Wastes and Waste Processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2021
News

Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

Business Administration Joseph L. Rice III Faculty Fellow But that value made it difficult for Cedar Environmental to survive in Lebanon. Though he could move to another country, Lebanon is home for Abi Chaker and he is committed to... View Details

Portrait Project

Meg Whittenberger

“Would it be so bad if I just dropped out?” my student asked me, huddled over her ninth grade math homework. We made eye contact for a split second, then she looked back down and continued doodling in her notebook. Despite her timid... View Details

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

virtually every medical condition in some way. Most of the time, the best quality healthcare is also the lowest cost care. The reason is that the lowest costs arise when the patient stays healthy, or gets healthy faster. If you get the diagnosis right, you save a lot... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

26 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 26

acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

startup, and their successful experience bringing an HBS intern into their Business Intelligence team. Meet Mori Mori is a technology company focused on innovations in the food, agriculture, and packaging... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

superfluous. If fraud is impossible, then why should we waste our time looking? Q: How could someone commit fraud in that scenario? A: First, suppose there was tracking software on a user's computer. Many consumers have had this problem.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

the assumed fraction of residues that can be sustainably removed from the field, and the potential of municipal solid waste as a feedstock depends on which components can be economically converted into... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Campus Vehicular Access | About

Campus Vehicular Access DEFINITION Access to campus roadways between Kresge Way Gate (Kresge Way near Soldiers Field Park apartments) and Harvard Way Gate (Harvard Way & North Harvard Street). TYPES OF ACCESS Unload/load only (tools,... View Details

25 May 2021
Blog Post

Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

by a single mother. Talking about working in an area that you're passionate about was seen as silly, extravagant, and wasteful when I was growing up,” Dozie said. “In talking with other HBS alumnae who... View Details

Fast Answer

Buildings: performance data

background information on benchmarking (select benchmarking as a topic in your search). Green building information gateway (gbig.org) - (U.S. Green Building Council) Provides data about building energy, waste View Details

06 Apr 2016
What Do You Think?

As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?

waste of time... Offer an annual $10 million award to the next solution and the hackers will be working for Apple.” There was other advice for Tim Cook. Much of it concerned the potential loss of attention... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

redevelopment of this scale. In addition to the complementary interests of finance and urban design, the DRP project highlights the multiple humanitarian and environmental implications of large-scale urban... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

created a formal CSO position. Efficiency: Next, companies become more strategic about sustainability by finding ways to achieve efficiencies that will save corporate dollars, such as cutting energy and water use or reducing View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

28 Oct 2024
Blog Post

It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

Professor Vikram Gandhi. In the fall, students attend four class sessions focused on different work streams such as energy generation, mobility, waste management, and hard to abate sectors, eventually... View Details

10 Feb 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

produced in the United States is never eaten; 3.8 million gallons of fuel are wasted everyday from unnecessary idling. The nonprofit’s investment strategy is far less typical. Sustainable America makes direct investments with the goal of... View Details

Portrait Project

Jamie Chang

I want to heal. Scanning the room in this make-shift clinic, we were surrounded by patients wasting away from diseases we knew how to cure, and patients suffering from disabilities we knew how to fix.... View Details

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

For restaurateurs, receiving a Michelin star can be a mixed blessing. Certainly it's a rare and celebrated honor—the French company bestows its one-, two-, and three-star ratings only to a select few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup