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Janina Motter
“It’s a newer program targeting people like me interested in joining or launching startups and launching technical products. It also provides many opportunities for project-based coursework.” In her first year, Janina has already... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
it so often does today. What's more, company executives should make fewer, shorter, and more targeted presentations to board members and spend more time engaging them in interactive discussions. For the board to monitor strategy, it first... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
focus instead on improving the performance of existing products - what I call sustaining technologies. For this reason, good companies have little difficulty succeeding in sustaining innovation - even... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Global Business Club
hosts panels and fireside talks focused on topics such as global business development, global issues, and conducting business across borders. We have a great set of events lined up for the year including fire side chats and expert panels about global issues such as... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Profile
Andrew Baxter
explore ideas for more sustainable transportation. Where I'm from, public transport gave me so much freedom at so little cost. When it's bad, it denies people opportunities; it denies them a certain quality of life." HBS attracted... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
Mobil hoped to sustain at its stations would generate higher revenues. Second, by increasing the market share in the targeted segments, a higher quantity of gasoline would be sold and a higher percentage of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 05 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
"It is Possible to Walk Away from Situations that Make You Unhappy": Cauvery Patel, MBA 2016
blooming consciousness of what excited her most. Growing up in India, a resource constrained country, environmental and sustainability issues were always top of mind, but it was only in the summer of 2017 that the idea of pursuing a... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
- Profile
Darrin Rahn
Farmers of America. "My brothers and I [Darrin is the middle child of five] wanted to start a business as an FFA project," Darrin explains. "Making and selling hay to local livestock farmers was the original business idea. As the business grew, we began... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
impact. This will allow them to calculate a total population health footprint and publish an annual health impact report, along the lines of today’s sustainability reports. Now that Target has centered its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
exceed our targeted cash from operations.” This year, alumni will receive details of the School’s financial performance in an expanded, annual report format, which will offer a better sense of how HBS financial resources — including gifts... View Details
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
dynamic distinction helps for understanding whether and how sustainability practices can help companies establish a competitive advantage over time. The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts This study of 6,000 private equity buyouts... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
organization in an ongoing process of change and revitalization is necessarily complex. Pitfalls lie waiting where least expected. To avoid the cyclical trap of success-failure-rebirth, firms need to develop competency in simultaneously View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
commented, "Operationally, profit as a final goal is probably impossible because of principal/agent problems and lack of information and knowledge. This makes intermediate targets that affect profit important." Steve Brogan,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters - Recruiting
Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Paige Arnof-Fenn 15 Jan 2025 Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners Ousmane Sacko Student Clubs Partner with one of the 50... View Details
- 04 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy
was also a Student Sustainability Associate, which connected me with like-minded individuals who are interested in sustainability on campus. Through my time as an SSA and as a Club leader, I built up my... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
towards renewable energy production and CCS, with plans to inject captured carbon into depleted oil fields in the North Sea. Total is targeting 50% renewables in their portfolio mix by 2050. Their strategy represents a significant move... View Details
- 27 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: HBS Visits JindalSteelWorks (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant
through Dharavi slum near Mumbai The company shared a presentation on their sustainability initiatives followed by a Q&A session with the students. We learned that JSW Steel is targeting net-zero by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
of membership and now as club president, Kwiker has worked to build a basic loyalty to the club and to foster connections to the extended HBS community. Her innovations have included more events targeted toward the entire alumni base,... View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg