Vehicle - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

vehicles in the long term.” What are your short- and long-term goals for this work? “In the short term, I am working on integrating our latest acquisitions into the PCL group, introducing new products into our existing setup, establishing... View Details

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

has reinforced the perception of critics that markets for the digital currency—used primarily as an investment vehicle as it is not widely accepted as payment for goods and services—are little more than global casinos operating with... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Doriot Award for the Best Private Equity Research Paper for “Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Equity” ( Journal of Financial Economics , January 2022) with Jason Mao, Antoinette Schoar, and Nan R.... View Details

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

to support these sets of well-meaning folks who are trying to do the right thing." Tufano was invited to describe his work for HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: How did you get interested in studying different vehicles for savings?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

“I suspect this may actually be lower than the true extent of unsafe multitasking, given the fact that not everyone would easily admit to a behavior that is recognized as problematic, if not illegal.” Almost 43,000 people died in vehicle... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

environmental protection movements strengthen Vehicle Safety Act and Highway Safety Act Closing merger loophole opens door for conglomerate business model Influence: Medium-High 70 1970 s 19 Deregulation of oil and airline industries New... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

emerge in the assembled group. Many of these vehicles for analysis only address substantial failures, however, rather than identifying and learning from smaller ones. An example of effective analysis of failure is found in the meticulous... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

for "Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms” (December 2019) with Lauren Cohen and Umit Gurun. Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2022 Doriot Award for the Best Private Equity Research Paper for “Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

independent vehicle of growth. Gilbert has won several awards for his work and credits the unparalleled training the School offers. "A lot of business schools train you rigorously, but only within specific disciplines," says Gilbert.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

owned, or managed by a faculty member. These entities include all for-profit and non-profit businesses and social enterprises, as well as venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, search funds, and other investment View Details

22 Jul 2019
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How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

challenge we see in platforms is that they are vehicles for good as well as evil. And the vast majority of platforms in the last 10 years were only focused on the good and not on the potential for evil. There are two theories about how to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2019
News

Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot

automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to educate riders and to take... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

01 Mar 2006
News

Drive-In Nation

manufacturing an estimated 9.08 million vehicles in 2005). Increasingly, the glory days seem a thing of the past. How could such a reversal have occurred? Can it be corrected, and does it matter if it can’t? Car Trouble Every novice... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

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Campus Vehicular Access | About

in/move out. Yellow Pass for dashboard. (Limited to 1 hour). Blue passes are issued when a contractor may need to make multiple trips onto campus throughout the day for a specific project. Contractors must always note that vehicles are... View Details

Parker Treacy

Parker is the founder of Cobli, the most advanced vehicle telematics and mobility platform in Latin America. Launched in 2017, the company has already raised more than $20mm from investors such as Fifth Wall Ventures and Valor Capital... View Details

Keywords: Insurance;#64;#Software/App;#68;#Transportation & Logistics

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Transportation - Business & Environment

Battery costs for electric vehicles have dropped 85% since 2010. [38] Challenge Globally, transportation is the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions. Reducing GHGs from this sector is difficult because economic growth usually requires... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Savings and Loam

Illustration by James Steinberg Illustration by James Steinberg Picture today’s conscious consumer pulling on a fresh organic cotton tee shirt, then driving their hybrid or electric vehicle to the grocery store to pack reusable shopping... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

29 Jun 2016
News

The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus

(photo by Local Motors) (photo by Local Motors) The Jetsonian era may be upon us. A recent NPR piece details how 24-year-old Colombia native Edgar Sarmiento worked with Local Motors to build a vehicle called Olli—a self-driving electric... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

Photos courtesy of Mobius Motors Driving in Kenya can be a rough ride, over bumpy dirt roads and potholed urban streets, made worse by dust, heat, and torrential rain. And that’s if you’re lucky enough to own a vehicle that will stand up... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

07 Jun 2011
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Back to the Future

University. That was as far as the idea went, until recently. Partnering with an MIT expert on autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics, Alden has a new company, Alden DAVe Systems (with “DAVe” an acronym for Dual-mode Autonomous Vehicle),... View Details

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