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- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
can actually use." Paul Hamilton-Smith opined that software companies "mostly subsist from their renewal revenue stream. That stream is generated by 'new and improved' software versions." And Julian Lowe commented that... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
I coach and company I meet with, from climate tech startups to renewable energy investment funds. You’ve worked with CPD for over 10 years. What trends have you noticed over that time? Specifically, what have you noticed about the types... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
introduction to the field of global strategic management/international business. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711456-PDF-ENG Renewing GE: The Africa Project David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. CrearyHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
- 17 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future
“Sugarcane EVA is a preferred material because it is made using swift-growing, rainwater-fed, renewable sugarcane. Using sugarcane provides a more sustainable alternative to petroleum-based, non-renewable materials often used in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
approximately $0.06–$0.08 for conventional coal plants and $0.16 (est.) for coal plants that capture and store CO2. Moreover, renewable technologies offer the ability to produce affordable power. Most promising is concentrating solar... View Details
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
companies encouraging and funding ESG innovation. Dow Chemical has enormous energy consumption in their operations, but they've managed to save more than $10 billion through efficiency programs and are moving the world toward the adoption of View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
assume that all the smart people in the world are born within a 20-mile radius of their headquarters." This last factor—of being able to develop and diffuse innovation rapidly around the world—has emerged to become much more important as companies constantly View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
spiritual growth, growth in top-level sporting teams, and so on." Angelo Giovas goes even further in suggesting that "the key is not more outward growth (which, as was pointed out in the article, has its limits) but more inward View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
different companies we visited and the challenges they collectively face to meet planetary needs for decarbonization. Grundfos operations and climate targets Day three of the trip transported us from a focus on renewable energy and power... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
the box in terms of being green. I think there’s been a lot of lazy lending because you plunk your money into a renewables project because you know renewable power is green. But the money is needed as much... View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
if nothing else, has fostered a sense of entrepreneurship and opportunity in the renewable energy sectors." And Chip Levy suggests that "This is a great time to leap into a growth industry ...We developed the petroleum industry... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
what happens behind the scenes, such as better work processes, internal communication, collaboration, and renewed creativity that fuels innovative problem-solving. A key reason why BCG or any company would be interested in this research... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
from HBS I worked at Goldman Sachs for a couple of years, where I was exposed to a couple of clean energy companies. At that point, I thought, “Hmmm. Maybe there’s a way to work on projects with a purpose you’re personally passionate about.” So, I joined GE Capital and... View Details
- 09 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020
than ever before to measure their emissions, and it is encouraging to see companies actually using these metric to make better decisions - from making sustainable procurement choices, to using renewable energy to power server farms. For... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Global Perspectives
Ethiopia, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in January 2017. Students enrolled in Africa: Building Cities divided into eight teams based on their interests and explored ideas for attracting private investment over the next decade in areas such as View Details
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
after generation, it renews the springs of high purpose. ” What does that mean? When revolution rocked Egypt, HBS alumni immediately began to think about how business might contribute to a new social order; when nature wreaked havoc in... View Details
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
seeking to pioneer radical or disruptive innovations while pursuing incremental gains. A business does not have to escape its past, these cases show, to renew itself for the future. [...] A New Lens On Growth One company that has used an... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
before returning home with enhanced perspectives and renewed energy for the challenges ahead. WSA: Celebrating Women's Accomplishments On Saturday, January 22, about eight hundred women gathered on campus for the ninth annual Women's... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
translates into a heartfelt, intimate conversation about what a person is doing, what the family is involved in, and what the individual is interested in. I feel very fortunate to have those discussions with classmates." Whether a modest gesture or grand, whether... View Details