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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
July 12, 1920, after an additional six years and $53 million. By the time all was said and done, the construction of the Panama Canal cost 2.0 times its initial estimate, after adjusting for inflation. The overruns exceeded those on the Massachusetts Turnpike (1.1),... View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
whooping crane, and the power company urgently needed new generating capacity and a greener image. After a costly legal impasse that threatened to last for years, the three groups designed a better deal that included a smaller dam built... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty
insights, à la the "Just Say No" campaign. But let's say your goals are a good deal more ambitious. You care about benefiting society as a whole. You want to help people stuck in grinding poverty. You want to know what villagers think about a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
Stephen D. Bechtel
Bechtel was a giant in the large construction industry. His firm is credited with the successful completion of massive projects including the Hoover Dam and the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Bechtel also built the oil pipeline across the... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser successfully built a highly diversified construction business consisting of 82 companies. His company handled millions of dollars of highway and bridge construction as well as several dams (e.g. Hoover Dam), levees and pipelines in... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
impressive monitoring system. However, the truth is that opportunities to add capacity with new dams are limited. Building dams is difficult due to the complex siting requirements and opposition from local... View Details
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General File - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Montreal-Vancouver railroad in 1885, close-ups of early computing machinery, cyanotypes of European and U.S. bridges, images of workers in South African gold mines, a series of photos taken of supermarkets around the world circa early 1960s, and striking views of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
business. “Being able to apply a variety of skills to a broad scope of challenges felt like a dam breaking open,” says Hammer, now president and CEO of Theralogix, a nutritional supplement company he cofounded in 2002. But Hammer’s love... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges
to the 2017 Oroville Dam tragedy where heavy rains in California caused major dam spillage and forced the evacuation of some 180,000 residents. And, more recently, how millions in Mexico City could run out... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President
These candidates are trying to adjust to what the voters care about.” You Might Also Like: Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One Is It Even Possible to View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
If a dike or dam has sprung a number of leaks, there are many possible ways to respond. The initial impulse is to assiduously plug one hole after another, hoping that the situation will right itself. Another approach—and often a more... View Details
- 20 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management
three new surface water dams by 2041 for a cumulative yield of 7,064 mega liters per day. The BMC is also seeking bids for a desalination project to produce 200 mega liters of potable water daily, with potential to double the capacity to... View Details
- 17 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News
sharing accurate information,” says Jordan. You Might Also Like: Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
through the years sharp rises in agricultural production and population quickly depleted the local water supplies. In response, the state and federal governments stepped in and created a water infrastructure of dams and aqueducts that... View Details
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307081 Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A) Harvard Business School Case 906-014 Endesa Chile, the largest electricity generation company in Chile, is building a major... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2025
- Blog Post
The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet
Imagine a place where all electricity comes from clean sources, where most cars are EVs and can be charged on almost every street, where daily hot water for homes and pools is drawn from the depths of the Earth, and where sweet tomatoes can grow even in the starkest... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
Australia, charges customers $5 for "just looking," refunding the fee if an item is purchased. "The problem with this approach is that it's trying to build a dam around your consumers and force them to do something they are not naturally... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
Allen’s closing remarks at the end of the course emphasized adaptation as a multi-stakeholder problem that requires a systems thinking approach: “What if my house survives because I raised it, but neighbors don’t is that adaptation? If Boston reinforces View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
one-bedroom apartments renting for $260-$300. A 1977 Bulletin feature titled "Five Decades at Soldiers Field" marked the 50th birthday of the campus. "Looking at the HBS campus today with its 25 buildings and park-like setting, it's hard to visualize the tract as it... View Details