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- 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
William M. Wood
After successfully managing a mill for his father in-law, Frederick Ayer, Wood organized the American Woolen Mills Company in 1899, combining the enterprises of Ayer and several other businessmen. Capitalized at $60 million, American... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
different could things be?” It’s only been thirteen years since I graduated from HBS, and we in the Class of 1988 were remarkably forward-thinking about technology. Ours was the first class to have a subject called Management Information... View Details
- Student-Profile
Omar Olivarez
The seeds of Omar Olivarez’s (he/him) interest in AI and the future of work were planted in an undergraduate course in business analytics and machine learning. After graduating with his BBA, he followed a natural path into industry,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Faculty Books
Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant by Michel Anteby (Princeton University Press) Employees know that not every workplace regulation must be followed. When View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
the political and economic turmoil following the fall of the Berlin Wall, he urged GM's senior management to locate a new plant for the company's Opel line in the East German town of Eisenach. Eisenach... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
with extensive work in renewable energy and energy efficiency, power plant development, utilities operations and restructuring, and advanced energy technologies. He has also developed expertise in electronic land View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
Manny Ayala (MBA 1992) is managing director of Endeavor Philippines, a branch of the global Endeavor organization, which fights poverty by finding and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. “Our mission statement is to create an economic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
nibs and raisins. Manufactured at a plant outside Medellín, Colombia, and sold at Whole Foods and gourmet specialty stores, sweetriot products are also available for purchase on Virgin America, at the outdoor equipment retailer REI, and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
textile work. A few collections — such as the 2,500-volume R.G. Dun & Co. credit report collection and the detailed productivity studies from Western Electric Company’s Hawthorne, Illinois, plant — were known by library staff and scholars... View Details
- Web
IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Centralizing operations in an expanded version of its Reeseville plant (located in the town’s old high-school building) will allow efficiencies that will fuel further growth and local job creation. In conjunction with the project, local... View Details
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
things that talented managers seek: exciting work, personal development, a balanced lifestyle, a great company, and recognition and rewards for individual contributions. It is a war led by top management, but carried out at all levels in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- September 2010
- Case
Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)
By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer
Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless... View Details
Raman, Ananth, and Inga Katharina Maurer. "Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 611-027, September 2010.
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Values Proposition
2014); Founded 2012 Eight out of ten patients discharged from the hospital need additional care. CarePort’s technology assists with planning and managing this post-acute care. The winner of the 2012 HBS New Venture Competition in the... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Numbers Talk at Tesla
conservative, disciplined approach. At the end of 2018, Tesla’s cash on hand totals stood at $3.7 billion; that total was $14.5 billion for the third quarter of 2020. That’s money the carmaker can use for global expansion, including new auto and battery View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
and methods have allowed local farmers to use water more efficiently, while also boosting their production and crop yields. Rosario Bazán is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Danper, a leading agribusiness based in Peru. Founded in... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
says he hopes it will “enable young, entrepreneurial managers from Poland to lead even more business growth in the years ahead.” Educated as an engineer in England, where his father led a Polish squadron of the Royal Air Force during... View Details
- Profile
Daniel Serna
Reservations demonstrated community-supported agriculture by managing a dairy herd and producing grass-fed beef. "I took an A.P. class in economics," Dan says, "to learn more about the business environment." When he... View Details