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  • 12 Feb 2016
  • Op-Ed

The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

production sector overall, there would seem to be no shortage of workers, with 19 current workers for each opening. But in certain skilled production occupations, like electrical engineering technicians,... View Details
Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Manufacturing; Electronics
  • 04 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

signs, and a fledgling seaport 10 miles away from a nascent resort town. “In the absence of massive, long view, well-financed, evidence-based investing by governments on behalf of all the people, the private sector has an obligation—and... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
  • 08 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy

In the new book International Strategy: Context, Concepts, and Implications, Harvard Business School Adjunct Professor David J. Collis presents a comprehensive guide to a topic of ever-increasing relevance for managers across all sectors... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

aimed at increasing female labor force participation to compensate for Japan's aging population, reforms of the electric power sector directed at reducing electricity costs,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer
  • 13 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments

saved money by saving energy or reducing waste. For example, IBM reduced its electricity consumption by 6.4 billion kilowatt-hours between 1990 and 2013, during which time it saved $513 million through energy conservation alone, according... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
  • 13 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

together and unlocked private sector innovation and drove growth opportunities for those living in communities located near train stations, she said. What the country needs today is another long-term "vision." "Maintenance... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto
  • 27 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

competitive today? A: There has been a tendency to look too narrowly at location decisions, focusing just on labor cost, electricity costs, tax breaks, etc. But input costs are not what matters. What matters is total cost, which depends... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

today's managers are trying to implement third-generation strategies through second-generation organizations with first-generation management. In an earlier study we analyzed the evolution of CEO Jack Welch's thinking at General Electric... View Details
Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

research in China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Poland, and the US indicates increasing pressure on these basic resources - and worsening inability of governments to self-fund investment in advance. Hence, there are increasingly more and better opportunities... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities
  • 30 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 30, 2008

privatization of Argentina's electricity sector and is now contemplating an even larger privatization opportunity in Peru. In deciding how much to bid in Peru, Endesa must account for the political context... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 07 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

hours reduce electricity bills? Perhaps for the first time, small-business owners accustomed to monthly accounting might need to track day-to-day spending so they can react quickly to changing economic conditions. Free and low-cost tools... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service
  • 07 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

considerations into account when planning Colbun's future, especially in the light of new opportunities and challenges posed by global climate change. The case analyzes the Chilean electricity sector and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well spent, or pressure from regulators to demonstrate that... View Details
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

three options regarding the exit strategy to be deployed to ensure sustainability. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/616040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-019 Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

Although involving the private sector has worked very well in many countries, one fact remains. Large projects, those costing $500 million or more, are extremely difficult to build successfully. In fact, one of the very interesting facts... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 15 Feb 2017
  • Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

care, security, and more). These are valid reasons. But there are workarounds that work. At Harvard Business School, my research looks at ways that the private sector can finance and deliver public infrastructure. For the last three... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction
  • 07 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 7

(RRP). By expanding the overall supply of safe short-term claims, the Fed can weaken the market-based incentives for private sector intermediaries to issue too many of their own short-term liabilities. And crucially, we argue that the Fed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 21

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781846142734,00.html?strSrchSql=Civilization%3A+The+West+and+the+Rest/Civilization_Niall_Ferguson Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors Authors: Rebecca Henderson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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