Steel - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2023
News

Fail Better

Chairman, CEO, and Cofounder Steve Schwarzman (MBA 1972). In 1989, a few years after Blackstone's start, Schwarzman made the unfortunate decision to purchase steel company Edgcomb and was called on the carpet by one of the fund's major... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

firm that partnered with San Luis Rassini when it was a state-owned steel company. Its evolution into a privately owned, global supplier of auto parts is symbolic of how deep Mexico’s transformation has been over the past twenty years.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

Verdant’s turbines, for instance, sit on a massive steel frame that was custom-built in New Jersey; the entire assembly weighs 105 tons and had to be ferried into position on a barge before it could be lowered to the bottom of the East... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

04 Sep 2019
News

Deep Dive

through an opening barely wider than his shoulders, and closes the hatch. “When you’re closing that hatch you can’t be claustrophobic, and you have to curb any instinctive fears you have of the deep, of the dark. You have to mentally View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Jeff Wilson; Scientific Research and Development Services

March 2020
Article

Synergistic Value in Vertically Integrated Power-to-Gas Energy Systems

By: Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein

In vertically integrated energy systems, integration frequently entails operational gains that must be traded off against the requisite cost of capacity investments. In the context of the model analyzed in this study, the operational gains are subject to inherent... View Details

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23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

construct narratives explaining the dynamics of three nascent technical systems: early aircraft, high-speed steel in machine tools, and container shipping. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55140... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

as president of a steel company before turning to the stage. “[Education] was not so much about, you know, doing well to get a good job. I guess that’s in everybody’s mind, but I always saw it as an incredible intellectual challenge.”... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

bond: “every male in my nuclear family — my dad, my four brothers, and me — has felt the cold steel of handcuffs tightened around our wrists.” The personal essay, part of the First Person series, concludes, “My brothers’ stories aren’t... View Details

19 May 2022
News

Leading to Salvation

could be a community asset and add value, not only to the Estes family, but to the community as a whole. Architect Jamil Ford's reflection garden is a community space for quiet contemplation. It includes a hardy shrub reminiscent of a bonsai tree that can withstand... View Details

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

obsessively followed changes in the business world. His correspondence with Hugo Stinnes (another famous German entrepreneur) showed how much he paid attention to the business world around him. They could quote steel prices for every... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project McFarlan, F. Warren, and Akiko KannoHarvard Business School Case 113-049 Supplements the (A) case, 109-038. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/113049-PDF-ENG The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

strong and as he watched the video of George Floyd’s murder, he was aware that racism is part of that bond: “every male in my nuclear family — my dad, my four brothers, and me — has felt the cold steel of handcuffs tightened around our... View Details

2023
Working Paper

Toward Decision-Useful Carbon Information

By: Gunther Glenk

Companies are increasingly viewed as crucial drivers for timely decarbonization. Current accounting practices for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, however, often leave corporate carbon disclosures and abatement obscured. Here I introduce a taxonomy for assuring the... View Details