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- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
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dirty to clean technology. We then estimate the model using a combination of regression analysis on the relationship between R&D and patents, and simulated method of moments using microdata on employment, production, R&D, firm growth, entry, and exit from the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- August 2017
- Case
Hacking Heroin
By: Mitchell Weiss and Sarah Mehta
"Hacking Heroin" was the first hackathon that Annie Rittgers, founder of Cincinnati-based 17a, had organized or even attended. "There will continue to be a lot of preventable overdose deaths and wasted potential if the opioid crisis continues unabated," she said.... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Hackathon; Heroin; Opioids; Crowdsourcing; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Health Pandemics; Public Administration Industry; Health Industry; Ohio; Cincinnati
Weiss, Mitchell, and Sarah Mehta. "Hacking Heroin." Harvard Business School Case 818-010, August 2017.
- November 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Irina Tarsis
In 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Economy; Non-Renewable Energy; Globalization; Leading Change; State Ownership; Diversification; Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Irina Tarsis. "Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi." Harvard Business School Case 708-033, November 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- June 2022
- Teaching Note
Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-419. On October 7, 2020, Bespoken Spirits publicly announced it had received $2.6 million of seed funding for its “sustainable maturation process,” a process that could produce award-winning whiskeys in just days rather than years... View Details
Kyle R. Myers
Kyle Myers is an associate professor of business administration in the Technology and Operations Management unit. He teaches the first-year Technology and Operations Management course.
Professor Myers studies the economics of innovation. His research is at... View Details
- 26 Jan 2018
- HBS Seminar
John Helveston, Boston University
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Employment Data Trends
Health-Related Services 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% Investment Banking 3% 4% 3% 3% 5% Investment Management / Hedge Fund 7% 8% 8% 6% 6% Manufacturing 4% 4% 5% 6% 5% Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% Cleantech 0% <1% <1% <1% <1% Energy /... View Details
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HBS - Key Metrics
(metric tons of CO2 equivalent) 10,547 9,098 9,103 11,562 11,614 Energy (kbtu) 8 138,198,893 121,948,442 122,569,467 150,713,824 152,538,748 Water (100 cubic feet) 9 48,244 32,735 40,754 51,025 48,626 Municipal Solid Waste (tons) 10... View Details
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Receiving $40k 68% Receiving Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment 1% $146k 25th Percentile Base $166k Median $180k 75th Percentile Base N/A N/A Cleantech <1% N/A N/A N/A Energy / Extractive Minerals 2% $156k 25th Percentile Base $185k Median... View Details
John D. Macomber
John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details
Peter Tufano
Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Background Note Raising Startup Capital By: Jeffrey Bussgang Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
going through the roof’ John Foley founded Peloton in 2012 partly to solve a challenge in his own life. He and his wife fed on the energy of high-end boutique fitness classes, but they had demanding jobs and young children, so fitting in... View Details
- 2018
- Book
Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time
By: Geoffrey Jones
Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental changes risk making the Earth unsustainable within our own lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides... View Details
Keywords: Green Business; Sustainability; Business History; Eco-tourism; Organic Wine; Organic Food; Waste Management; Sustainable Finance; Ethics; Finance; History; Entrepreneurship; Accommodations Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Europe; Asia; Latin America; North and Central America; New Zealand
Jones, Geoffrey. Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time. Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Stagnation (12) Economic Systems (14) Economics (393) Economy (16) Education (118) Emerging Markets (14) Emotions (21) Employee Ownership (1) Employee Relationship Management (61) Employees (83) Employment (15) Energy Conservation (7)... View Details
- 10 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
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consulting. Through my job, I was able to travel, live, and work in emerging markets in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. I developed a passion for digital inclusion and expanding access to renewable energy which ended up being the focus... View Details
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Clubs - Business & Environment
which include symposia, speaker series, career panels and treks, skill development workshops, and networking events. HBS Student Clubs Business of Animal Protection The Business of Animal Protection Club serves as a gateway to issues related to animal welfare and the... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment
Struggles: Hydro-Quebec’s Energy Dilemma By: Juan Alcacer and Danika Couture-Peck In 2024, Maxime Aucoin, Executive Vice President and CFO of Hydro-Quebec, faced a series of compounding challenges as the utility confronted rapidly rising... View Details
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Company, retail giants like Target and Thrive Markets, and health equity partners such as Advocate Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. While tackling the challenges in the crowded supplements and energy drinks... View Details
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About - Business & Environment
multiple HBS departments and that collaborates across Harvard University to drive climate learning, career path mentorship, and action. Previously Lynn was a VP in the Infrastructure and Energy group at Citigroup and a Director at the... View Details