Wastes and Waste Processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

A number of studies have suggested that US workers waste between one and two hours a day web surfing, costing their companies billions in lost productivity. In response, some employers have banned private... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

the bottom line. “It’s not just going to be a waste of resources trying to deal with this problem,” Goh says. “Aside from all of the positive outcomes you generate, it’s probably a good financial return on investment as well.” Goh View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

styles help projects flow smoothly and quickly. Benefits also result when we work with people who aren't necessarily similar, but are familiar, to us. When you launch into a task with those you already know, you don't View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

new type of oil into their system. System thinking and collaborations: Lastly, we saw how systems-level thinking can make these business models more feasible. For example, their first facility (Empyro) was built by BTG Bioliquids View Details

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

frustrated at the time he was wasting writing the elaborate reports. Yet despite complaining endlessly to his peers, week after week Jeff said nothing to Matt. With each act of silence, Jeff's resentment grew View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

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Wyss House | About

LEED –NC Gold certification. Green construction highlights include 100 percent of electricity usage offset by Renewable Energy Certificates; 41 percent reduction in domestic water use; 96 percent of construction and demolition View Details

Portrait Project

Jennifer Wu

whom I have taken for granted all along. A sense of shame washed over me, as I recalled the many times I yelled at Mom and Dad in arguments and prioritized my needs over theirs. That was the moment I... View Details

Blog

Leading Successful Digital Transformation

efficiency of supply chains, and chat bots are used to cut the cost of call centers. While it is always good to reduce costs and improve efficiency, focusing solely on efficiency implicitly assumes that the... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

Alumni Climate Impact Alumni Climate Impact Alumni Founders: How is Your Company Accelerating Climate Solutions? Eric Adamson MBA 2013 | Co-Founder & CEO, Tortuga AgTech “At Tortuga AgTech, we’re building AI-driven robotics to enable farms to be more sustainable,... View Details

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

and both were rated above Trader Joe’s. “Whole Foods may be the more luxurious experience, but Peapod signals your time is so valuable you can’t afford to waste it,” says Keinan. In another study, a woman... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

root cause. Get ready for the long haul. Never waste a good crisis. You're in the spotlight: follow your True North. Go on offense: focus on winning now. "Leaders must also remember that they are in the spotlight during a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. After all, 2007 was the year that Twitter was founded; Airbnb formed the following year. For startups jockeying for position in nascent markets, pressure is intense to... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

SUMMING UP Is Management the Missing Ingredient in Melding Organization Culture and Remote Work? Those who have experienced remote work are largely vocal supporters of the notion. Its success is dependent, on the one hand, on an effective... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

Interested in offsetting your travel carbon footprint? Click here. Are you traveling soon, but feel concerned about the carbon footprint of your flight or drive? Planes and cars release greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) such as carbon... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

environmental damage on the nature that I loved. I saw coral bleaching and algal blooms that killed fish and kept us off the beaches for weeks at a time. I saw immense amounts of plastic View Details

20 May 2022
Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

resistant plants, novel biofuels processes, and alternative meat production. This year we’ve further expanded and even have a few non-life sciences teams in our cohort, working on industrial View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

where I grew up. I got paid based on completion, not time, and at first it took me at least two hours to do it all, if not more. I was close to quitting after the first few weeks, but eventually I choreographed the View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
Case

The Greening of DUMBO

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu

The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Local Range; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY)

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04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

2021 I’m a vegetarian. I love escaping into the woods to live off the grid, sleep on the dirt, and eat over an open fire. I’m obsessive about minimizing waste and buying second... View Details

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