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  • 18 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology
  • July 2015
  • Case

Uncharted Play (A)

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Ali Huberlie
The case recounts the process of launching an early stage venture, from idea conception through initial efforts to validate the concept, followed by product launch, and fund raising. It emphasizes the Customer Value Proposition of the business model, and asks – Who is... View Details
Keywords: Early Stage; Female Protagonist; Value Proposition; Team Building; Founders' Agreements; Start-up; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Business Startups; Sports; United States; North America; Nigeria; Africa
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  • 14 Jun 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

“Power from Sunshine”: A Business History of Solar Energy

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Loubna Bouamane; Energy; Utilities
  • 16 Feb 2023
  • HBS Case

ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • January 2023
  • Case

EKI Energy Services: One Billion Carbon Credits

By: George Serafeim
Within nine months from the time of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in April of 2021, EKI Energy Services (EKI) shares had increased by more than 8,000%. Equally explosive was the growth of the company’s revenues and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Credits; Carbon Emissions; Growth; Business Analysis; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Valuation; Climate Change; Accounting; Valuation; Transition; Renewable Energy; Analysis; Product Positioning; India
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  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Detailed curriculum information for each program associated with this unit can be found on the executive education website: Program for Leadership Development General Management Program Advanced Management Program Leading Change and Organizational View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research

proliferation of hydro-electric schemes which caused further environmental damage co-created by business and governments. As globalization resumed from the 1980s, renewed economic growth and consumerism resulted in mountains of waste in... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Drop Everything, Read This

substances and stress. —Cecile Seth (MBA 1994) Excerpt Open Secret In his new book Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System, Raymond Baker (MBA 1960) examines... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • Web

Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Projects by Country Argentina Argentina Soy Cluster (2016) Armenia Armenia IT Services Cluster (2006) Australia Australia Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Cluster (2016) South Australia Wine Cluster (2010) Australia Renewable Energy (2008)... View Details
  • Web

Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Race, Gender & Equity at Work Symposium Race, Gender & Equity at Work Symposium 2023 Symposium 4-5 May 2023 Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal We have proudly hosted our annual research symposium under the... View Details
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A Commitment to Sustainability | About

electricity from our solar panels (solar renewable energy credits [SRECs], which represent the environmental benefit, are sold to the Harvard Utility to meet its state renewable energy requirements), natural... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2022
  • Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

Burnout, retention, and renewed labor organization are critical challenges for leaders, especially amid COVID-19 and a looming recession. Leaders must ask themselves: What is it about my organization’s culture that is contributing to such... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • February 2015
  • Case

CLP: Powering Asia

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Recruitment (31) Refugees (4) Relationships (152) Religion (5) Renewable Energy (7) Reputation (14) Research and Development (59) Research (107) Resignation and Termination (10) Resource Allocation (11) Restructuring (3) Retention (21)... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

A Continuum of Innovation

can we ensure that HBS’s MBA Program offers the best management education possible for future leaders in business and society?” In an ongoing effort to address these questions, the School launched the Required Curriculum (RC) Renewal... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 30 Jan 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull; Energy
  • 25 Aug 2014
  • HBS Case

Starbucks Reinvented

Renewal," (available soon) Koehn and coauthors Kelly McNamara, Nora Khan, and Elizabeth Legris trace the dramatic arc of the company's past seven-plus years—a period that saw Starbucks teeter on the brink of insolvency, dig deep to View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Democracy Featuring Professor Mitch Weiss with Yordanos Eyoel of the New Profit Civic Lab Can we solve big public problems anymore? HBS Professor Mitchell Weiss believes that a renewed entrepreneurial spirit can transform the public... View Details