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- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Kelp Is on the Way
Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
car - and hence the demand for one - was severely limited by the lack of many essential complementary products: roads, gas stations, mechanics, and more. The fledgling... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
increases - instead, the institution will bear the risk. Corporations are also using contract technologies for strategic purposes. To illustrate, Merton cited a hypothetical example of a company with widespread crude-oil reserves and a... View Details
Keywords: Elizabeth McNair
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Power of Cultural Understanding
and natural gas company in the Middle East. “When I was at HBS it was clearly the world’s leading business school. What it has become even more today is the leading business... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
benefactor and main trading partner, entering what is referred to as “the Special Period,” which would last until the mid-1990s. Gas shortages led to farming and distribution... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
strategic vision. He was a founding partner in a Lawrence, Massachusetts, hydroelectric plant which was the first venture to take advantage of the 1978 National Energy Act’s alternative energy incentives. Later, he and his team at J.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
chief of Operations. “We have photovoltaic panels on a portion of the roof, and we run a cogeneration plant in the basement that uses natural gas to fire a generator to help... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
live in and raise a family.” Thacker is on the board of the Hermann Park Conservancy, which oversees the 445-acre park at the heart of Houston. The park is home to the Houston Zoo, Houston Garden Center, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Eacho, left, and Minnick (Getty Images) Congress is at a standstill over carbon. One side wants to regulate emissions as a pollutant; the other fears that any move to regulate oil and View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
computer industries, in which interfirm and international rivalries are intense. The other three consortia - Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Gas Research Institute (GRI), View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
wanted to put that behind me and move forward." In contrast, Steve Belkin, who entered HBS right after graduation from Cornell and was one of the youngest members of the class, was in Harvard Square when the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
Carbon's Second Act
DM: And sometimes, those new ideas use existing models from other industries. JM: Many of the obvious techniques for storage is to actually use old reservoirs from the oil and View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
first of four sons born to Larry and his wife, Billie. The firm is one of the largest diversified holding companies in the United States, with interests in commercial insurance, offshore drilling, oil and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
however, the low cost of natural gas is currently making gas-fueled turbines more competitive than those run by batteries. Even so, history has shown that energy prices can shift quickly. However it chooses... 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, View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
power and shale gas are on the right side of the fight against climate change, and why markets have a better shot at winning the fight than governments do. Earnings Calls That... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
also some sticks and penalties in it. The most important one is probably the first-of-its-kind fee on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which is boosting the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
it. Oil companies, looking ahead to depleted petroleum reserves, are reinventing themselves as energy companies. Do you have to think about diversifying? I don’t believe oil companies are actually doing that in any significant way. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
alive.” The baby survived. Gershanik busies himself stuffing chocolates into guests’ hands. Prieto’s comfort in these situations is palpable. His curiosity naturally propels conversations. He has a ready smile View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
creation plans.” What is your favorite HBS case and why? Pradhan: “I don’t know if it is my favorite, but a case that comes to mind that I really enjoyed was “Europe, Russia and the Age of View Details