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- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
sustainability campaign Instead of a central sustainability team, LEGO Group’s emissions, water use, and landfill reduction strategies are woven into the organization’s operations, packaging, materials, and molding groups. On the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
The technology to make soap was known for several thousand years, but the product was rarely used for personal washing, especially by Europeans who largely avoided washing with water after the Black Death in the Middle Ages, believing it... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
through a cost effective, outsourced delivery model. RelayRides Shelby Clark Nabeel Al-Kady Dave Brook David Schairer Rob Guinn Boris Mordkovich Business Track Runner-Up RelayRides is the world’s first person-to-person carsharing service. Social Enterprise Track, 2010... View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture
the electrons. That’s a problem because then the carbon dioxide won’t want to bind with the molecules in the solution. Water can also come in and decompose some of those molecules.” The challenge is to find a carbon capture “recipe” of... View Details
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Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
inevitably affects—and is affected by—numerous societal issues, such as natural resource and water use, health and safety, working conditions, and equal treatment in the workplace. Opportunities to create shared value arise because... View Details
- 07 Nov 2022
- News
Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me
Today, the Journal notes, Adore Me “has more than 1.2 million customers who purchase its products online through monthly subscriptions and one-time buys.” Victoria’s Secret CEO Martin Waters noted that Adore Me is “significantly further... View Details
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
stronger for jobs in more digital industries.” The research team also found that weak ties are more important for people engaged in remote work, where they might not hear the latest information in their field around the proverbial water... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back
career exploration. You may come into HBS wanting to pursue something specific, but this is the time to test uncharted waters and learn from all your peers who have worked in diverse fields! What is your favorite memory of your time at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
out a digital tool called the Global Fibre Impact Explorer. It taps into the power of cloud computing to assess the risks of raw materials against factors such as air pollution, biodiversity, emissions, and water use, giving the fashion... View Details
- 17 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price
increase the likelihood of buying products, but only if the decision was related more to the product's usefulness than to pure emotional desire. Water Filtration Pitchers And Batteries To that end, the researchers designed a follow-up... View Details
- Profile
Dusty Register
unknown. Second, we hit the water in August, and it was intense. End of RC fall and recruiting has felt like emerging from the water and laying on a warm rock in the sun (don’t tell my FIN2 prof that... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Kennedy Stephen M. Waters James A. Stern William J. Kneisel Donald H. Layton Kevin W. Kennedy A managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he has spent his entire career, Kevin Kennedy has served the firm in a number of positions,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
in the standing and running water on the floor. Along the way, openings on both sides led to well-lit rooms, one of them filled with a big, noisy, dynamo-like shape reminiscent of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. At the tunnel’s end were two... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- Web
HBS - Key Metrics
CY2020 CY2019 CY2018 GHG Emissions 6 (metric tons of CO2 equivalent) 9,098 9,103 11,562 11,614 Energy (kbtu) 7 121,948,442 122,569,467 150,713,824 152,538,748 Water (100 cubic feet) 8 32,735 40,754 51,025 48,626 Municipal Solid Waste... View Details
- 01 Aug 2022
- What Do You Think?
Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
transportation such as rail and water over the use of JIT strategies. Shoshanah Cohen commented, “I wouldn’t say those days are over, but until we get back to the point where lead times are both short AND consistent, manufacturers will... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
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Angela Q. Crispi | About
created the Harvard Innovation Labs, a cross-university initiative to foster entrepreneurship. She has twice served on the Staff Advisory Committee for the Harvard University President search. Before joining Harvard, Angela led the introduction of new manufacturing... View Details
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
point to both countries flexing their military muscle increasingly: China's blue water navy, India's nuclearization. But I think to focus exclusively on this, even primarily, is a complete mistake. The on-the-ground productive ferment,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2023
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks
today has a number of investors, including celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Rosario Dawson, and recently raised $27 million in Series A funding. Cann’s products are now available sold in 34 states in the US and two provinces in Canada. Sharks in these... View Details