Resilience - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2025
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How risk can be the key to a sustainable future with Sophie Levin (MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences 2022)

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked at Tesla as a design engineer and project manager. I had the opportunity to work on groundbreaking products alongside some of the smartest and most View Details

30 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Not Slowing VC Investment

seek larger equity stakes. “The valuations might not be as high as they would have expected, but there's still money there,” Gompers says. “There are still opportunities for those with really great companies or really great ideas.” Private equity’s less rosy outlook... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services; Banking

16 Jan 2025
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Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked at Tesla as a design engineer and project manager. I had the opportunity to work on groundbreaking products alongside some of the smartest and most View Details

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HBS - From The Dean

Report, you will see evidence of their resilience on both the balance sheet and in the vignettes that mark notable milestones of our academic calendar. Since transitioning to my role as the School's 11th dean on January 1, 2021, I engaged... View Details

20 Oct 2021
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Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)

enjoyed the chance to build and deepen relationships with over one hundred diverse, local leaders, from Black and Brown business owners whose innovation and resilience is inspiring, to corporate executives authentically trying to figure... View Details

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Up Close: A Return to In-Person Executive Education Programs

resiliency and collaboration of colleagues across campus. "It's not only people wanting us to come back, it's asking how they can help and what we need—just as they did before. This situation shone a light on that even more. We're in need... View Details

17 Jul 2023
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From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

today, so the near-term is defined much more by deploying existing solutions than inventing never-before-known solutions.” He added: “The Infrastructure/Energy Transition is well underway, driven by customer demand for more affordable resources, more View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

persist. MORE STORIES ABOUT IMPACT: Making Democracy Work Building a Strong and Prosperous Society Maintaining a Resilient Democracy Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

hard they had worked to develop themselves, and the painful lessons they learned from their mistakes and failures. Through those very difficult experiences they developed the self-awareness, confidence, courage and resilience to persevere... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

28 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates

overly favorable qualities. My advice is to try to stay calm and resist being invested in one person until you've actually gotten to know them. Avoid long e-mail correspondences because they tend to heighten expectations." "It also takes View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Publishing

25 Feb 2020
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Action Plan: Just Breathe

meditation sessions each morning. “As it turns out, building a stress resilience company can be really stressful,” he jokes. How to Make Mindfulness Work for You Embrace EQ. “IQ is no longer enough. The playing field has shifted toward... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2020
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Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?

organization and prepared to challenge its own doctrines about how it operates to drive more resilient features into the entire platform (e.g. supplier partnerships and sourcing under duress, prime membership adjustments) that supplement... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

01 Nov 2019
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Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond

From the RC’s Finance I discussion on international carbon finance and EcoSecurities, to electives such as Sustainable Cities and Resilient Infrastructure, to cases such as “Climate change: Paris, and the road ahead,” Harvard Business... View Details

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The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report

become more resilient and innovative in the face of uncertainty. Digital transformation is not just about adopting new technologies—it’s about evolving the human systems around them. Boards that fail to link their innovation strategies to... View Details

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

16 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

companies build resilience by creating a sense of continuity and solidarity. “Losing the war didn’t just represent the loss of assets, but also a setback in terms of future ability to operate in these markets,” says Giacomin. “The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2016
What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

difficult to achieve. So there you have at least three kinds of responses to the question. Is this an important discussion to be having? When business performance falters, where does the “fix” begin? What do you think? References: Michael Beer, High Commitment, High... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

02 Jul 2010
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Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

people? Is profit as a "direct goal" overrated? Why then is it so frequently found among goals? What do you think? To read more: Michael Beer, High Commitment High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Apr 2025
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IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing

agriculture, SELCO’s innovations empower underserved groups, including women and people with disabilities, to build resilient micro businesses, promoting both poverty alleviation and climate adaptation. At the entrepreneurs’ fair... View Details

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