Publications

November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
Teaching Note

Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P. (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis, Daniel Buenza, Fabrizio Ferraro and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for 411025. View Details

Keywords: Performance; Employees; Innovation and Invention; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Governance; Financial Services Industry

01 Sep 2024
News

Far-Reaching Impact

childhood education in India. Photo courtesy Rocket Learning Prior to HBS, Mahajan and Gupta did stints at McKinsey, then managed programs at legacy nonprofits in India—Mahajan at SEWA Federation, the largest organization supporting women... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

18 Dec 2019
News

Thinking Smart About Numbers

alumni and guests of the HBS Club of India enjoyed Professor Desai’s July 9 book talk in New Delhi, titled “How Finance Works.” His talk “helped de-mystify some of the most complex aspects of finance into more manageable pieces,” says... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade

simulations, but Strategic Brew stands alone in scope. All 940 first-year students play the game simultaneously as part of the required Strategy course. Roughly 40 faculty and project members manage and supervise the events. “It’s a... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education; Food & Beverage

March 2022
Case

Talent@Tencent

By: Tarun Khanna, Shu Lin and Nancy Hua Dai

On November 11, 2016, Xi Dan, Senior Vice President of Tencent, and Ma Yongwu, Dean of Tencent Academy, were discussing how Tencent could develop new capabilities to sustain its growth miracle and entry into new technologies, expansion into B2B businesses, and... View Details

Keywords: B2B; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Human Resources; Innovation and Management; Leadership Development; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; China

August 2021
Teaching Note

IBM Watson at MD Anderson Cancer Center

By: Shane Greenstein and Mel Martin

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-022. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Operations; Failure; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Product Development; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Houston; Texas

01 Dec 2018
News

HBS Fellowship Furthers Entrepreneurial Dreams

at least two years before matriculating. Okeke served as a special operations manager at Home Chef, a meal-kit delivery startup, and as an associate consultant at Bain & Co. “I’ve always felt a desire to build something. When I was in... View Details

08 Jan 2019
News

Raising Prospects for Female Funders

the tools to manage the risks of this asset class. There are already more than 200 women participating as investors in Europe. And this is not the only place where they exist. There is a Rising Tide Africa coming out, and one in the US.... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

HBS Issues Upbeat 2006 Annual Report

goes beyond financials to describe a number of new programs and initiatives designed to keep HBS at the forefront of management research and participant-centered learning. The Healthcare Initiative, for example, is a multidisciplinary... View Details

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

16 Jul 2021
News

Quantum Computing Is Coming. What Can It Do?

June 2024 (Revised December 2024)
Case

Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain

In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London

01 May 2015
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

(MBA 2013), James E. Lysinger (MBA 2013), Cory Rothschild (MBA 2014), Thiago Santelmo (MBA 2013), Jordan Strebeck (MBA 2014), and Maxeme Tuchman (MBA 2012). At each of the HBS Campaign regional events, Dean Nohria has spoken about the need to position the School for... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Jun 2007
News

Alumni Books

innovative concepts and models (including The Managerial Target); and describes, interrelates, and integrates about 100 gurus’ major concepts, processes, models, and practices into a single unified practice of View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

June 2024
Simulation

Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator

By: Mike Toffel, Shirley Lu and George Serafeim

This Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator calculates the greenhouse gas emissions over the lifespan of internal combustion engine (ICEs) vehicles, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), including those associated with their... View Details

Keywords: Decarbonization; Environment; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Climate Change; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Battery Industry

April 2017 (Revised January 2020)
Case

Korea Telecom: Building a GiGAtopia (A)

By: Shane Greenstein, Feng Zhu and Kerry Herman

Korea Telecom (KT) has committed $4 billion in investments and R&D to build a GiGAtopia, essentially ushering in the next generation of mobile (5G) and wired infrastructure. CEO Dr. Chang-Gyu Hwang, and his team are considering which areas to prioritize in terms of new... View Details

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technological Innovation; Infrastructure; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Telecommunications Industry

December 2002 (Revised February 2003)
Case

Wyndham International: Fostering High-Touch with High-Tech

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gabriele Piccoli

Examines a hotel chain's attempt to use information technology to achieve market dominance and build customer loyalty during a period of global industry decline. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Competitive Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Accommodations Industry