Climate Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

world will have recognized the urgency of the climate change problem. I think the best analogy for the state of the industry, once that realization has set in, is aerospace in the 1960s and the moon shot,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

04 Aug 2020
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How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

In this episode of Skydeck, Lewin speaks with contributor April White about the impetus behind the pledge, what success might look like, and why she remains optimistic that real change is possible. Lisa Lewin (MBA 2003) READ MORE April... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Finishing Touches

On a steamy day last July, workers replacing books in the restored Stamps Reading Room of Baker Library experienced an unfamiliar sensation: air-conditioning. Climate control is just one improvement to come out of a comprehensive... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2019
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The Blue-Green Revolution

diseases. Right now, however, the biofuel breakthrough is generating the most buzz—and for good reason, given the looming possibility of catastrophic climate change and the desperate need for fossil-fuel... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist

01 Dec 2011
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Greek Drama

of recent debates, trading unprecedented personal jabs and polarizing Greece’s already high-octane political climate even further.” Samaras supports budgetary and economic reforms to improve Greece’s debt situation, but with the country... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Aug 2002
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Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)

in the middle of a recession, and we have seen a lot of changes,” noted Davis, who is now EVP and manager of the consumer banking segment at FleetBoston Financial Corporation. “We've spent our careers in a climate of heightened... View Details

24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

core of the School. He also created a climate of mutual respect among all HBS employees. “This place is a reflection of the people who work here,” says the former Dean, whose many friends include landscapers, politicians, Nobel laureates,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2022
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The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

related story). The Institute is currently focused on two key questions: how to respond to climate change and how to build a more inclusive economy. “BiGS was created to expand the research that our faculty... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2007
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Gore All Business at HBS

students during a talk titled “A Change in Business Climate” presented in Burden Auditorium in December. Gore explained that the population explosion, coupled with the revolutions in science and technology, have greatly magnified the... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 2016
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Vive la Madeleine!

radiates a benign intensity. “There were jobs to be created and families hoping for a solution. The second was that it could be a model for other companies in a similar situation. The economic climate in France was difficult, with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

14 Feb 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and economic inclusion—and then sharing that research with students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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A Strong Foundation: Message from Dean Nohria

Harvard Business School was launched as a “delicate experiment” in 1908. In the years since, we have defined—and refined—management education so as to meet the needs of a changing world. Today, as we begin our 12th decade, we recognize... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges

challenges like climate change, health care, and wealth inequality.” To integrate and amplify HBS’s efforts, Dean Datar has appointed Debora Spar, the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, to serve as Senior... View Details

23 May 2019
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Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966

country, and the international arena. His efforts and innovations—in business, government, and philanthropy—have made him a global leader on some of the most pressing issues facing America and the world, from climate View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2019
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In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

question, What would a Harley look like if it was made for this environment? We now export it from India to Europe and the rest of Asia.” “American company culture...has the ability to unlock a higher level of performance in a climate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

18 May 2022
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Hydrogen’s Role in Decarbonization (with Electric Hydrogen CEO Raffi Garabedian)

09 May 2022
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Green House

I contemplated what I wanted to do for the second half of my career, it became clear that I wanted to work on climate change issues and help us get to the goal of zero-carbon emissions by 2050,” she recalls.... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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A New Day for Fellowships

Ed Gozonsky (MBA '54), right, spoke to Associate Professor Andrew McAfee and students after attending a class as part of Fellowship Day. HBS changed my life. The education I got here made all the difference,” retired CEO of Alleghany... View Details