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17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

community resource because it nourished the livestock that provided a foundation for the local agricultural economy. If the commons fell into disrepair—either through overuse or neglect—everyone suffered. Although taking care of the... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

June 2022 (Revised January 2023)
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South Africa – a 'Just Energy Transition'

By: Richard Vietor

South Africa, like most other countries, is in the process of reducing its carbon emissions to comply with COP26 and, hopefully, reach net zero emissions by 2050. However, because South Africa relies almost wholly on coal (93%) for electricity, and on coal for... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Economic Development; Climate Change; Coal Mining; Emission Reduction; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Law; Labor and Management Relations; Labor Unions; Natural Resources; Energy Policy; Energy Sources; South Africa

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22 May 2020
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Remembering Well and Making Meaning of Memorial Day

As Memorial Day approaches, it’s natural for our minds to drift to summer – thoughts of firing up the grill, getting a boat in the water, or vacation travel would (at least in normal times) tantalize us through workdays that seem to grow... View Details

05 Jun 2014
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Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues

comes from never-ending, short-term pressures of the stock market. An even greater factor is the global nature of competition today, which pits American organizations directly against counterparts in Asia, where work days are long and... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

natural human and human-informed technological bias. Embedded Ethics A distributed pedagogy initiative at the Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences that embeds philosophers directly into computer science... View Details

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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01 Jun 2006
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A Capital Asset

its reasonable hours allowed Cohen time to raise her children, Amanda (now a lawyer at the Natural Resources Defense Council) and Eli (JD/MBA ’06). During her NTHP tenure, from 1980 to 1993, she focused on... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

06 Oct 2003
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The Growth of the Social Enterprise

less ambitious growth plans than affiliate organizations. While this finding is perhaps not surprising given that branching would likely entail a greater investment of resources by the central organization than expansion via affiliates... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

26 Sep 2013
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Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

portfolio—like in nature and somewhat footloose and fancy-free. Q: What are some of the causes of the decline that are specific to India? A: Due to large-scale economic liberalization since 1991, India has had a nice long run of reforms... View Details

Keywords: by Zeenat Potia

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

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to dispatch inspectors, which in turn limits the number of inspections that can be performed. We argue that View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Dec 2016
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Dear Future Author…

(OPM 30, 2001), former Immigration and Naturalization Service attorney and coauthor of How to Get a Green Card, now in its 12th edition “Know your motivation. Know what drives you to write and publish. You don’t have to want to change the... View Details

17 Feb 2003
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Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

accompanies most jobs. "Networking and building relationships are key—pay attention to those 'softer' skills," advised Gonsalves, sector head of Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s Aerospace & Defense Group and a managing director in Goldman's Industrial &... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Oct 2017
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Designing Internship Projects for Greater Impact

make an impact. An intern’s willingness to “go big” with a small company may be good news for recruiters of any size, creating an opportunity for more hands-on involvement and greater creative thinking. But few smaller companies, especially start-ups, have the human... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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Europe - Global Activities 2020

president of Yugoslavia; the nature and impact of NATO’s 1999 intervention; the country’s transition to capitalism; and China’s recent investments. After delivering a presentation on the state of global capitalism at HBS’s Europe Research... View Details

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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, 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

15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

that have ownership and control rights in the SOE. Building on Vernon, we argue that the SOE can break free from this power imbalance and establish resource independence from other state actors by becoming a multinational firm and/or by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2003
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The Organizational Model for Open Source

market, goods like education. If we are granting special tax privileges to organizations to produce software, we as a society are saying something about the nature of that good and the nature of the markets... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Cristina Ros Blankfein

has emerged as a promising venture for the young entrepreneurs. Blankfein and Ross, with the backing of the Harvard iLab and the Rock Center, went to work on a single-serving, zero calories, all natural cocktail mixer and with the help of... View Details

17 Jun 2020
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Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters. As such, “helping people through times of crisis is second nature to Filipinos,” says Alicia Morales (AMP 186), co-president of the HBS Club of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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