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- 27 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy
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 presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
requires some handholding and has historically been populated with would-be national players that lack both specialized knowledge and the ability to respond quickly, this hands-on, engineering-heavy style has been a key differentiator for... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
illiterate population in the world. Additionally, India has no nationally accepted means of verifying residents' identities. For example, even though registration of births and deaths became mandatory in 1969, only 55 percent of births... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
their inspiring stories. Chidalu Onyenso: Empowering small business owners’ self-sufficiency Climate change and the energy crisis have disproportionately impacted underdeveloped countries and the most vulnerable populations with them.... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
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
- 20 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management
across the country. Few cities exemplify the complexities of urban growth as vividly as Mumbai. With its dense population of over 20 million and economic significance, the city is a powerhouse in a country expected to become the world’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
disgusted by corruption. They worry about school fees, the price of rice, the cost of fuel, and the crime rate. For me personally, Liberia is an enjoyable place. Health care is a little scary: The X-ray machine at the major hospital... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
head — incurred from Pop Warner through the NFL — have rocked the sport. (One telling statistic: NFL veterans can expect much shorter lives than the male population at large.) Many other contact sports — boxing, ice hockey, soccer,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
leveraging existing technology and infrastructure to enhance the quality of early childhood education for disadvantaged kids. And while the state-run preschools and primary schools that serve this population may suffer in comparison with... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
are required in your chosen field (start-ups often struggle obtaining this knowledge), and you can do well early in your career, he said. "Healthcare is a fantastic opportunity," MacDowell said. Not only are the demographics in your favor—the View Details
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
spraying, rapid diagnostic tests, and artemisinin-based combination therapy. We discuss the timing and regional coverage of the program and critically review the available health and program rollout data. To estimate the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Students Reflect on COP28
to meet, and what to talk about.” Dennis Cha of Harvard Business School meets U.S. Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, at COP28. Sadok Kechaou, Harvard Business School “ The pronounced presence and advocacy of youth and indigenous View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50648 2016 New York: Oxford University Press Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business By: Quelch, John A. Abstract—The public health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
the three largest commercial airlines in the world. The case emphasizes how Emirates capitalized on its location-a small city-state strategically located to reach ¾ of the world's population in a flight of less than eight hours-to build a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
use of remote patient monitoring services grows—driven by health care limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic—clinicians, payers, and patients face important questions regarding the volume, value, and appropriate use of this care... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
from the management consulting firm Accenture to help HBS study the shortage of workers for “middle skills” jobs—those that require more than a high-school diploma but less than a college degree. “There are large pools of unemployed View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
unemployment that peaked at 28 percent, while more than 44 percent of the population slipped below the poverty line. And violent protests.So many years of protest, much of it fueled by anti-austerity anger and the inherent tensions from... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
constructively replicate and extend these findings with a supplemental analysis of a second sample, the full population of new nonprofit organizations founded during a two-year period in the United States (n = 31,160). By highlighting how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
season and what it will take to win over anxious customers. Here's what they said. Jill J. Avery: Mind the details and focus on customer service Persistent unemployment plagues many families, and people are saving more and spending less as they anticipate difficult... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
other macro shocks occur, many African nations run the risk of falling deeper into poverty. “I feared that during and after the outbreak, populations living in poverty would be much worse off, and new View Details