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16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)

technology and a service-related business, with climate at the forefront. How do you see Highland Electric Fleets having an impact on climate change? Highland was created in 2019 with the intent of trying to solve some of the major... View Details

January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
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TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane

In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,... View Details

Keywords: Business Units; Communication Intention and Meaning; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Design; Standards; Commercialization; Investment Portfolio; Market Transactions; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; New York (city, NY)

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07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

officer, chief financial officer, and a senior staff executive) had final authority. This promised a far shorter deliberation process than was typical of the Innovation Board in the second period. 39 The intention of XTV was to align... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

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Evelyne White

start-up with limited resources. Your product is intently geographical. Concentrate on markets large enough to become profitable where you have no competition so you can spend your energy running the business rather than fighting wars. If... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Services

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose

powers the company as a whole. If these purpose-driven graduates choose to start their own company, they are more likely to instill the same intention within their employees – one that is lasting and familial. Each employee feels a sense... View Details

02 Mar 2020
What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

is negative in the short-term and positive only in (the) long-term, and many companies are too focused on the short-term.” Robert added that candor is the honest and open exchange of ideas, “but the techniques must be learned and reinforced to become habits.” Nick C.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 7, 2015

biosimilars (BS), which are essentially "me-too" products. There appear to be sound reasons to explore this related diversification: innovation is getting harder, regulators are intent on encouraging BS, and Amgen needs renewed... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

them, Sheryl Sandberg (COO) has written a book, Lean In, about which everyone seems to have an opinion. It coincides with the actions of Marissa Mayer to discourage telecommuting at Yahoo!, where she recently became CEO. The intent here... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Jan 2012
What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

stepped in with the intent of providing an added boost to a remarkable period of economic development by reducing inequality through the distribution of money to one-fourth of that nation's population. In Brazil, the government maintained... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

when he said, "Stretch ... allows those with the biggest vision to express it in a tangible way However, in my experience, it is also used in the same way the rack was used." Carl Binder pointed out that "... stretch goals have led mostly to View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

concerned that our executive programs — which comprise two-thirds international participants — could see declines in enrollment. Whatever the intention of the order, its implementation has led to disruption and fear, and it undercuts the... View Details

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

part of the joy of shopping at places like Marshalls or T.J.Maxx or the old Filene’s Basement is the idea of hunting for a bargain. That friction is designed to make you feel like you’ve conquered something, and we’re seeing companies build more View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

culture-builder and is intent on calming the chaos. “They better find someone who isn’t concerned with building an empire. The person’s ambition or desire to get wealthy should not be at stake,” she says. “This person needs to calm... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

28 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars

auction may not be a good predictor of the final outcome, because much of the bidding activity takes place just before the end. One good reason for this delay is that early bidding reveals intentions and information that may be exploited... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Web Services; Technology

Profile

Michael R. Bloomberg

news and information company, Bloomberg emerged as a billionaire business titan intent on changing the world. Having made his mark in business, he turned his attention to the political arena. In 2002, just four months after the attacks of... View Details

01 Nov 2016
First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

“display set” of visible but unavailable options can exert these same types of influences on whether or not to choose a single (target) item. Across a series of experiments, purchase intent is increased when the display set and target are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

Whitehead (MBA ’47) two years ago. (Under Dean John McArthur, the initiative was launched in 1993 with initial support from Whitehead.) The links to HBS run in both directions. Today, 11 of Bridgespan’s 27 partners have degrees from HBS. Good View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

of corporate fraud, considerations of intent dominate the details of compliance or noncompliance with arcane legal rules. This is the right message to send to the American business community. The behavior that became so widespread and... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

21 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job

on-campus recruiting and don’t necessarily want to hire for roles months in advance. Knowing this, I was intentional about not formally recruiting while I was at HBS and decided to wait until I moved back to San Francisco. Despite what... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance

HBS, where Jones took an entrepreneurship in public education elective with Stacey Childress (MBA 2000), who now heads NewSchools Venture Fund. Childress urged her to enter the field, but Jones, intent on paying off her loans, opted for a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; public education; leadership; charter schools; career paths; work-life balance; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

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