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- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
in recall, in turn, stems not from loss of memory, per se. Instead, it has to do with conflicts with other similar memories that wind up blocking efforts to recall the specific piece of information or story, the study finds. Stories have... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
the effects of rapid climate change. Less typically, he's more bullish on nuclear power and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," than he is on solar energy or wind power for addressing the worldwide carbon emissions problem. It's not that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
since people preferred Amazon’s free two-day shipping. Occasionally, scammers would return cheaper, used boots in Ranch Road boxes for a full refund, and Ford was anxious that an unwitting customer would wind up with the wrong product and... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
most attractive terms? Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809031 Note on the Global Wind Industry Harvard Business School Note 709-005 This note provides background information on the global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
in the financial system, why do these moments seem to catch monetary policymakers off guard? Hanson offers two reasons: It’s hard to predict exactly when disaster will strike. Like the drought and high winds that portend a wildfire,... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
stronger, more durable system, private capital would take the "first loss" in the event of a housing market downturn. After a multiyear transition period, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should wind down. Unlike the past, the... View Details
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be? Novo... View Details
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Circularity in Denmark
hill open to the public. Source: Amager Bakke onsite presentation materials. ----- Read more posts in the IFC Series: Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy Grundfos:... View Details
- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
global society toward a “greener” future. News coverage of our visit: https://danmarkc.tv/harvard-business-school-besoegte-crossbridge-energy-fredericia/. Image source: DenmarkC TV. ----- Read more posts in the IFC Series: Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization Port... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
we had built an $86 million wind farm.” Going Green Wiviott has been focused on helping the environment for a long time. He received his undergraduate degree in environmental studies from Dartmouth and then founded an environmental... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
back production levels and funding for strategic initiatives until sales recover, or should it continue to invest for the future? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111049-PDF-ENG The Fox Island Wind Project (B)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
genetically modified corn to manufacture it, and only consumers in locations with municipal composting facilities could compost this packaging. Most of the company’s compostable plastic would wind up in landfills, or even worse, consumers... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
daughter, and it faced the bracing, debilitating winds besetting the entire magazine and newspaper industry. Linda Johnson Rice now had to decide what to do with the company’s publications and brands. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably
discuss what types of lobbying and policies might be best suited to sustainability transformations in other industries and geographies. ----- Read more posts in the IFC Series: Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
returning four days later. He didn’t reach Katahdin—his diary offers no explanation for the change of plans—but he would forever view the trip as his “emancipation.” Moore thrived on the freedom. A few years later, while attending Williams College, he set off to canoe... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Massachusetts, there has been considerable controversy regarding the building of wind turbines on Cape Cod—a situation I describe in a case study I've written. But no matter what happens there, only about 1.9 percent of all our electric... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
and services with innovative approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation, there is another important step. Pay attention to quality and safety. It takes just one electric vehicle catching on fire, wind turbine blade falling off at an... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
to time." The seeds of Jenrette's passion for historic houses were planted as he grew up in Raleigh during the Depression. In his book, Jenrette recalls seeing the movie Gone with the Wind in 1939, when he was 10: "It came at a time when... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
short-term debt financing, an attractive source of funding in good times but an accelerant of financial crises when things go bad. And we're getting closer to adopting a "resolution regime" that could enable regulators to wind... View Details