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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
commercial-scale power generation lies in the United Kingdom, which has led the way in developing industry standards for ocean power. Indeed, Smith anticipates working on a number of projects in the UK that will allow the company to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
competitive advantage. The sector’s unique hybrid status means that new entrants require not only the standard mix of tech and business savvy vital to the success of any startup, but also a high degree of what Gotsch calls “domain... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
area as a legitimate academic field.” So McArthur made his pitch: “I went to talk with Howard and told him, ‘This entrepreneurship area is never going anywhere unless people think it’s up to our highest standards of academic and human... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
of employees and what will help build a cohesive organization with a single set of ethical standards going forward." Be Prepared In management ranks, Professor Michael Beer, an expert in organizational effectiveness and change, has too... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
and manufacturing’s contribution to the American standard of living is enormous.” “We don’t have the luxury of saying that we’ll ride this out,” notes Katz of manufacturing’s current slump. “We don’t think there’s anything to ride out —... View Details
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
Almost without notice in the American press, a new international effort is under way to create a standardized global reporting model for operating sustainable businesses in the 21st century. HBS professor Robert G. Eccles is on the... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
doors, the meeting was a bit looser than standard protocol dictated. “So, Rogers, what are you going to do after this deployment?” asked the general. “You know, sir, I think I’m going to take a different job.” Rogers’s route to the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
employees. So that's on the S side of ESG. G, governance. This is really how a company behaves. What are their standards for leadership? What's the makeup of the board? What are their risk controls, shareholder rights, voting rights,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
Great Recession. Certainly, there are some similarities: there are some elements of a standard demand-side crisis, and we need to be attentive to those. But the problem we are facing today goes far beyond a breakdown in demand, so it is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
in IT systems and lighting-systems R&D. Asked how important she thinks it is for America to have a solid, competitive manufacturing base, Brownell says, “U.S. manufacturing leadership is the reason for our country’s high standard of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
Moore described the rise of the semiconductor industry and the uniquely fertile environment for startup companies in Silicon Valley, Arati Prabhakar of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discussed the future of the Silicon... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
Reporting Standards (IFRS) when others do not? In this working paper, Assistant Professor Karthik Ramanna and MIT Sloan School of Management’s Ewa Sletten examine variations in the decision to adopt the IFRS View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Banking on social impact by brokering public-private partnerships
Maureen Harrington (MBA 2001), director of the International Development Group of Standard Bank, describes the role of a traditional bank in providing funding to social impact projects in developing countries, including supporting... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
conditions may be in the not-too-distant future. Amid such daunting constraints, Erling Lorentzen (MBA 6/'48), chairman of the board of Aracruz Celulose S.A., the world's largest producer of eucalyptus market pulp, with 25 percent of global capacity, is setting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Finance: Helping Consumers Improve Their Financial Life
Large consumer banks have historically collected a lot of data on their customers, which they have used to sell standardized products. Increasingly, however, we have seen new entrants using customer data to help the consumer and provide... View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
HBS’s Oldest Class Secretary
percent from the petroleum industry. Charlie was among the last group, for he was manager of Standard Oil’s Everett, Massachusetts, refinery when he attended HBS. He worked a total of 36 years for affiliates of View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
standard of living. But Amar Bhidé (MBA ’79, DBA ’88) thinks the “gathering storm” theory is not only wrong but alarmist and harmful. Writing in his book The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Myth of Laissez-Faire
taxes bring us? Improved schools, universal health care, energy and environmental solutions, better jobs and rising incomes, and the flexibility to deal with abrupt changes in the world. In short, the standard of living will once again... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
those challenges. Quantitatively and qualitatively, define the standard of what “good” looks like, and then commit to bringing the same standard of rigor with which organizations approach any other aspect of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Stacey Lawson (MBA '96)
illustrations of standard parts, such as valves, pumps, and gears. Today Lawson is the vice president of marketing at InPart, a company she cofounded upon graduating from HBS. InPart, now fifty employees strong, is creating a library of... View Details