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- 07 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?
This week, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, a major set of rules and incentives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from America's power plants. The plan requires each state to meet a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
To answer one of the oldest business quandaries—is it better to partner or go solo on a project—John Beshears looked for answers in an unusual place: the oil and gas drilling industry in the Gulf of Mexico.... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
and harness the wisdom of crowds. Most organizations, however, don't find it easy or natural to use these new tools initially. And executives see many possible pitfalls... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Kenneth S. Adams
Adams climbed the ranks at Phillips Petroleum, beginning as a clerk in the warehouse division. In 1938, when Adams became president, Phillips Petroleum had a gross income of $78 million with 8,000 employees. When Adams retired from that office, Phillips had become the... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
Caufield & Byers have invested over $200 million in green technologies; Mark Tercek (MBA 1984) serves as president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy; and Carter Roberts (MBA... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
environmental issues such as global warming and limited natural resources, as well as geopolitical instability issues in certain regions of the world. This is nothing new for the oil View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Capitalizing Poetry
director of SG Barr Devlin, a New York firm that provides strategic and financial advice to clients in the electricity and gas industries. Barr,... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
314-087 Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
and utility companies like Pacific Gas & Electric agreeing to accelerate deployment of charging stations along the routes. At some point, says Rich, “people will want to be in... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
pricing scheme, bond markets will be central to financing climate change and other environmental interventions. So-called green bonds appeal to investors who are looking for a safe place to park their money, as well as doing a little bit... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
Barbara Nick (AMP 165, 2003) has spent more than 30 years in the gas and electric industry, honing her skills to become an award-winning leader in business View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition
“I don’t know if it is my favorite, but a case that comes to mind that I really enjoyed was “Europe, Russia and the Age of Gas Revolution.” I’d always thought about natural... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
assembling companies," says Badaracco. "It's plug-and-play management, technology, and partnerships. Whatever you have assembled may not last long, even if it's working." The very nature of this new... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything
the regulatory and the market conditions that led to their success will remain the same and will not shift significantly in response to sweeping changes in technology, policy, or consumer preference. Some... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
Working PapersEquity-Debtholder Conflicts and Capital Structure Authors:Bo Becker and Per Strömberg Abstract We use an important legal event as a natural experiment to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
conceptual model and propositions that highlight the attributes of effective workforce diversity initiatives and the process through which workforce diversity initiatives become effective. We focus on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
times the $132 billion that the 1995 Kobe earthquake did, making it one of the Japan's most costly natural disasters. Transportation disruptions and the closing of many factories throughout Japan will shrink... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
nature of health care transactions with third-party involvement, the somewhat clunky EHR systems themselves that combine billing with health records, and fee-for-service payment systems. “Every time the... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
independence without sacrificing energy security in the EU. The case chronicles latest efforts, and unintended consequences, by all-union authorities in Brussels to untie the Russian knot by implanting American inventions in the European... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
James R. Moffett
In 1981, Moffett orchestrated one of the largest and most profitable mergers in Wall Street history – the merger of his oil exploration company, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company,... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining