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- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
his own company building environmentally sustainable live/work projects in New Mexico. “They were high density, they were affordable, and we recycled the water from them,” Wiviott explains. “It just made sense. I mean, my life felt better... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
regulations, in part by helping producers secure public guarantees for financing a $17 million water treatment plant. “That was a success story that saved and created jobs and became the basis of an HBS case,” notes Duch. “Today everyone... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
Beyond the wide-ranging influence TIBCO already enjoys, Ranadivé envisions a "metanetwork" of the future. "There'll be ubiquitous computing," he predicts, "with billions of sensors and microprocessors. For example, your lawn will determine that it's dry, and sprinklers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
to encourage the development of new technologies that focus on clean, renewable, or efficient energy resources. One of our teams developed last year’s winning idea: a polymer-producing bacteria that eats away at microbial scale formation inside industrial View Details
- 18 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
her same routine of getting her water or coffee before diving into her packed schedule of meetings that she is now keeping via phone and videoconference. However, what is missing are the micro-movements of working in the office, including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
revolution — with its enormous implications for all of business — is well under way. Only days before Enriquez’s grade-school visit, for example, scientists announced plans to create synthetic bacteria that would generate hydrogen (a nonpolluting fuel) from View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
directly under Section C, who were always raising a ruckus in one of their classes, so much so that we could hear it. One day, armed with water pistols, we stormed up to their classroom and let the water... View Details
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-033 Darby's Investment in Sirma: Professionalizing an Entrepreneurial Firm (A) In March 2010, Burak Dalgin (HBS MBA 2004) led private equity firm Darby's investment in Sirma,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
in India, especially in urban areas, is that when the monsoons hit, water fills the streets, leading to a lot of congestion," Sadun explains. "Traffic becomes a nightmare. It's like dealing with the worst snowstorm in Boston." According... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
Drop it on the ground. Sprinkle water on its surface. Let it sit in the sun and expose it to swarms of dust—the XO laptop is designed to handle most any abuse from a child. But the journey of the XO laptop from concept to the educational... View Details
- Fast Answer
Global Climate Change
to an information request sent by CDP on behalf of its signatory investors. Datasets include Climate Change Data, Supply Chain Data, Water Data, Forests Data, and CDP Scores Data. Data, documentation and reports are in Dataverse and are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
to implement innovative, money-saving measures, such as generating electricity via hydropower, recirculating heat from manufacturing processes to warm the factory complex, and using water from his own wells to cool machinery. In a... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
nuclear-powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000, during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
renovation of the Spangler Center auditorium and McCulloch Hall, improvements at Connell House, and the conversion of the chilled water plant. In closing, we begin fiscal 2024 with a robust balance sheet and substantial reserves,... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
18.2%—an effect driven by substitution of water for sugary drinks. Study 2 showed that graphic warning labels work by heightening negative affect and prompting consideration of health consequences. Study 3 indicated that public support... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
demands of city officials, cable operators encountered higher than expected construction costs as they entered urban markets. It proved difficult to lay cable under busy city streets while avoiding disruption to existing power, phone, View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
county’s “Watershed Watch Program” serves all of the County’s 7th graders. The robust effort covers “nine curriculum modules that include watershed mapping, looking at types of land use, getting out on the creek at two different points, View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
acres of land in southern Chile and run a variety of sustainable businesses to generate annual returns for investors. Patagonia Sur planned to derive various streams of revenue from the land—including eco-tourism, sustainable land development, carbon credits, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
to finding solutions to huge challenges? For example, should blocks of the HBS curriculum focus on big, multidisciplinary problems—such as the world's water shortage—and how to solve them? How about increasing the number of MBA students... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
background in air and water filtration at SpaceX and Brita, so we knew we could come up with something better.” What are your short- and long-term goals for the company? Taylor Wiegele: “Long term, we want to dominate the odor... View Details