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- 06 Sep 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?
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What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner? - MBA
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3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow - MBA
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- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
included in a late-stage trial a component that is publicly available,” explains Blum. He notes that studies of the samples by independent researchers could help identify biomarkers for the disease’s causes and progression. Not Just View Details
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Deborah Blagg
- February 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities
Addresses contingent environmental liabilities that are the result of unforeseen environmental risks where the dollar amount of such liabilities is unknown and depends on future events. In contrast, fines for violating environmental laws are liabilities, but are not...
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Legal Liability;
Risk Management;
Natural Environment;
Laws and Statutes;
Pollutants;
Governance Compliance;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-098, February 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- Fast Answer
Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs
Corporate EcoForum Weekly Bloomberg Climate Changed Just Means Triple Pundit University-based resources Duke Edge Duke Office of sustainability Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard C-Change: The...
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- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
that I could invest the rest of my career in helping people.” To that end, Downing started taking science classes three years ago. Then, while searching for a medical school that would accept a mid-career student, he stumbled upon a new...
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- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Working PapersFrom Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science Authors:Waverly W. Ding, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract This paper examines gender differences in the...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Staff Directory | Baker Library
administration, knowledge management, collection development, and access strategies, Ken holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, and a Master of Science in Library View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
of Engineering and Applied Sciences [9] and the University’s proposed Enterprise Research Campus.” (See sidebar) Tentative plans call for moving parking underground and construction of as many as three buildings on the Western Avenue site...
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- April 2006 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Paula J. Laschober and Dina Pradel
Endesa Chile, the largest electricity generation company in Chile, is building a major power plant on the Biobio River in Southern Chile. A historic conflict involving the indigenous people of the Biobio River, the Chilean government, and international conservation...
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Buildings and Facilities;
Energy Generation;
Government and Politics;
Negotiation;
Business and Community Relations;
Natural Environment;
Conflict and Resolution;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Industry;
Chile
McGinn, Kathleen L., Paula J. Laschober, and Dina Pradel. "Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-014, April 2006. (Revised November 2021.)
- October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and...
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Rail Transportation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Development Economics;
Government Legislation;
Natural Environment;
Policy;
Metals and Minerals;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Rail Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-018, October 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
The Greening of DUMBO
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu
The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including...
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Transformation;
Local Range;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Urban Development;
Public Administration Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and Abhijit Prabhu. "The Greening of DUMBO." Harvard Business School Case 410-079, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
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Working with Professors at HBS - MBA
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My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015) - MBA
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- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
Science and Drones to Replant Our Planet,” Aymeric Maudous and Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) shared the science behind their startup, Lord of the Trees, a precision drone tree-planting company focused on global...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
more money," says Norton, now an associate professor in the Marketing Unit at HBS. That search for answers led to their new book, Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending, which offers peer-reviewed guidance for the purse strings—much...
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- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive...
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- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
concluded that "governments should fund education in math and science ... Markets will take care of entrepreneurial innovation." Jay Somasundaram asked whether we are even asking the right question. In his words, "The...
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by Jim Heskett
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
levels. Collectively, Rachel and Wallerstofer saw an opportunity to build a precision nutrition brand that was more data driven, science backed, and truly personalized. “We came together on this mission to empower individuals to leverage...
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