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  • 16 Nov 2015
  • News

Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

Diego, followed by managing king crab and salmon fishing in Washington State and Alaska. “I was in Dutch Harbor, navigating the logistics of catching and freezing and making deals with Japanese customers,” he remembers. “I seemed to find... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 21 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 21, 2010

dataset of firms from the U.S. and seven European countries we study the impact of ICT on worker autonomy, plant manager autonomy, and span of control. Consistent with the theory we find that better... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Media

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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details

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Mantazh Khanna

I will not let go of my yellow work boots and hard hat. Manager Tan gave them to me at a power plant in Singapore as he proudly showed me around his magnificently built facility. Crisscrossing shiny steel... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

Green Day

grass that fuels their company’s $43 million, 30-megawatt thermoelectric plant located in Bahia, Brazil. Photo courtesy Sykue Bioenergia Native to Africa, elephant grass isn’t picky. If it has sunshine, warmth, and some moisture, the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 10 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

employees on company time, with company material and/or tools. The origin of the term is unclear but probably refers to the fact that these artifacts are brought home. In the French aeronautics plant I studied, cutlery, toys, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

WATER Ltd.

In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services
  • Web

Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

employees often endured in steel mill towns, where soot billowing out from plant smokestacks covered streets and homes. 36 Fritz Henle. Grievance Committee meeting with union workers and company officials, Homestead District Works,... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Combating Climate Change

and chemical engineering to massive questions like climate change. Last summer I visited the huge chemical plants in Freeport, Texas. It occurred to me that if these plants are running nonstop, there are... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

Flex Time

Lauri Union (MBA 1992) manages Union Corrugating Company (UCC) from Boston, where she lives with her husband and two young children. While her early years at the company required more time on-site in North Carolina, she’s View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 20 Dec 2018
  • Blog Post

A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture

In the words of David Eisen (MBA 2001), CEO of the rapidly growing vegan food-maker Plant Snacks, “there’s probably nothing more important for your everyday behavior—as a person, and as a steward for your household—than what you consume.... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

John Batcha (MBA '54) was ready to grow his own organization. With a $50,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation, he teamed with Partners of the Americas, the largest private volunteer organization in the Western Hemisphere, to develop a program to distribute vegetable... View Details
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Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Affirming the role of the employee, then, became part of a growing trend in management as a way to inspire collaboration and reduce alienation experienced in the repetitive nature of standardized working conditions. Elton Mayo, professor... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

Authentic Leadership

Scott Snook "ALD helped me grow both roots and wings. I grew roots that firmly planted me in a worldview and a leadership view, but I also grew wings—the confidence to go out into the world and act with purpose." —Neda Navab (MBA 2013)... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

forward dining -animal and plant based protein -restaurant franchising -restaurant expansion -food safety and supply chain -restaurant technology management -restaurant private equity funding  View Details
  • 07 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

climate-tech startup helping farmers adopt regenerative agriculture practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate carbon credits. Key techniques include: Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) : Planting rice seeds directly into soil... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2006
  • News

Silver Lining

Energy International, a company formed to manage its physical assets, which, as it happens, are actively being sought after by private-equity groups from around the world. Said Bhatnagar, who has since founded THOT Capital Group, an... View Details
Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Utilities
  • 11 Jun 2015
  • News

Leading the way in sustainable style

Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), the chairman and CEO of garment-manufacturing giant The Esquel Group, doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s focused on improving the livelihood of the company’s 47,000 employees and reducing environmental impact... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

renewables, nuclear, demand management and other low-carbon technologies are better understood by the Chinese than any other nation. The Chinese know more because they are building far greater numbers of solar, wind, carbon capture and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities
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