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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

largest investors in fossil fuel development around the world. In contrast, Walden Mutual supports lending to our region's most sustainable farm, food, and natural resource businesses.” Nisha Desai MBA 1997 | Founder & CEO, Intention... View Details

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

their findings in the newly updated working paper “Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers.” They initiated the study because they were fascinated by the growing overlap between e-commerce and social media platforms, View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

21 May 2024
News

A New Chapter

own pace. Each tablet is used by an average of five students per day and supplements teacher instruction. Data from the tablets fuels continuous improvement of the software and tracks student progress. The annual cost per child is less... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford

01 May 2013
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Thomas S. Volpe, MBA 1976

fund at HBS “to add fuel to the fire that kindles the entrepreneurial spirit.” In a career that has included leadership roles at firms such as Blyth Eastman Paine Webber, Hambrecht & Quist, and Volpe Brown Whelan & Company—as well as his... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

fuels—investing in new fuels is risky because anticipated demand might not materialize, and investing in ships that rely on new fuels is risky because ample fuel supplies might... View Details

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

make America great again. Those drawn to this view, by extension, place a higher level of scrutiny on those who do not fit their image of success. Thus, Secretary Clinton’s handling of her emails was considered far more egregious than anything Trump had done, an... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

for prediction and for forecasting something that is unknown.” The rise of big data and machine learning offers infinitely more fuel to churn out probability forecasts, which can serve as an entry point for businesses looking to harness... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

January 15, 2019
Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron

The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage

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25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

gas started in 1933, when Hess’s father Leon bought a secondhand truck and began delivering fuel oil to homes in New Jersey. A thought leader for the energy industry, Hess serves on the board of trustees at the Center for Strategic and... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

lenders helps fuel credit booms and, in doing so, engenders financial crises. In this paper, Chernenko, Hanson, and Sunderam explore this narrative of credit cycles in the context of mutual fund holdings of securitizations of nonprime... View Details

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

The crisis, which began in Thailand, was fueled largely by aggressive levels of export-led growth, the pegging of Asian currencies to the US dollar, and rising US interest rates. During the crisis, the Korean won lost an estimated 50... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

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Electricity - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Electricity Renewables, nuclear, and carbon capture offer massive market potential The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the largest... View Details

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

fuels our community. The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability offers internship funding opportunities for Harvard graduate students through the Harvard Climate Internship Program and the Salata Climate Policy Summer Internship... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

storage, or create the new clean hydrogen infrastructure. Nabil's role prior to HBS was a Consultant at BCG. Daniel Tong (MBA 2023, Section C), Summer Internship: Strategy & Finance Director at FirstElement Fuel FirstElement View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

have helped fuel the growth of ventures that are making a difference in the lives of more and more people every day. This collection demonstrates the kind of impact that VCs have the power to make when they choose to back founders who are... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

dramatically weakened portfolio of both current and future products. Although much attention has been focused on electric cars, hybrids, and fuel cells, I believe that the key player in the carbon-conscious automobile market of the next... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

16 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

impact on society, knowing that one’s life is measured by the impact on others, not by material possessions, as my grandfather had done. This conviction fueled my lifelong mission to improve the human condition through innovation and... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

over organizations. That power was fueled by both a talent shortage and the ability of tech-aided talent to become more effective working remotely. Technology will continue to enhance remote work. But will the talent shortage continue?... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 May 2023
News

Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas

it fuels the entrepreneurial passions of students and alumni across all 13 Harvard schools, illustrating the power of “One Harvard.” The Harvard Innovation Labs—encompassing the student i-lab, Launch Lab X GEO, and the Pagliuca Harvard... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

fuels was in line with what other companies supported: $100-150/ton of CO2. For their business model, BTG Bioliquids chose the technology licensing route, instead of a capital-intensive model where they would build and operate their own... View Details

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