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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

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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

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

“Hesper Silver” Ray Baxter (MBA 1975), Lawrence Honig (MBA 1975) “Hambrecht & Quist” Steve Wilson (MBA 1989) “Finale” Amy Lieb (MBA 2001) “Carter Racing” Arijit Roy (MBA 2007) “Manila Water Company” Senthilkumar Rajendran (SELP 4, 2019)... View Details

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

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

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

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

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

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

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

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

10 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

need to weigh the risks. The fact is, it’s harder to make a significant profit at a lone B&B than it is at a motel chain, Kerr notes. “People need to think about the scope of their self-employment level,” says Kerr. But Kerr emphasized that the findings needn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

31 Oct 2023
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details

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Hamilton Hall | About

residential facility. As renovated, Hamilton has 72 rooms with private baths, 6 full-service kitchens, well-appointed conference rooms, and a large lounge. During the project, 97 percent of construction waste was reused or recycled, and systems that resulted in... View Details

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

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

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For Organizations - Business & Environment

investigation of potential strategic partnerships to support the rapid commercialization of next-generation batteries by Pellion Technologies. Engage with MBA Student Clubs Student clubs — including the Energy & Environment Club ; Food, Agriculture, and View Details

04 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival

men home safely. Once he arrived at the whaling station on South Georgia Island in May of 1916, he had to find a boat to get through the ice, get back across those perilous waters—some of the most dangerous waters to sail in in the world,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

high-level world and national policymakers on the need for stronger clean energy and water policies and regulations. In 2015, Lubber helped catalyze the necessary business support to get the historic Paris Agreement across the finish... View Details

Portrait Project

Nagi Otgonshar

mother had to go out in the snow to buy candles, so that I had the luxury to study at night while others sat in darkness. I did not realize that the only way she could feed us was by walking ten miles to her two-hectare vegetable plot that she View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

huge understanding of your market and the way the world works. You’re leaving money on the table! You’re not going to make as much money as you could by not considering the experience of racialized “others.” Think about the tech space. I know there is a version of an... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

company, reformulating products, adding micronutrients, developing disease-specific nutritional supplements, and expanding into skin health. In 2005, the company embraced an approach it called creating shared value, not only to improve nutrition, but conserve View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

carbon removal by 2040 and improving food and economic security for >200,000+ smallholder farmers.” Todd Brix MBA 1997 | Co-Founder & CEO, OCOchem “OCOchem has developed the world’s largest CO2 electrolyzer which converts CO2, water and... View Details

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

the two countries have managed to alienate each other. It includes everything from blame about COVID-19 to suppression of minorities in China to the US policy toward Taiwan and “One China” to military action in waters adjacent to China to... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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