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- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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HBS - Key Metrics
help reduce disease transmission (which increases GHG emissions). Harvard University calculates its GHG emissions factor, but there is a delay in getting current grid data to feed into that calculation. Energy includes steam and... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
Did you know that the HBS tunnels are connected to the Harvard University tunnels across the river? Read on, and all shall be made clear! Although connected, the two tunnel systems are very different. The ten miles of Harvard steam... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
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A Commitment to Sustainability | About
disease transmission (which increases GHG emissions). Harvard University calculates its GHG emissions factor, but there is a delay in getting current grid data to feed into that calculation. Energy includes steam and electricity from... View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Horses drew wagons along rails made of wood and later iron. In the 1820s, the English introduced the first successful steam locomotive engine. As routes were carved out, mining areas transformed into industrial centers and coastal sites... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
steam milk properly. For Schultz, however, that wasn't enough—he wanted to reach the company's store managers, recognizing them as essential to the transformation process. "I needed an unfiltered venue for expressing my empathy about... View Details
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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Related Collections Site Credits The access to the tea and silk district will enable us to be sure that we can produce at fair prices; and the navigation of the Yangtze and other rivers will make steam very important. — John Heard to... View Details
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Partners - Case Method Project
Legacy High School South Gate, CA CA 60 of 65 Diana Stiller Norco High School Norco, CA CA 61 of 65 Ryan Stough STEAM Legacy High School South Gate, CA Subjects: US History, AP US History, World History, AVID CA 62 of 65 Blake Thomas... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
to maritime trade so phenomenal that he has been compared to the father of the steam engine, Robert Fulton. As a youth growing up on a farm in a small town of Maxton, North Carolina, McLean learned early on about the value of hard work... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details
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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
twentieth century, securities in the form of stock became the preferred way of raising capital, and Lehman Brothers issued its first public stock offering for the International Steam Pump Company in 1899. “Underwriting was a potential... View Details
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
Lawrenceville, NJ DC Matt Smith Basis DC Washington, DC Subjects: AP World History, Capstone in Sports, History, and Popular Culture, Film, Art and Music Appreciation GA Max Smith Carver STEAM Academy Atlanta, GA MA Molly Smith Ipswich... View Details
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HBS - Key Metrics
ventilation to help reduce disease transmission (which increases GHG emissions). Harvard University calculates its GHG emissions factor, but there is a delay in getting current grid data to feed into that calculation. Energy includes View Details
- Blog
Inside the Learning: Wellness on Campus
and weight room Squash and racquetball courts Locker rooms Exercise studios Sauna and steam rooms If you will be on campus for a longer program, you can also take advantage of scheduled classes, as well as fitness evaluations and personal... View Details
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Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
recent scholarship underlines the impact the state had on the development of the industry. In England, where the industrial revolution was already well under way, the British made early contributions to railroad technology, introducing the first View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
steam engine, electricity, and openhearth furnace allows businesses to expand nationwide Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 First widespread use of auto assembly line Self-starter increases popularity of automobile Influence: Medium-High 20... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
At one end of the global coffee supply chain are the diners who gather for brunch at the sidewalk tables outside Chloe’s Cafe in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. Regulars there order the fluffy banana-walnut pancakes and steaming... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
ritual." Norton says some businesses already seem aware of the power of rituals. Years ago, for example, Starbucks put the slogan "Take comfort in rituals" on its store doors, along with an image of a steaming cup of coffee. "Starbucks... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
high-throughput genome engineering capabilities that enable dramatically faster genetic innovation. Coupled with the discovery of extremely fast-growing photosynthetic microalgae and racing against a worsening climate outlook, we’re full View Details