Waste Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

08 Jan 2016
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Investing in Sustainability

later, as an analyst at Fidelity and a portfolio manager at SAC Capital. “I spent 15 years researching and trading in the food and energy space,” says Tiller. “In the course of doing my research, I developed views not just on what was... View Details

Keywords: April White; Agriculture

01 Jun 1997
News

Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship

older or retired to share my good fortune," says Rauner, managing principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and consolidating service businesses in highly... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader

fairness; others are motivated by arrogance ("I can make these people") or hubris ("All it takes is hard work, support, and leadership"). Whatever the rationale, retaining managers with a history of mediocre... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins

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Laura Sandoval

(WSA), and the Marketing & Advertising Club. “The people here are important to me. I had initially thought they would be unapproachable, but I feel so welcomed and supported by my classmates.” This summer, Laura will intern with Proctor & Gamble as a brand and... View Details

29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a network of 5,000 alumni whose... View Details

September 1992 (Revised October 1992)
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Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

In addition to the issues of expected cost minimization elucidated in Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), problems involving regulatory uncertainty are critical to the firm's Clean Air Act compliance strategy. The regulatory uncertainty affects, and is affected by, the... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

the # of WOC managers in corporate America. DoriVac Kevin Emancipator (MBA 2023) Claire Zeng DoriVac (DNA Origami Vaccine) is a biotech startup for improving cancer treatment using a novel DNA nanoparticle platform. We develop treatments... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

renewables, nuclear, demand management and other low-carbon technologies are better understood by the Chinese than any other nation. The Chinese know more because they are building far greater numbers of solar, wind, carbon capture and... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

innovations that can transform adversity and environmental waste into prosperity for climate-impacted communities in Nigeria. Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro is the Founder and CEO of MitiMeth, a company that uses water hyacinth, an invasive... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

managing demand - using modern sensors and valves, remote measurement, big data optimization algorithms, mobile apps, and other innovations - is a more powerful way to benefit citizens and businesses than just pumping more stuff through... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Power of Business in the Energy Transition

management systems for buildings. Tying in a policy perspective, Former US Energy Secretary and MIT Professor emeritus, Dr. Ernest Moniz, presented a perspective of a Green Real Deal that simultaneously must achieve a lower carbon future,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Energy / Cleantech

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Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

thing not to do is make long-term bets. In budgeting for operations, for example, lots of effort is wasted by thinking that we can project with any accuracy the timing for getting the answers to the important questions that will define... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

01 Dec 2012
News

Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

knows quite a bit about the topic. "Capitalism has traditionally been about driving wealth and productivity through efficiencies in capital and labor," says Henderson, who teaches the MBA elective Reimagining Capitalism. "But in the 21st century, we face a View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

PublicationsOptimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations Authors:Bariş Ata, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract A... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

Weiss. “My second thought was, what are you doing to your company?” Selling hardware to budget-crunched cities can difficult. Bigbelly’s early pitch was that by providing trash compacting in the units (solar powered to boot), additional View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

may not be going forward, due to a shift in the client's agenda. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that all the time and effort put into the project was a waste of our time. [Software engineer at a high-tech company] Ensuring clear... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

things to different people," says HBS assistant professor Forest L. Reinhardt, who teaches the MBA elective Business Management and the Natural Environment. "For example, many economists, in particular, take the view that harvesters of... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

exercises, and practices that have helped managers gain the skills, courage, and confidence to lead. College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others by Stan Beck (PMD 64, 1992) and Jack Wilkinson... View Details

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