Renewable - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common? They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change, according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. "The most serious problem is in the United States... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

February 2024
Supplement

Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B13): Seattle Climate Action Snapshot

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Hailey Chen and Jacob A. Small

Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details

Keywords: Mitigation Policies; Carbon Footprint; Climate Finance; Mobility; Adaptation; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Sustainable Cities; City; Innovation Strategy; Investment; United States; Seattle

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19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

Core competency transferMore equal exchange of resources Joint value creation Need for value renewal Relationship Management Corporate contact usually in community affairs or foundation; nonprofit contact usually in developmentMinimal... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

02 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

agriculture, and manufacturing. What HBS Brings to the Energy Ecosystem The diversity within the energy sector also extends to company size. There are startups creating innovative solutions to address energy problems around the world, as well as large established... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

Despite the renewed interest in vinyl, there were not many manufacturers—less than 20 in the United States—and few had updated their processes or supply chain since the heyday of the late 1970s. In the fast-moving music scene, Kelleher... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2001
News

Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

European research center planned for Paris will further enhance our facultyís ability to conduct in-depth, field-based studies away from Soldiers Field. Closer to home, several campus renewal projects are strengthening the residential... View Details

Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

if nothing else, has fostered a sense of entrepreneurship and opportunity in the renewable energy sectors." And Chip Levy suggests that "This is a great time to leap into a growth industry ...We developed the petroleum industry... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2012
News

Curb Your Smartphone Habit

what happens behind the scenes, such as better work processes, internal communication, collaboration, and renewed creativity that fuels innovative problem-solving. A key reason why BCG or any company would be interested in this research... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; smartphones; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information

26 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Climate Week NYC 2023

highlighted the power of writing from diverse perspectives with the Imagine 2200 climate fiction project. Other discussions ranged from emissions from corporate finance, renewables and energy efficiency in supply chains, reinventing value... View Details

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The Dedication - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

longer-lived than any other human institution. For generation after generation, it renews the springs of high purpose.” 18 Gay’s words reflected as well the ideals of former Harvard President Charles Eliot (Eliot had died only a year... View Details

11 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’Entrepreneurship and Multinationals’

change to economists, political scientists, sociologists, and a host of popular writers." A renewal of interest in the "history of capitalism" is finally beginning to correct this peculiar omission. Related Article An... View Details

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones

11 Dec 2017
News

Growing from Within

expectations; helping us understand impact at the restaurant level of initiatives we are rolling out; and developing a pipeline of talent for the company. What have you seen as the largest growth drivers in the past 12 months? It all began with a View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Feb 1998
News

Stephen Covey's Successful Habits

realized the value of listening as applied to business. You call one of your habits "sharpening the saw," or taking the time to reflect and renew the self. How do you convince Type-A people to do that? With great difficulty. The Western... View Details

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

prosperity it lost over the recent past. The difficulties will not disappear—much of the continent still faces massive problems of disease, conflict and resource depletion—but the world is turning its attention back to Africa, and there is View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

24 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Learning to Code at Business School

recent graduates who took CS50 to learn what the class is all about. Samuel Gooch (MBA 2015) worked in renewable energy consulting before HBS and is now an engineering program manager at Apple. Sloan Holzman (MBA 2015) formerly worked at... View Details

19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

installing, and commercializing privately owned electric vehicle chargers. Tierra Climate - Jacob Mansfield (MBA 2023) - You can’t reach 100% renewables without energy storage, which is currently too costly to build. Tierra Climate is a... View Details

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

(as of 2017) is capped at 85,000 per year, although this does not include renewals or transfers. This triggers a lottery for determining who gets the visa, creating uncertainty for both the immigrant and the sponsor. The US system, like... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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

06 Mar 2013
What Do You Think?

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

individuals routinely measure and manage their time" by providing high-quality administrative support for the effort. How do we account for the renewed interest in these ideas? Is it a cyclical interest? Is it the result of new... View Details