Natural Resources - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

that will clearly define and equalize both private and social costs. In addition, he urges firms to take a hard look at their own operations and develop measures for pollution control and natural resource... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2015
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A Boomtown's Echo

workers, and the city—or private actors—has to invest in resource efficiency. So how can our water, fuel, and transit go further? By having multifamily housing, by having some kind of mass transit, by having a common water extraction and... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard... View Details

12 Mar 2018
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Applying to HBS in Round 3?

difference I wanted in the world. Even though I loved my job and the people I worked with, I knew I wanted more out of a profession. I am passionate about eliminating animal suffering and slowing the depletion of natural View Details

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

global rather than merely local. The issue of limited resources and inefficient distribution is creating environmental and social problems respectively, that businesses can no longer afford to neglect/be indifferent to. Technological... View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

29 Sep 2020
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Virtual Networking Tips from HBS Career Coaches

alumni I’ve spoken with have consistently received positive responses to their outreach.” Genuine human connection is especially welcome right now, and with diminished commutes and limited social events, some have more time now than ever to connect. Furthermore, there... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Ideas That Stick

circulate with no resources whatsoever behind them. What we thought we’d do is to investigate these classes of naturally sticky ideas, steal their playbook, and put it to use for people who have important... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

enormous pressure, making it critical that farmers find ways to save money. To survive this long, they’ve had to change constantly." Donnie Benjamin MBA 2015 | Mapping the Future of Sustainability "My experiences in the military showed me that densely populated... View Details

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Philippe Taieb

positions for The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest environmental nonprofit, and was also the Director of International Operations at City Year, a youth service organization. Outside HBS, Philippe is a consultant and a coach. He... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Manufacturing; Social Enterprise; Sports; Clean Technology; Energy

October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
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SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation

By: Brian Trelstad and Bonnie Yining Cao

Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), a set of software and analytical tools designed for the purpose of wildlife conservation, had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching and contributing to wildlife... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Emerging Markets; Technology Adoption; Strategy; Management; Ethics; Social Enterprise; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Natural Environment; Technology Industry; Cambodia; United States; Africa

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February 2011 (Revised March 2021)
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Hindustan Unilever's 'Pureit' Water Purifier

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Mona Sinha

The case asks students to formulate a strategy to respond to various competitive threats to its Pureit Water purifier, launched in 2008, targeted at millions of low-income Indian consumers who did not have access to safe drinking water. The case describes in detail the... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Social Enterprise; Competitive Strategy; India

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19 Jan 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis

improving boards' performance is not government action but action on the part of each board. To improve board effectiveness, each board should achieve clarity about its role in relation to that of management: the extent and nature of the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

finding is that societies that depend heavily on oil, and perhaps natural resources more generally, will experience a heavier demand for government intervention. We argue that this is one aspect that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Jul 2014
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Hungry for Change

technical solution or a cure for something that isn't scientifically possible or known," says Zeaske. "We have a resource scarcity and distribution problem, not a production problem." That last point is particularly true in agriculturally... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

or goods made in response to requests from nonprofits. The level of engagement and resources is relatively low, infrequent, simple, and nonstrategic. It is basically a check-writing relationship. The giver has a charity mindset and the... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

01 Sep 2014
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HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World

Building an Evidence Base for Emerging Markets It’s one thing to research the history of companies in Europe, the United States, or Japan, where libraries, archives, and public records are abundant. But what about emerging markets, where such View Details

Keywords: faculty research

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

then Liberia would be unlikely, in our opinion, not to grow at double-digit rates from the moment that the ore is exported in quantity, so long as market conditions for natural resources remain strong,"... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

Even when a strategic fit is not immediately obvious, common ground can often be discovered. —James E. Austin Similarly, the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) a nonprofit organization created by the Smithsonian Institution and... View Details