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- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark... View Details
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Mid-US - Global
United States Mid-US Harvard Business School (HBS) established the Mid-US Research Center (MRC) in 2021 to build a deeper understanding of business practice and innovation in the South, Midwest, and Mountain regions. The MRC plays a vital... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
National Electric Vehicles Sweden (NEVS): Materializing a Vision
By: Shane Greenstein and Elena Corsi
In 2021, the car manufacturer National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) faced the challenge of securing funding from its investor to launch an innovative mobility solution based on fleets of shared autonomous driving (AD) cars. The system was complex as it required the... View Details
Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Product Design; Sustainable Cities; Transportation Networks; Auto Industry; Sweden; Europe
Greenstein, Shane, and Elena Corsi. "National Electric Vehicles Sweden (NEVS): Materializing a Vision." Harvard Business School Case 622-076, February 2022. (Revised March 2022.)
- Portrait Project
Samrath Oberoi
communities – as some underserved countries and populations are desperate for innovation that is beyond their reach. I want to create sustainable medical technology that will enhance accessibility within... View Details
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
Affordable Care Act. The (A) case in this series discusses the legislative strategy in the House of Representatives, where three different committees each had jurisdiction over health care legislation. Blog Post Innovation in Health Care... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Strategy and Technology
By: Andy Wu
The Strategy and Technology elective course explores the unique aspects of creating effective strategies for technology-intensive businesses.
- What strategies win in markets with network effects?
- How can technology be... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Patents; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Hardware; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Technology Adoption; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Communications Industry; Electronics Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry
- October 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea
By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen
In August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a €170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part of SWEN Capital Partners, an €8 billion, Paris-based private equity fund, Blue Ocean was co-founded in... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Science-Based Business; Technological Innovation; Financial Services Industry; France; Paris; Italy
Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Allen. "SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea." Harvard Business School Case 325-013, October 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Perplexity: Redefining Search
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan and Radhika Kak
By early 2025, Perplexity had rapidly evolved from a modest startup into a popular "answer engine" valued at $9 billion. The company had boldly positioned itself as the disruptor to Google aiming to redefine search for the AI age. Through novel AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Technology Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan, and Radhika Kak. "Perplexity: Redefining Search." Harvard Business School Case 125-093, March 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
decision score. This allows us to observe the local effect of samples in which we drop the best recipients and the worst non-recipients. Our results suggest that while receiving the grant does bring an injection of funding that alleviates financing constraints, its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
bureaucratic, and ineffecient into the leader in its industry." Perhaps the most puzzling and problematic aspect of creating Strategy-Focused Organizations is how to sustain the effort. Many companies have managers who have read... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 21 May 2024
- News
A New Chapter
Open Up Resources, two successful nonprofits focused on innovation in the K–12 education market in the United States, Wolf knew how to deliver scalable, outside-the-box educational services for American kids. He believes his latest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nathaniel Fick (MBA/MPA 2008)
As a Marine, I led some of the first units in Afghanistan and Iraq. What I loved about that experience was the intersection of a mission with building and leading teams. I came to HBS to develop the tools around that work, but in a very different context. On the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
was concerned, however, that the firm's success, and the changing landscape of the financial services industry, were challenging the core aspects of the strategy that had brought the firm so far. He knew that the impending strategic decisions would determine whether... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
technologies are reshaping work and life in potentially emancipatory ways. Many of these redeployments and innovations are aimed at advancing equality. Which of these tools hold promise, and which are fundamentally incompatible with that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
glass, paper, and metal for recycling, as she points out; one day textiles will be just another stream. In the meantime, Looper is investing in tech to innovate its collection and near-infrared sorting processes to improve outcomes,... View Details
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Faculty Research The nonprofit organization Mobile Loaves & Fishes has devised an innovative way to address chronic homelessness: their Community First! Village pro... Research Our faculty provide education and expertise rooted in... View Details
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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online
Ivashina, Randolph Cohen, & Arthur Segel Take your finance knowledge to the next level by learning how to maximize investment portfolio value with alternative investments, including private equity and real estate. 5 weeks, 6–7 hrs/week Pay by August 7 $1,850... View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/IPRImit.pdf Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector Authors:Shikhar Ghosh and Ramana Nanda Publication:In America's Energy Innovation Problem Abstract We examine the extent to which venture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
lives of people and their societies. Rather, some organizations would be better off measuring shorter-term outputs or individual outcomes. Funders such as foundations and impact investors are better positioned to measure systemic impacts. July–August 2014 Article View Details
- 17 May 2016
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May 17, 2016
2016 New York: Oxford University Press Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business By: John A. Quelch. Abstract—The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne