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- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Into the Light
million people.” In October 2015, eight months after Poindexter’s first trip to Ghana, Energicity completed its first solar farm in a village near Kumasi. Two weeks after the power was turned on, Poindexter returned to visit the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
food,” notes the low-key Batcha, who was raised on a farm in rural New Jersey and majored in horticulture at Rutgers before coming to HBS. “I believe hunger and famine would be much more widespread today without the changes the seed... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- News
Remembering His Roots
invest in the educational and professional potential of men and women whose young lives were spent as migrant farm workers. Living by the cycle of fruit harvests, a basic education for these kids was often out of reach or incomplete, and... View Details
Keywords: farmworkers
- Web
George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
of his youth on his aunt’s farm in Massachusetts. At the age of twenty-three, he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank (now Citibank), which under his guidance remained a dependable institution... View Details
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named
Extending the lives of the companions we love! Alumnus: Daniel Oliver, MBA 2013 Region: New England Secure Code Warrior: Welcome to the era of secure software development. Alumnus: John Fitzgerald, MBA 1997 Region: Europe Slurrp Farm: 100% honest yumminess. Slurrp... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Back to School
hunker down and roll up my sleeves and use my experience to make a difference there. It was pretty exciting.” Since 2004, Whitney has been doing the same and more as admissions director at Green Farms Academy, an independent K–12... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
depends on tidal currents just as wind farms depend on wind. Like wind and solar energy, tidal and other forms of marine power such as wave energy consume no fossil fuels and produce no carbon emissions, yet they are far more reliable... View Details
- Profile
Humbulani Dombo
something that I had previously known nothing about. I had never thought about process engineering before in that way, yet I was called upon to translate a farming example into a process-flow diagram and then diagnose the problems."... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Cracking Conferences
Molloy, who grew up on a dairy farm in County Offaly. “We hold our storytellers up as heroes. And being able to tell a good story helps you connect with people.” Grit and gratitude are two other Irish traits, she adds, conceding that... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
Alejandro EIsztain, CEO of Cresud S.A., is faced with the difficult choice of whether to sell, develop, or continue to hold the 151,000 hectares of remaining undeveloped farmland at the company's Los Pozos farm in Argentina. Developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
that corporate insiders' excess control rights aggravate the potential risks of insider expropriation of outside investors and thereby increase firms' external finance constraints. Cases & Course Materials Woolf Farming and Processing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
people.” Deep roots: “I am the fifth generation of my family to grow up on a farm in the Adelaide Hills. We grew apples and cherries, and raised sheep.” Role model: Her mother, who died in 2005. “She was my closest friend—a very engaging,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
and development, Jones says. California was another major player, offering wind firms fixed energy prices and guaranteed income streams for several years. These had the effect of luring major manufacturing companies from other industries into the turbine business,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
http://hbr.org/product/tesco-group-food/an/514022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-023 Mission Produce As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Joe Stenger
Earth. You’re surrounded by the most accomplished, yet humble, people in the world. Because of them, each night I go to bed believing that anything is possible. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was 9 years old, I was riding my four-wheeler on... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Forward Thinking
won’t be available overnight, though. Nussey points out that energy from a brand-new solar farm might have nowhere to go because, in some parts of the United States—home to one-third of the world’s data centers—energy-grid transmission... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
responsible human being. A standing ovation at the conclusion of his remarks made it clear that in the eyes of his audience, Feurstein had certainly attained that goal. CEO Jon Corzine of Goldman Sachs A farm boy raised in a tiny Midwest... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
experience with innovative products they feel good about buying. europe Our ambition is to help farmers become more profitable via a platform that gives them tools and access to information and insights about farming practices, markets,... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
silk and apply it to food, creating natural protection that slows spoiling and keeps food fresher for longer. Products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors, and retailers to deliver more... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
constantly test pH levels and mineral content in the water delivered to the roses. 50-60% water used in the farm is reused after going through UV treatment. Dead leaves are left on the floor since they release CO2, which is later consumed... View Details