Nuclear Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

Russia, and China, Western leaders appreciate aspects of these perils, but they are crafting unduly soft policies to deal with the challenges. The authors believe that "globalists"' notwithstanding, such views are myopic in an era where View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was devastated by three reactor explosions and two core meltdowns in the days following a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami that produced waves as high as 17 meters. The... View Details

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

displaced, and millions left without electricity and water. Railways and roads were destroyed, and 383,000 buildings damaged—including a nuclear power plant that suffered a meltdown of three reactors,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Feb 2021
Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

with Sparta’s victory and the eclipse of Athens as a power and a democracy. For Malhotra, the war raises the question of why some conflicts seem inevitable, even when rivals try to avoid them, and how those value-destroying conflicts... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

number of contexts. They are unconstrained by moral boundaries. Are these technologies different from other ground-breaking technologies such as electricity, nuclear power and computing? What commercial... View Details

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

early-stage advanced nuclear power and geoengineering ventures.” Joseph Lassiter Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired, Harvard Business School Nora... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Rationing Influence: Medium-Low 50 1950 s 19 Military spending shifts to nuclear deterrents Small Business Administration created Influence: Medium 60 1960 s 19 Great Society Consumer and environmental protection movements strengthen... View Details

04 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival

moment to our own time is how it ends—with mass destruction. Destruction that would continue throughout the twentieth century, with two world wars, with mass genocide, with numerous terrible civil wars, the Holocaust, the nuclear age, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

coordination that resulted in their developing self-regulation programs were sparked by crises, including the chemical industry after the Bhopal accident and the nuclear power industry after the Three Mile... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

a family business raises the stakes of—and often complicates—a family negotiation. Consider first what sets family relationships apart. Relatives (especially in nuclear families) typically have long-standing relationships that are based... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

11 Apr 2024
News

Mission Control

relativity. Those interests led to degrees from the Technical University of Vienna and even some opportunities to work on projects at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. But his life plans took a sharp turn on a Tuscany... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Love to Profits The Current Energy System Transatomic: Bringing Nuclear Power to the Forefront Show Hide Details Concepts Lipton Tea Business Models Jumping the S Curve and Dealing with Uncertainty Featured... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

sustainable fuel for the long term. When looking at decarbonization strategies, it’s important to remember that greenhouse gas emissions are just one part of the puzzle – and safety, availability, reliability are all important factors that must be considered as well.... View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Low 40 1940 s 19 Military spending explodes Graduated income tax, Victory Tax adopted to fund war effort Rationing Influence: Medium-Low 50 1950 s 19 Military spending shifts to nuclear deterrents Small Business Administration created... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

place where nuclear weapons are no longer needed. Second, deterrence has been critical to the peace between great powers since WWII, making the work the people on that submarine are doing every second of... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

key role business leaders have to play in confronting climate change—and the power of HBS alumni to make a positive difference. Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) President, J Adams Strategic Communications; co-author of A Blessing: Women of... View Details

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