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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
“Crush it!” I was test-driving a Tesla Model S 75D under the watchful eye of Kristin, the “owner-advisor” tasked with accompanying me while I took one of Elon Musk’s battery-powered luxury cars for a spin on the Far West Side of Manhattan. Among their many virtues,... View Details
Ralph J. Cordiner
Cordiner established the decentralized management structure at General Electric in the 50’s – an organizational structure that still exists today and is often cited as one of GE’s most important assets.... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower Retrofitting buildings in inner cities is just one element of BlocPower’s groundbreaking sustainability strategy. In this episode of Climate Stories, BlocPower’s General Manager Keith... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy. We will need to finance research in technology innovation and biotechnology, including stem cell research. We will need to generate most of our electricity... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Green as Gold
now achieve a 30 percent reduction in water usage. Sensors conserve electricity by automatically reducing interior lighting according to the amount of sunlight in a room. New bureaus, desks, and bookshelves were constructed from Plyboo, a... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
Entrepreneurship and the California Research Center to bring alumni together who are working on all aspects of that innovation. On September 26th, Scott Jacobs (MBA Class of 2007) and the team at Generate Capital hosted around 75 HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Making of a School
humanities of life.” In 1924, a $5 million fundraising campaign began for the construction of a campus on a new site across the Charles River. LIFELINE: Heat and electricity traveled across the Charles River via pipes inside the newly... View Details
- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
Photo via BostInno Photo via BostInno Former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982) has been tapped as the new chairman of athenahealth, the Massachusetts-based health care IT company founded by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
"We see infrastructure as a $60 trillion opportunity." —Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982), CEO, General Electric "Transportation offers the single best opportunity to make cities livable and affordable." —Scott... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
spotted around the world and on its oceans. Suddenly, heavy-industry giants including Mitsubishi, Siemens, and ultimately General Electric were competing to build more efficient wind farm turbines against... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
that provides incentives to employees while generating profits and growth.” The plan: Rechargeable batteries are a safe, clean, affordable energy source. Each battery has the size and weight of a brick and can be delivered directly to... View Details
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Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP | Baker Library
1962 NASDAQ December 1972 Daily NYSE July 1962 AMEX July 1962 NASDAQ December 1972 Step Two: Search Set code format to CUSIP Click Code lookup under Manually enter company codes ; a new window will open Type company name, e.g. General... View Details
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Automobile Industry - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar Tractor Co. View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
UNC's “Accidental” Dean
23, 2003). It’s not quite as improbable as it seems. Jones grew up in western North Carolina and graduated from Chapel Hill in 1974. After earning his MBA, he worked for General Electric and McKinsey before... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fueling a sustainable enterprise in Brazil
grass native to Africa generates 25 times as much energy as fossil fuel, thanks in part to a remarkable annual average yield of 30 to 40 tons of biomass per hectare. By comparison, the energy balance ratio of corn ethanol is around 1 to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami
content to just neutralize opposition, they must turn passive stakeholders into active fans - especially when the venture is an innovation not yet familiar to the public. Transforming Transportation: Highland Electric Fleets The... View Details
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Introduction - The Audience - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
fast-growing genre of employee magazines such as Western Electric News were written for, and from the point of view of, the worker. These publications featured employee profiles and full-page occupational portraits with accompanying... View Details
Reginald H. Jones
A master of strategic planning, Jones designed a new organizational model for General Electric to ensure more accountability and control for specific large industry sectors. Despite a difficult economic... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Industrial Life Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar Tractor Co. View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Shaking Up the System
noted Sternberg. “The difference-makers here are the adults.” As a teacher, Sternberg felt that children’s education suffered from a dearth of strong school leadership, so he decided to enroll at HBS. “The core tenets of leadership that have worked for View Details