them. We humans are resilient in our beliefs and assumptions. Intervention needs to be at the processes(roles, activities) and structural levels... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

27 Sep 2021
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Working to Change the Food System

combine data science, biotechnology, and sustainability. If PicoGreens succeeds at scaling sustainable unit economics for microalgae as a production platform, this would have a staggering impact on many traditional means of producing food, ushering in whole new ways of... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

medicine of the future; business and civic leadership and resilience in times of great upheaval; democracy; infrastructure, energy, and vulnerability; and investment in uncertain times. HBS Associate Professor Vincent Pons is among the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

the way, making it a more difficult struggle for them than for others. In competition with others that have more resources, underdogs feel the odds are against them. The underdog's internal characteristics are largely positive: Underdogs show perseverance in the face... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

lasting contributions to management theory and practice." Ryan L. Raffaelli : Awarded the 2018 Best Paper in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Industry Studies Association Annual Conference for “The Use of History as a Strategic Resource: Institutional View Details

18 Mar 2021
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Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition

In a recent virtual fireside chat, HBS Senior Fellow Bill George spoke with Chad E. Foster (PLDA 21, 2016), who learned that, though he lost his vision in his early 20s, blindness was a “gift” from which he developed the mental stamina and View Details

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

RedSeal, and I did 15 cyber deals. Not a one of them ever came in and gave me a score! How’d you build it? Do you think it’s good? How do you know it’s good? What are you comparing it to? So we’ve created this concept called a digital View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About

resilience . First, curiosity . Curiosity is key to understanding the world around us. Curiosity keeps your mind active, impels you to learn new things, prompts you to do old things in new ways, prods you to ask questions others don’t... View Details

03 Nov 2021
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Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

‘Resource Revolution’ +Elizabeth Lewis (MBA 2006) Managing Director of ESG, BlackstoneWe Have Never Had More Power to Fight Climate Change than We Do Right Now+Barbara Littlefield (MBA 1988) Chairwoman and Lead Operating Officer, View Details

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Creating Mindful Leaders: How to Power Down, Power Up, and Power Forward

Join Joe Burton (PMD 75, 2000) for a fun and expert peek into mindfulness as the antidote to stress. Attendees will learn practical, actionable techniques to reduce stress, increase resilience, and improve their well-being and performance. View Details

11 Jan 2021
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Strengthening Democracy

Maintaining a Resilient Democracy While many in this election year are focused on issues that divide the United States and the damage this discord may be doing to democracy, historian David Moss offers a perspective rooted in American... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Making Democracy Work

challenges that business, government, and society are facing. Navigating the Populism Phenomenon Building a Strong and Prosperous Society Maintaining a Resilient Democracy Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change View Details

05 Feb 2019
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Protecting the Power Grid

feared—but Japanese emergency crews were able to replenish the spent-fuel pool water in the nick of time, preventing massive evacuation of Tokyo. US regulators took notice. In 2012, Popik and Mott cofounded the nonprofit Foundation for View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 May 2020
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COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

18 Jul 2024
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Building the Future: An HBS Alumna’s Journey in Sustainable Infrastructure Investment

that global businesses are using to tackle climate change. What do you believe are some of the most critical challenges and opportunities in the infrastructure investing landscape? There are significant opportunities in infrastructure investing, particularly given its... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Finance and the Economic Recovery

been examining the economic impact of the pandemic and its long-term effects, and the role fiscal support plays in spurring a recovery. They have also discovered that despite hardships, managers have become more resilient and flexible due... View Details

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