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Joseph B. Lassiter

Joe is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired. He focuses on one of the world’s most pressing problems: developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy all around the world. He... View Details

Keywords: green technology; high technology; internet; oil ＆ gas; private equity (LBO funds); utilities; software; energy

October 2018 (Revised August 2023)
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Safecast: Bootstrapping Human Capital to Big Data

By: Ethan Bernstein and Stephanie Marton

On March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a 9.1-on-the-Richter-scale, six-minute long earthquake unleashed a tsunami that ravaged the Tohoku region of Japan, damaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power facility and releasing sufficient radioactive material into the air and ocean... View Details

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21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

in press Academy of Management Journal Compromised Ethics in Hiring Processes? How Referrers’ Power Affects Employees’ Reactions to Referral Practices By: Delfer-Rozin, R., B. Baker, and F. Gino Abstract—In this paper, we explore referral-based hiring practices and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Company, 1907–1925 Samuel H. Kress S. H. Kress Company, 1896–1924 Raymond A. Kroc McDonald's Corporation, 1955–1973 Bernard H. Kroger Kroger's Food Stores, 1883–1928 Daniel J. Krumm Maytag Corporation, 1974–1992 James R. Kuse Georgia Gulf Corporation, 1985–1991 L Alden... View Details

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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral

manner. Faculty Advisor(s): Andy Wu (Chair), Jan W. Rivkin , Eric J. Van den Steen , Dennis A. Yao , and Rory McDonald Curriculum Vitae | Website | Email Kyle Schirmann Abstract: Oceans of Sound: Creative Production from the Global South... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org. Guest: Ingrid Irigoyen, Director, Aspen Institute Shipping Decarbonization Initiative; AssociateDirector, Ocean and Climate, for the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

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Tara Basu Trivedi

year of work in the real world. Being part of the HBS community is like Discovering that you’re a tiny fish in a giant ocean. But rather than focus on how tiny you are, you learn to appreciate how much your life can be enriched by all the other View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Wheel Change

In April, Miami’s iconic Ocean Drive hosted the first of four 2023 NCL Cup races between the NCL’s Denver Disruptors and Miami Nights, as well as eight private teams—all competing for a year-end purse of $1 million. An NCL competition... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; cycling; entrepreneurship; leadership; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

(oceans, lakes, rivers) via archeological documentation, research, maintenance, and survey. The SRC works closely with other ocean agencies within the government to help document and mitigate climate change related damages to underwater... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Ocean Hall opens at National Museum of Natural History As a Mormon missionary in Wisconsin, Roger Sant enjoyed working with Native Americans. Innately curious, he liked spending time with the people, getting to know them, and helping them... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Partners - Case Method Project

Pascagoula, MS Subjects: Problems in American Democracy, Field Experience in Social Studies, AP U.S. History MS 6 of 13 Laura Guidry Germantown High School Madison, MS Subjects: AP US History, US History 1877-Present MS 7 of 13 Megan Hawkins St. Martin High School... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

and president of OceanCycle, a social enterprise focused on solving the ocean plastic problem by assisting businesses in making large volumes of products out of ocean-bound plastic. They work with companies to provide end-to-end solutions... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture

from 1901 to 1971. Heatwaves, storms, and droughts have all become more extreme. “Even if we stopped emitting CO2 today, there’s so much already in the air,” Sabin says. “It will take generations for it to be absorbed by the oceans and... View Details

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Regional Winners - Alumni

Jain, OPM 2016, Founder & CEO Region: Asia-Pacific Collective Academy Education to re-evolve the future Patricio Bichara, MBA 2015, Co-Founder & CEO Region: International Track Favarr Earn cash from the spare space in your luggage Anil Taneja, MBA 2020, Founder Region:... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

markets across Europe. The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge increases in the cost of shipping, so Sian launched experiments to ship roses by ocean using refrigerated containers. Chris Kulei, the Executive Director, was interested in not only... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

II NC Thomas Havener Scotland High School Laurinburg, NC MS Megan Hawkins St. Martin High School Ocean Springs, MS Subjects: U.S. History NJ Jeanine Hayek Fair Lawn High School Fair Lawn, NJ Subjects: Government, History MD Josh Headley... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

business planning and control. Joe began his career at MIT's Department of Ocean Engineering as an Instructor in 1970 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1972. He developed and taught a course on marine mineral resource economics.... View Details

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