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- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details
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Investors - Entrepreneurship
III Draper Richards LP; Draper INT; Draper Richards Kaplan FDN, Draper, Gaither, & Anderson MBA 1954 Anne M. Dwane Co-Founder & Partner, Village Global MBA 1988 Andrew Farquharson Managing Director, VHM Ventures and InCube Centures, LLC MBA 1999 Load More Neeraj... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
joining HBS. Audrey Atencio (MBA 2024, Section G), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Piva Capital Piva is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm ($500mm AUM) investing in visionary entrepreneurs who are solving the world's critical problems in the View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
decisions involving sustainability issues. Cases are set in a variety of industry contexts, including energy, agriculture, transportation, chemicals, and investment. Some of the environment-related cases recently taught (Spring and Fall... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies
shortage of lithium-ion battery components. "This kind of disaster cuts a wide swath across the auto industry, but there's probably some similar geographic area that, if hit, would affect a different industry. It only takes a very... View Details
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
collaborative tasks from writing assignments to playing digital instruments. At the same time it needed to address constraints such as the lack of electrical power in many remote rural areas—a problem it solves in several ways. Kids can recharge the View Details
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
communities disproportionately face increased levels of pollution and are often more vulnerable to the dangerous effects of climate change. Dorceta E. Taylor’s Toxic Communities breaks down environmental racism as it relates to the siting of View Details
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
what implicit and explicit tradeoffs will be built into your operating model." JetBlue COO and airline industry veteran Russ Chew offered some firsthand insight when he visited the classroom when the case was taught. "I was... View Details
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For Organizations - Business & Environment
investigation of potential strategic partnerships to support the rapid commercialization of next-generation batteries by Pellion Technologies. Engage with MBA Student Clubs Student clubs — including the Energy & Environment Club ; Food,... View Details
- 20 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators
performance of identical twins on a battery of ten creativity tests could be attributed to genetics. 6 In contrast, roughly 80 percent to 85 percent of the twins' performance on general intelligence (IQ) tests could be attributed to... View Details
- Web
HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
companies, and markets. 10:45 a.m. Rebuilding Industry and Infrastructure: The Need for a New Climate Workforce Faculty Moderator: Eleanor Laurans (MBA 2006) , Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Speakers: Evette Ellis , Cofounder... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
online magazine and store to purchase full-size products. Palliative Care of America David Matly Michael Matly Business Track Runner-Up Palliative Care of America provides the best quality of life for seriously and terminally ill patients by providing View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
transformation and connection are spreading across even the most traditional industrial segments and creating a staggering array of business opportunities and threats. The digitization of tasks and processes has become essential to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
refinements or radical breakthroughs, improve the performance of established products and services along the dimensions that mainstream customers in major markets historically have valued. Examples: a microprocessor that enables personal computers to operate faster and... View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies
A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
community after their respective accusations against Clarence Thomas and Mike Tyson. It’s one of the factors that helps explain why women of color report sexual assault at rates far below that of white women and a major force behind Dixon’s decision to leave the View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
The Energy & Environment Club
Comprised of over 200 students, the HBS Energy & Environment Club promotes the energy, clean tech, and environment-related industries at Harvard Business School. The mission of the club is to develop the next generation of leaders in... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
category for “Zebra Medical Vision” with Sarah Gulick (HBS Case 619-014, September 2018). Christian Kaps : Winner of the 2024 Best PhD Paper Award from the Commodity & Energy Markets Association for "Residential Battery Storage—Reshaping... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
expensive globalization and IT strategy. Under the leadership of founder and CEO Josef von Rickenbach, PAREXEL has made several bold investments over the past 20 years based on a vision of future industry dynamics and client demand.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel