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- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
full-time. For all the money and interest in building EV charging stations, Terry built her business around her observation that repairing or cleaning EV charging stations had been ignored. 80% of the problems, she notes, are... View Details
- 22–24 Aug 2018
- Executive Education
Global Alumni Leadership Summit
Once again, Executive Education alumni from around the world will convene on campus. We look forward to welcoming you back to campus! To learn more about the 2018 global summit in the coming months, visit: https://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/sum/Pages/default.aspx View Details
- September 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
EnergyNow: Powering a New Market
By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
In August 2022, EnergyNow co-founder and CEO Stuart MacWilliam (MBA 2015) considers the company strategy for building solar panels to provide power in South Africa’s recently deregulated energy market. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Development Economics; Energy; Alternative Energy; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Ethics; Geography; Government and Politics; Energy Policy; Law; Management; Markets; Market Timing; Operations; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; South Africa
MacKay, Alexander, and James Barnett. "EnergyNow: Powering a New Market." Harvard Business School Case 723-361, September 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
compensation committees for large corporations, sign lengthy public proxy statements, and are already under intense public scrutiny. Pay for performance, in theory, should be a win-win proposition for investors and managers alike. It is View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
Cuts Harvard Business School Case 709-037 As his inauguration approached, President-elect Obama faced a financial sector meltdown, a costly bailout, and massive government deficits. With the economy in recession, interest rates near zero,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
finding brands in every aisle that align with their values. An entire generation of these consumers expects their purchasing power to be deployed as a force for good, whether that means supporting humane working conditions or social or... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
think," says Robert S. Huckman, the Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. "In particular, when this type of work is outsourced it should not be viewed as... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
MBA '69), cofounder and chairman of Apax Partners & Co. Ltd., and vice chairman of EASDAQ—the pan-European stock market for growth companies which he helped establish in 1996; Gerard Montanus, a general partner in Atlas Venture, a... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual fall Alumni Board Meeting in late September, bringing together its members for a three-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, a dinner and reception with MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
local produce available to locals, and to revitalize the town’s Main Street, a modest collection of struggling businesses. Reade’s “retirement” after a successful career in the investment business was gradual and accidental. Seeking a... View Details
- Web
Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago | Working Knowledge
With none of its businesses based in Chicago, the move separated Boeing’s corporate executives from its engineering and product decisions and alienated its Seattle-based engineers. Leader turnover, ethical lapses, and buybacks After... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Together
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Jump-Start From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’ FAQ D.J. Haley (MBA 2001) In his first experience as an HBS volunteer, serving on the Major Gifts Committee for... View Details
- 10 Dec 2015
- News
Leveraging Curiosity to Broaden the Impact
seeing the product that was eventually going to touch someone’s life,” he says. “While I am still passionate about engineering, I want to work with people and teams in the business world to broaden my impact, especially in strategic... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- News
Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized
Once downloaded on the MedKaz, the documents are erased from HRC’s servers. Prior to a medical appointment, the patient completes a questionnaire stored on the device. The doctor can see a health summary, access past records, and generate... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kirsten Hassert
responsibility for acting with commitment, courage, and integrity to help harness it. Joining the hospitality industry, I'll work at this business of unleashing superheroes with my co-workers – by creating environments for employees and... View Details
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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
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade - Course Catalog
What commercial opportunities and risks will they create for business leaders? What ethical choices will they force business leaders to confront? In November 2022, the introduction of ChatGPT brought the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
motivators that will entice greater effort and loyalty out of workers. Turns out, using cash as a carrot isn’t always the best answer, according to new research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley V. Whillans. More than... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Eligibility | New Venture Competition
their careers. The Competition is designed for contemplated and embryonic businesses. The Business Track of the NVC welcomes all ideas across all sectors. However, plans to create hedge funds, investments, private equities or venture... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
estimated $6 trillion will flow directly to social enterprise organizations. Concurrently, a new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises... View Details