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- 06 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Go Global—or No? Can You Make the Case?
your comments published in an upcoming issue of HBS Working Knowledge—it will cost you $6.00 to download the full story from HBR. See details below. For two years, U.S.-based DataClear has all but had a stranglehold on the data analysis... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Costing to Identify Value-Improvement Opportunities in Healthcare By: Kaplan, Robert S., Mary L. Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Guzman, Laurence Higgins, John Meara, Erin Padden Abstract—As healthcare... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
Kaplan, who has been working on a multiyear project with HBS Professor Michael E. Porter on improving value in health care, has found that often the most effective medical procedure is one that costs the least: talking. In a recent... View Details
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- News
Into the Light
Energicity. “Modern life, as we know it, is impossible.” Poindexter has seen the human and economic costs of “energy poverty” firsthand in rural Ghana. There, her startup is working to bring solar power to communities where highly... View Details
- 21 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Agricultural Investing: Where Boots Meet Suits
investment standpoint, the cost of emissions and resource scarcity, particularly water, is largely yet to been priced in, and I believe there are plenty of strong buying opportunities in many markets. Real... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
mall and everybody is getting into the cosmetic business," he said. But most of the panelists said the opportunities of the past several years have far exceeded the challenges. Tahari said her company's sales have grown by more than... View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
that firms can fully capitalize on these opportunities. This reduction of coordination and transport costs is continuing to create more and more opportunities for rationalization and, consequently, bigger... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- Profile
Raghu Yarlagadda
opportunity costs of a two-year MBA were more than made up by returns that last a lifetime.” Choosing HBS proved easy. “Talking to students and alumni, I observed that at HBS, the gap between ideas and... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Web Services
Before this can occur, however, issues such as complexity of installation and management, software quality, and cost must be addressed. Some other unsolved problems, Scott added, are quality of service and scale. "We produce nine or... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Recasting environmentalism as a smart financial investment
A former managing director and partner for Goldman Sachs, where he spent 24 years, Mark Tercek (MBA 1984) is inspired by the opportunity to help businesses, governments, and environmental organizations work together in new, innovative... View Details
- Portrait Project
Karibu Nyaggah
will combat injustice through education and the private sector. With humility, I will build bridges connecting people to their dreams. With joy, I will harness creativity to reveal Beauty. America has been the staging ground. As it turns out, my greatest View Details
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
the importance of building in opportunities to measure the costs and benefits. "A skeptic of regulation would say that SOX wasn't needed at all, that the system would have fixed itself," he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Who, Me?
Is this a great country or what? Once upon a time, a journey of self-discovery usually involved biting insects, bouts of diarrhea, familial approbation, and staggering opportunity costs while one searched... View Details
- Profile
Yubo Cui
and its Chinese stakeholders. In a joint venture with BYD Auto, Daimler was determined to develop and manufacture an affordable electric car. “Our goal was to make it a family car, not a luxury toy,” says Yubo. “We worked ridiculously hard to reduce the View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
the uncertain world of their businesses on their own terms and plan accordingly. And it provides an opportunity for lenders to better understand the creditworthiness of their potential customers and provide lower lending View Details
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
costs and profit margins; initial sales also influence the venture's trajectory of organizational skills because firms develop capabilities and routines in interactions with customers. There is also an View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2019
- News
Fellowships Fuel a Passion to Help Underserved Communities
their multiple interests. A native of Ghana, Asamoah grew up in Indiana and graduated from Indiana University. She worked as a research analyst at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, before attending HBS. “Through the amazing View Details
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IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details