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20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

Associate at Advent International. Clark O'Bannon (MBA 2022, Section C), Summer Internship: Summer Associate at Hancock Natural Resource Group Hancock Natural View Details

01 Jan 2009
News

Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970

Nature Conservancy. He and his wife, Wendy, have worked tirelessly to protect natural resources around the world, and the Paulson family foundation supports numerous... View Details

November–December 2022
Article

Your Company Needs a Space Strategy. Now.

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Alan MacCormack and Brendan Rosseau

Space is becoming a potential source of value for businesses across a range of sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and tourism. To understand what the opportunities are for your company, the authors advise you to consider the four ways in... View Details

Keywords: Space Strategy; Emerging Markets; Natural Resources; Analytics and Data Science; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Competition; Aerospace Industry

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Konstantin Chebotar

Growing up in a mining town in the Far East of Russia, Konstantin Chebotar naturally gravitated to geoscience and the oil and gas industry. "I observed all these geological processes and overheard geological conversations," he... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

November 2011 (Revised January 2014)
Teaching Note

FIJI Water: Carbon Negative?

By: Michael W. Toffel and Francesca Gino

Keywords: Energy; Pollutants

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07 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

will be the sanitary condition of the Ganges? What will India and the world look like economically, politically, and in terms of electricity and water in twelve years? We can put students in the position of the lead administrator and talk about constrained View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate

09 Feb 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Executive Compensation and Misconduct: Environmental Harm

Keywords: by Dylan Minor

Shara Ticku

challenges—including climate change, food security, the environmental and safety impacts of natural resource extraction, and more. Before founding C16 Biosciences, Shara worked at Goldman Sachs, the Clinton... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#2;#Agriculture;#13;#Biotech & Life Sciences;#28;#Energy, Oil, Renewables, & Environment;#35;#Food & Beverages;#56;#Personal Health & Wellness

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

having some serious unintended consequences, one being the fiction that there is actually a real CEO labor market. Let me elaborate. It is natural to wonder why boards routinely bypass thousands of internal candidates for the ninety or so... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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4.1 Student Travel | MBA

4.1 Student Travel Students are expected to review the Harvard University Graduate & Professional Student International Travel Policy for information on the Harvard-wide policy on student travel. The Harvard Global Support Services Office is a helpful View Details

12 Nov 2024
HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

suggest matches with employers based on the nature of the crime, the amount of time since the conviction, and the nature of the job. For instance, “a low rating might be displayed for an individual convicted... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment

25 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

Starbucks; The Nature Conservancy and Georgia-Pacific; Bidwell Training Center, a nonprofit vocational and technical school in Pennsylvania, and Bayer Corporation; and Jumpstart, a Boston-based NPO that prepares low-income preschoolers to... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2008
News

India's Chidambaram Says Nation Is "Poor Rich"

natural and human resources, poverty nonetheless prevails — some 350 million Indians live on less than one dollar a day. “The government of India faces the challenge of leveraging huge natural and human... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

resources; and transferring resources through informal transactions. Searching for resources outside one’s immediate connections. When it comes to hunting down resources, most startups View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

some wonder if the legislation's non-binding nature will result in any noticeable effect on executive pay. Others, including Ferri, believe a lighter hand produces better results. "Historically, when the government tries to set... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

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Ann Chao

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? First, I was drawn to the application-based nature of the MBA degree. My college experience was heavy on social theory and deep intellectual debate, which gave me a solid foundation to... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

16 Dec 2021
News

A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic

millions for pandemic relief, used their networks and resources to support small businesses, and created entirely new enterprises to respond to a post-COVID world. In India, where the pandemic has hit particularly hard, HBS alumni are... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

environment; educate MBAs on the value of natural resources and the opportunities of environmental innovations; inform and engage alumni to leverage their expertise relating to environmental issues; and... View Details

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