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- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
greatest design, but don't want to make it for themselves. These people create demand, of the form, "I want one just like yours." The user innovators are already making their designs for themselves, using low-scale production methods. Thus it's very View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
"complementor," the natural counterpart to "competitor." Although you probably know your competitors, chances are you have thought less about your complementors. More to the point, do you know which complementors are missing? Even a great... View Details
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Key Metrics | Annual Report 2024
renewable energy credits [SRECs], which represent the environmental benefit, are sold to the Harvard Utility to meet its state renewable energy requirements), natural gas used in boilers, cogeneration units... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size of the organization making use of them. There were,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract Over the past 30 years, there have been significant changes in the distribution of earnings (cross-sectional variation has increased, with increasing left skewness) as well as in corporate payout... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
exit is an option? Using a natural experiment owing to the inaccuracy of barrel bombs, we examine the effect of having one's home destroyed on a cluster of attitudes of Syrian refugees in Turkey related to their personal security,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters. As such, “helping people through times of crisis is second nature to Filipinos,” says Alicia Morales (AMP 186), co-president of the HBS Club of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
analysis, then presents a real-life case example from the natural gas industry that students can use to gain experience developing and interpreting the results of time equations. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
and architecture. Still, he wasn’t fully aware of the impact that construction had on climate change before becoming a real estate developer. “Cities are responsible for three fourths of material consumption, of energy use, of greenhouse View Details
- Web
The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society
flourishing society, and individual wellbeing? Ongoing research in this area includes studies on community land trusts and an exploration of non-Western land ownership practices with EthicsLab in Cameroon. Land Housing Water and Natural... View Details
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
distribution of sales and profits across products. By enabling an analysis of the book acquisition, development, and marketing process from the perspective of the publisher, author, and agent, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
nature and delivery of the IDA program could be the answer, he says. Rather than administering IDAs through brick-and-mortar channels—banks, paperwork, and more paperwork—why not use technology to speed up, standardize, and improve... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 08 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens
can also be stored underground to cool down the greenhouses. The company currently uses some natural gas to supplement this circular heating/cooling system. However, by 2025, Baan plans for Koppert Cress to... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Rob Self (MBA 2021) – Integrating Climate into Consulting
at BCG as a consultant and I was fortunate to get staffed on some climate and sustainability focused projects, including tractor electrification, off highway charging infrastructure, precision agriculture technologies, carbon capture and sequestration as a business... View Details
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
Abstract—Transparency advocates argue that disclosure of oil and gas company payments to host governments for natural resources is a public good, helping to reduce corruption and increase accountability in... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)
inspired me to think about efficiency, service, and the impact of transportation on the community. Working at Highland was a natural next step for me because while it’s about transportation, it’s also about the broader impact on the... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
domestic firms. We investigate the roles of the two different mechanisms in determining the aggregate productivity gains by exploring their distinct predictions on the distributions of domestic firms: within-firm productivity improvement... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
built his family’s New Jersey–based industrial distribution business over 15 years (to sell to a Fortune 50 company), and then as a consultant to family businesses and international investors. “We’ve witnessed countries mount concerted... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
to really transform the organization.” That drive for increased efficiency and quality at lower cost resonates with many of the institutions represented at MHCD, which include the Cleveland Clinic, Children’s Hospital Boston, and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. “The... View Details
- Profile
Jeremy Andrus
now is managing growth and our increasing organizational complexity. Last year was very active: we opened an office in Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to... View Details