Renewable - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

to meet OPMers from other classes. I hope that periodic All-Class Reunions will become one more way of renewing and further developing the relationships and sense of 'family' that have been such a distinctive and valuable characteristic... 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

27 Oct 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

revenue by outside audit firms) without providing much or sometimes any guidance about how to improve actual mission performance. I'd like to see a renewed focus on mission performance rather than on financial performance, which in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

multiyear agenda, and as labs complete their work, they will have the opportunity for renewal as well as reorganizing into new labs. The research conducted by HBS faculty and their colleagues from Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences,... 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

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

03 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

oil and gas industry that you're going to be out of a job, it just means it creates important challenges, but also opportunities for those industries. Just as if you are really excited about working in the renewable energy field, it would... View Details

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

Rehabilitation Act 1997 Pride at Work, a national coalition of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender workers and their supporters, becomes an AFL-CIO constituency group AFL-CIO membership renewed growth Pride at Work 2012 Jennifer Doudna... View Details

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

like a renewed democratic process and appropriate regulatory regimes. I believe that these problems are usually best dealt with by the state, but in many cases that is not happening." Moreover the private sector has resources and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

group noted that organizations making investments in renewables or efficiencies could maybe also attract “green finance.” The commercial terms were seldom better than non-green finance, and for the most part the projects would have been... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

offered this year. In addition, two new offerings are being introduced: an immersive field course that will take students to visit renewable energy and sustainable production sites in Denmark and the Netherlands, and a short intensive... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Green Hydrogen in Chile

By: Tarun Khanna, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

In 2020, the Chilean government wants to promote green hydrogen, a technology with high potential to help mitigate climate change. President Sebastián Piñera, aware of the country's advantages to produce green hydrogen competitively, asks Energy Minister Juan Carlos... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Decision Making; Alternative Energy; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Financial Instruments; Energy Policy; Government Administration; Strategy; Government and Politics; Social Issues; Energy Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile

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14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

is, or should be, exactly the other way around. The CEO is selected by, retained by, renewed by, and supervised by the board. So you have the pro forma statement of what corporate governance is about, and you have the real-life workings... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

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

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

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

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

explain Alvarez and Sesia, in response to a few key issues: the rise of self-service in retail, which led to a weakening of face-to-face connections with customers; the increased commoditization of the retail experience; and "massive improvement" in all... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

01 Mar 2007
News

Security Chief

separate technology, product development, and marketing operations. The reorganization imposed much-needed focus and put renewed emphasis on accountability for on-time, on-budget product delivery. “At the beginning of 2006, we were... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

assuring price transparency so advertisers know what they're buying. I explain the need for these rights by presenting specific practices causing particular concern. The Decline and Renewal of British Multinational Banking... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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