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- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
years as a call to action for consumers to take charge and switch to a 100% electric platform as a pathway to decarbonization. Electric heat pumps are appliances that use an electrical input to move heat between the air inside and outside... View Details
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It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You! - MBA
I had a terrific summer working on the Growth team in LA - and even overlapped with alum and now SpaceX employee Kate Sweeney (MS/MBA 2023). Going back to the time to build : graduate school is not always the first call to action for an... View Details
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
before want DVDs (e.g., action films). Similarly, we predicted and found that should DVDs are held by online renters longer than want DVDs, meaning people procrastinate considerably more about watching documentaries, for example, than... View Details
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HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025) - MBA
building trust, not just as a leader, but as a fellow human being. Every decision I made, every action I took, was guided by the principle of being good, fair, and just. It was about acknowledging mistakes, celebrating successes, and... View Details
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Confronting Climate Change - Business & Environment
scientists over 50 years ago — business is vital. Managers have a key role to play in confronting climate change in the market sectors in which they operate and in the political and civic circles in which they hold influence. Policy... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
students can’t simply rely on their modern-day political views; the Democratic and Republican parties didn’t even exist yet, and the political challenges they will learn about don’t map neatly onto today’s... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
set short-term interest rates. And that short-term interest rate is what central bankers use to try to control inflation and moderate the business cycle. Q: And what about expectations? Why are expectations the third pillar? A: Expectations are View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
years. That’s a lot of war, natural disaster, and political turmoil to survive. The new book Leadership to Last: How Great Leaders Leave Legacies Behind looks at the ingredients of long-lasting businesses in South Asia, focusing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
orientation, decision-frameworks, and actions can help managers at all firms improve the exploitation of value increasing opportunities. Entrepreneurial managers typically face an environment in which the importance of general management... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
1988. The book is called The Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne, and it's all about the Indian Wars and how it aligns with the Civil War and that time period. While it's about the Comanche and the settlers and all that was going on at that time and the View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
the administration has instituted high-profile travel bans and worked to undo the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) policy of the Obama administration, the president has also often signaled a desire to shift the H-1B visa... View Details
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Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree - MBA
entrepreneurs, community organizers, political activists, veterans, corporate managers, and legal analysts. Furthermore, we have unique interests and goals that we are pursuing. In my first year, we went to New York to meet with industry... View Details
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back - MBA
dual-career household was extremely helpful. And don’t be too hard on yourself. HBS is academically demanding, there are so many activities to get involved in, and so many interesting people to meet—it can feel overwhelming. Make sure you... View Details
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
with Harvard’s broader Sustainability Action Plan. This plan outlines Harvard’s goals to be Fossil Fuel Neutral by 2026 and Fossil Fuel Free by 2050 for campus energy use and vehicles (Scope 1 and 2). Harvard uses the term “fossil fuel”... View Details
- 22 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of an Employee Suggestion-Driven Improvement Program
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
things she could do was to simply ask them: “How do you feel?” As the Russian war stretches into its third year, that question is increasingly central to the success of Ukraine’s defense strategy. Protecting the mental health of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers has... View Details
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
they operate. Political science, government, and history paid attention; and even the economist Joseph Schumpeter, with his notion of individuals who operate outside the social structure and who can then innovate, staked out a tradition... View Details
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Professor Laura Alfaro + More Info – Less Info Fueled by a series of recent political events and actors, anti-globalization has been growing. From the rise of political platforms pinning blame on openness to... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
psychology that accounts for behaviors inconsistent with ethical beliefs and describe how people reconcile their immoral actions with their ethical goals through the process of moral disengagement. We then examine how the mind selectively... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne