Resilience - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

retrofit construction, and for driving urgent change during an era of unprecedented affordability and resiliency crises.” The five-year project, launched in 2020, has funding from the US Department of Energy, California Energy Commission,... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

24 Apr 2014
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Protecting critical infrastructure against disasters

Tom Popik (MBA 1988) is an entrepreneur who founded the Foundation for Resilient Societies, a nonprofit that protects critical infrastructure against natural and manmade disasters. (Published April 2014) View Details

18 Mar 2021
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Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition

In a recent virtual fireside chat, HBS Senior Fellow Bill George spoke with Chad E. Foster (PLDA 21, 2016), who learned that, though he lost his vision in his early 20s, blindness was a “gift” from which he developed the mental stamina and View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Making Democracy Work

challenges that business, government, and society are facing. Navigating the Populism Phenomenon Building a Strong and Prosperous Society Maintaining a Resilient Democracy Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Finance and the Economic Recovery

been examining the economic impact of the pandemic and its long-term effects, and the role fiscal support plays in spurring a recovery. They have also discovered that despite hardships, managers have become more resilient and flexible due... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Tapping into more effective water technologies

demand for fresh and pure water is forecast to exceed supply by 40 percent. "Few businesses are prepared for water scarcity and its impact upon operations and their supply chains," says Shenkar, adding that a small group of leaders is outfitting their operations today.... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

must, if we want to be free. How to Get Back Up: A Memoir of Failure & Resilience by Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) Audible Studios Pasricha combines his personal story of failure and resilience with the latest... View Details

01 Apr 2020
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Happy Because He’s Blind

HBS and continues to share his experiences with others; next year, he’ll publish a book. Asked what has been his biggest challenge, Foster responded, “The key to resilience is visualizing what greatness looks like, and I don’t know of any... View Details

20 Feb 2018
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David Perry’s Green Revolution

the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides in five important row crops: corn, rice, soybeans, cotton, and wheat. They coat seeds with these beneficial microbes to reduce the need for irrigation, increase resiliency in... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Faculty Books

think about these subjects. High Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage by Michael Beer (Jossey-Bass) Drawing on many management studies and his work with senior managers, Professor... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

05 Feb 2019
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Protecting the Power Grid

feared—but Japanese emergency crews were able to replenish the spent-fuel pool water in the nick of time, preventing massive evacuation of Tokyo. US regulators took notice. In 2012, Popik and Mott cofounded the nonprofit Foundation for View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

13 Nov 2020
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Students craft their post-HBS lives

paired off to develop course content around specific themes that had emerged, such as managing dual careers, deciding where to live, building resilience and mental health, establishing habits for self-care and reflection, and coping with... View Details

25 Mar 2018
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Modernizing Infrastructure Management

help communities be both resilient and vibrant so that they can be sustained in the future. “And that's everything from physical asset management to financial accounting to building licensing tools, for economic development—really the... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

with practitioners. BEI-affiliated faculty explore topics ranging from regenerative agriculture, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable electricity, to transportation modes, waste reduction, and the risks and opportunities in the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

23 Oct 2024
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Running Man

There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photos by Alison Yin

13 Jan 2021
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Stress Test

you can learn a lot from those examples. What lessons can we take from the myriad supply-chain challenges of 2020? The resilience-versus-cost trade-off is going to be heavily scrutinized. A resilient supply chain has redundant systems but... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

competition, and offering resilience for economic downturns. "Any governance system is going to have to achieve these kinds of things," said Froot, noting that ineffective governance may have contributed to the demise of certain dot-coms... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

discussed. Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses By Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MBA 1999) Routledge Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the agriculture and food sector in Africa, which is projected to exceed $1... View Details