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01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie

and promotions like the one we ran last summer that offered a room upgrade if you could Hula Hoop for twenty seconds or win a round of Rock, Paper, Scissors. They also write about Kimpton’s sustainability efforts, such as our partnerships... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

continue forging a path in mission-driven work at Harvard Business School. “I really love this impact related work, and I could do it until I have the last breath of my body, and there will still be work to do,” Ramirez said. “The question that I had was, ‘What is the... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Clean Slate

says. To get there, Massport is reducing the carbons tied to the operation of its airports, container ship and cruise terminals, and all related equipment and vehicles. Logan’s central heating system represents the biggest opportunity: Converting that to a more View Details

David J. Stern

NBA was struggling from low attendance and high profile player scandals. Stern did much to change the image of basketball while creating a viable and sustainable business model. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

Authors:Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, and Tiona Zuzul Abstract Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2014
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...

working with African businesses, providing support wherever necessary, to grow them in a sustainable manner. I do not foresee this interest changing over the next 5 years. I intend to continue growing my career at Tana, learning from its... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Carlos Coto

Carlos joined his fifty-odd HBS colleagues on the India IXP, where the focus was on "the technology and infrastructure necessary to sustain growth in an emerging market." That theme resonates with Carlos' own ambitions.... View Details

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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

“ideas” and how they shape the world in which we operate; and the big businesses that nurture, launch, and sustain idea creators as well as the supply chains that create value from them. Several questions will animate the course. Which... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

The Business of Babies

commercial and scientific promise, sustaining legislation has to be put in place to allow the market to achieve its potential,” Spar commented. “The best technology in the world won’t help you if it’s illegal to use it.” Another... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 2019 (Revised January 2021)
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The Leveraged Buyout of TXU: (B) Energy Future Holdings

By: Trevor Fetter, Erik Snowberg and Rebecca M. Henderson

This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase of TXU, the... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Transformation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Energy Generation; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Texas

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January 2006 (Revised May 2006)
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Akin Ongor's Journey

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey's most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Startups; Environmental Sustainability; Retirement; Education Industry; Turkey; United States

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February 2010 (Revised October 2010)
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Re-THINK-ing THINK: The Electric Car Company

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and David Kiron

On January 5, 2010, 48-year-old Richard Canny was on his way to meet the governor of Indiana. He was reading his newly issued press release announcing that THINK planned to start automobile production in Elkhart County, Indiana to launch its THINK City battery-operated... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Production; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Norway; Indiana

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09 Feb 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Executive Compensation and Misconduct: Environmental Harm

Keywords: by Dylan Minor

September 2010 (Revised November 2010)
Case

Ze-gen: Commercializing Clean Tech

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Kaitlyn Lyons and Scott Prozeller

The Ze-gen case covers the first five years in the life of a clean-tech start-up. Ze-gen had developed an innovative technology that converted solid waste into synthesis gas (called syngas). This technology was in testing at the company's pilot plant, built next to the... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Green Technology Industry; New Bedford

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February 2020
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Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature

By: Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett

Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts

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11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

longer will access to incremental markets be the primary expansion driver; increasingly the drive must be to capture scarce sources of intellectual and human capital—strategic resources that can provide sustainable competitive advantage... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Healthcare Prize What Others Are Saying What Others Are Saying What Others Are Saying “When someone like Michael Porter tells companies that sustainability and related social and environmental issues will affect the future of the... View Details

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OWN: The Power of Company Ownership - Course Catalog

difference between management and ownership? What makes someone effective at ownership? How do you prepare to be an effective owner? By understanding these dynamics, students will be able to build long-term, sustainable strategies that... View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

draft of the Human Genome Project, we launched the Biomedical Sciences Initiative here." As Singapore set out on this journey, Yeo made sure that plenty of funding was available to nurture and sustain the new ventures. From 2000 to 2005,... View Details

July–August 2024
Article

Disclosing Downstream Emissions

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna

An increasing number of companies are using the E-liability carbon-accounting method as an important tool for tracking progress toward reducing global emissions in their supply chains. The system does not require formal accounting for downstream emissions—those... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Environmental Accounting; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability

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