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- 18 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
thinking about what I wanted from a career standpoint, I realized that I didn't want to be consulting for other businesses in the long run. I had a small business in college, and I knew that pursuing an MBA would help me develop stronger... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Courage and Hope in Africa
the country's economy and infrastructure in shambles and with its enormous social problems (Sierra Leone has the highest infant mortality rate in the world), Van Gerpen is seeking aid for UNICEF from Western governments and international... View Details
- December 2012
- Supplement
Jefferson County (C): Subsequent Issuance
By: Daniel Bergstresser and Randolph B. Cohen
Jefferson County, Alabama, faces an EPA mandate requiring sewer system upgrades. How will they finance the upgrades? What consequences will follow? View Details
Keywords: Local Government; Political Process; Bankruptcy; Debt Management; Financial Planning; Urban Development; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government and Politics; Borrowing and Debt; Alabama
Bergstresser, Daniel, and Randolph B. Cohen. "Jefferson County (C): Subsequent Issuance." Harvard Business School Supplement 213-058, December 2012.
- December 2012
- Supplement
Jefferson County (B): Borrowing in March 1997
By: Daniel Bergstresser and Randolph B. Cohen
Jefferson County, Alabama faces an EPA mandate requiring sewer system upgrades. How will they finance the upgrades? What consequences will follow? View Details
Keywords: Local Government; Political Process; Bankruptcy; Debt Management; Financial Planning; Urban Development; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government and Politics; Borrowing and Debt; Alabama
Bergstresser, Daniel, and Randolph B. Cohen. "Jefferson County (B): Borrowing in March 1997." Harvard Business School Supplement 213-057, December 2012.
- July 2000 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Production; Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Business Divisions; Organizational Structure
Tushman, Michael L., and Daniel Radov. "Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 401-004, July 2000. (Revised April 2011.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
opportunities. Cities, the C40 says, offer three principal areas for such investment activity: increasing infrastructure energy efficiency, namely in buildings, lighting, and transportation systems; using resources more effectively, for... View Details
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
Intern, Segue Sustainable Infrastructure Segue Sustainable Infrastructure is a principal investment firm providing development capital to renewable energy projects and the... View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Strengthening America's Public Education System
transportation systems and infrastructure research, and Senior Lecturer Joseph B. Fuller is leading the middle-skills research. In 2013, Rivkin, with Senior Fellow Allen Grossman and Senior Lecturer Kevin Sharer, examined how business... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
to other ethnic groups, then computer technologies diffuse faster to China than elsewhere. This is true even for computer advances made by Americans, as the U.S.-based Chinese increase awareness and tacit knowledge development regarding... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
about the first ninety days? Michael Watkins: Leaders, regardless of their level, are most vulnerable in their first few months in a new position. They lack detailed knowledge of the challenges they will face and what it will take to succeed in meeting them. And, they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
learned during the conference. Scott Jacobs, CEO of Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure platform, offered several surprisingly upbeat messages. Jacobs wrote: “Solving the Net Zero challenge is a physical problem, not a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative
the BRI is considered one of the most ambitious infrastructure undertakings ever conceived. It comprises a vast collection of development and investment projects stretching from East Asia to Africa to... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
improvement programs kept failing. Meliones created a leadership team with representatives from each of the three employee groups to redefine the mission and to develop a Balanced Scorecard that incorporated two apparently conflicting... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- November 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
HP Instant Ink: (Self) Disrupting the Consumer Printing Market
By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg and George Gonzalez
Seeking to disrupt the consumer printing market (before being disrupted by others), and in response to customer pain points, in 2013 HP Inc. launched an ink replenishment service called Instant Ink, where customers pay a monthly subscription fee based on the number of... View Details
Keywords: Printing; Ink; Subscription Model; Customers; Information Infrastructure; Service Delivery; Business Model; Disruption; Growth and Development Strategy
Ofek, Elie, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, and George Gonzalez. "HP Instant Ink: (Self) Disrupting the Consumer Printing Market." Harvard Business School Case 521-016, November 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- Profile
Chris Hurst
patriotism.” Motivated by his family’s heritage and his experiences as captain of his high-school wrestling and cross-country teams, Chris “wanted to explore leadership development – and saw West Point and the Army as a great way to do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Built to Last
Weisiger at Carolina Tractor & Equipment: laying a foundation for employee development and company values The third generation to lead Carolina Tractor & Equipment (CTE), Ed Weisiger Jr. (MBA 1986) wants to rewrite the typical Hollywood... View Details
- December 2006 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
J. R. D. Tata
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
J.R.D Tata, Chairman of the Indian conglomerate Tata & Sons, played a significant role in building India's economic infrastructure. Under his guidance, Tata & Sons built locomotives, steel refineries, airlines, chemical plants, and technology-based enterprises.... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Development Economics; Working Conditions; Leadership; Infrastructure; Personal Development and Career; Business and Government Relations; India
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "J. R. D. Tata." Harvard Business School Case 407-061, December 2006. (Revised April 2014.)
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
with other developed countries, U.S. consumers pay relatively little for water, mostly because of public subsidies. But as demand and infrastructure needs grow, public authorities may decide cheap water can... View Details
- 20 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management
of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2025 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 9 student essays that... View Details