by Rebecca M. Henderson - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

addressing this critical issue and is quite simply broken. HBS’s own Professor Rebecca Henderson has emphasized this fact and underscored the conclusion that “business is central to finding a solution.” A... View Details

11 Jan 2021
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Strengthening Democracy

of the U.S. Capitol Was a Breach of Trust, by Professor Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta "Reflections on the Tumult in Washington D.C.," Professors Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Mihir Desai, and Rebecca... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

Henderson What would you do if you had the Dalai Lama's complete attention for 10 minutes? That's the situation Professor Rebecca Henderson faced in front of 1,000 people... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

01 Sep 2012
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Markets’ Moral Limits

Limits of Markets. At an HBS panel discussion in April with University Professor Rebecca Henderson and HBS associate professor Karthik Ramanna, Sandel said that “the buying and selling of a non-material good... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Mar 2019
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California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change

past year by BEI to explore the role of business leaders in the age of climate change. The event featured a keynote address by Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

Since its founding in 2010, the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS has worked to educate students and business leaders about the environmental challenges and opportunities confronting companies and organizations today, and advance faculty research that... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2011
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Faculty Books

Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors edited by Rebecca M. Henderson and Richard G. Newell (University of Chicago Press... View Details

Keywords: Utilities

01 Sep 2011
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The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS

Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Reinhardt and Henderson: On Shad Hall’s green roof. Issue Focus The City Solution Water for Life Green Day Related Links Visit the Business and Environment Initiative The City Solution Established in 2010 and headed View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

Image by John Ritter Is there a business case to be made for companies to act in environmentally friendly ways? Rebecca Henderson: If one can imagine that all business in the entire world was run View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Building a Movement

and central to what they do. We have to be thinking about how we’re going to support our students and business leaders to do that. The EC course that Rebecca Henderson (MBA 1985) and George Serafeim have... View Details

13 Apr 2015
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3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments

21 Sep 2013
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Harvard Kicks Off Fundraising Effort

Keywords: The Harvard Campaign; research; Bill Gates; Educational Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2021
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Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges

traditional balance sheet does not account for a company’s cost to society. For instance, airlines don’t figure in the environmental costs of travel, which can amount to billions annually. HBS’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Project, led by... View Details

24 Sep 2014
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We Don't Have to Ditch Capitalism to Fight Climate Change

Keywords: climate change; capitalism; carbon tax; subsidies; alternative energy

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

23 Oct 2019
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Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society

applied to a wide range of issues,” explains Huckman, who co-chaired Viewpoints. The day opened with a keynote on “The Fragile State of the World,” by Rawi Abdelal, the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management, which... View Details

Keywords: Educational Innovation

22 Sep 2020
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A Dialogue on Capitalism, Climate, and Social Change

26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

crisis. The program featured speakers Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at HBS, and Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969), who talked about their latest books, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, and IMPACT:... View Details