Energy Security - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance. But we do pay attention to misconduct, and I have seen many types over the years—from the garden-variety deceptions and betrayals that sap morale and waste human View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

fade after this contagion, but there will probably be more outbreaks in the decades to come. This means that we can expect our physical structures to change, too. Think of the extension of today’s airport and courthouse security... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

disaster. Niinami’s managers tracked down staff members by foot, securing them housing in hotels, finding supplies for displaced workers, and assuring franchisees whose stores were destroyed that they didn’t need to worry about finances.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

14 Jun 2021
Op-Ed

When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

focus on all the ways we fall short—we allow our true selves to shine. This authenticity makes us more likely to secure jobs, higher ratings in our presentations, and money for entrepreneurial ventures or deals. There’s a video I like to... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

across a variety of countries and sectors. The results of this exploration show that managers are trying to ensure safety and maintain profitability with tremendous energy and creativity. While specific tactics vary by company, they share... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

Teaching Interest

Overview

Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course) The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

billion. A 2015 Wall Street Journal exposé, which became the bestseller “Bad Blood,” led to several criminal and civil probes, and sanctions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Theranos dissolved in 2018. Prosecutors must... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

company badly needs a jolt of energy and expertise to grow and to resuscitate its declining stock price. The chief executive who promoted Barton is hopeful but hard-nosed; and Barton's IT group—while talented and tech-savvy—is impatient,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

causing global warming and turn that energy and resources into actually improving our way of life with limited impact on our world." Tom Dolembo questioned whether agreements are necessary. He believes that change driven by... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Energy

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

This ransom is $500 per year—year after year—for every American man, woman, and child. And we just keep paying it. In an ideal world, the hidden costs of energy security and energy's environmental impacts... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Energy

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

characterized quite often by turbulent situations. When you are negotiating in a turbulent environment, you feel reassured if the entity you are transacting with is likely to be around tomorrow. Otherwise, what’s the point of investing time and View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

there as a security net to help them, guide them, and confront them, they look at me and say, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I believe those 30-year-olds want the same thing the 60-year-olds want. They want an effective manager... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

26 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Business and the Environment

States, climate change is becoming a priority. Sustainability will drive business in the next 25 years. The transition to a low-carbon economy will bring about significant investment opportunities. It is a perfect storm: climate change, View Details

Keywords: Re: Forest L. Reinhardt; Energy; Energy

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

environment by accessing finance at better terms. “The whole idea of ESG investing is predicated on the notion that by tilting their portfolios towards securities that have better ESG properties, investors might be able to change who has... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

Compounding the challenge of supporting this population shift, governments from developing to industrialized countries are limited in their capacity and political will to devise solutions to accommodate expanding urban populations. Finally, View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy

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