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William A. Sahlman
William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details
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Ramana Nanda
Ramana Nanda is Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance and Academic Lead of the Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship at Imperial College London. His research examines financing frictions facing new ventures, with an aim to help entrepreneurs with fundraising and... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Decarbonizing the Americas Professor Tarun Khanna (PhDBE 1993) + More Info – Less Info How can global energy companies, with substantial fossil fuel-burning assets, navigate decarbonization of their portfolio and the transition to... View Details
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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
- February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
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Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority
By: John Macomber
Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California
Macomber, John. "Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority." Harvard Business School Case 215-057, February 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Energy (Spring Q4) Visiting Professor Dustin Tingley Field Course: Business of the Arts (Spring Q3Q4) Professor Rohit Deshpande; Senior Lecturer Henry W. McGee Field Course: Investing for Impact (Fall Q1Q2) Senior Lecturer Archie L.... View Details
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
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Events - Business & Environment
Events Events Jun 24 Alumni in Climate Networking Series: London Climate Week Organizers: Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Business and Environment Initiative, HLS Environment and Energy Law Program, HACE, HBS Alumni... View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
path from 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
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a global hydrogen supply chain. The initiative was in line with Japan's energy strategy, as the country seeks to transition to clean energy. The company faced challenges such as the high cost of hydrogen production, uncertainty of... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
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COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader
Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration Recent book: The Arc of Ambition: Defining the Leadership Journey Chair: Organizational Behavior Unit Intrigued by: "Emotional intelligence. Leaders have the emotional capacity to overcome doubt, to have View Details
Keywords: Management
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
Stevenson and Dr. Bernice King, minister, lawyer, and the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. “It’s very special, how much of his own time and energy he put in, learning what was happening and taking both the moral and business... View Details
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Petting Away Pre-exam Stress: The Effect of Therapy Dog Sessions on Student Well-being
By: Emma Ward-Griffin, Patrick Klaiber, Hanne Collins, Rhea L. Owens, Stanley Coren and Frances S Chen
Recently, many universities have implemented programmes in which therapy dogs and their handlers visit college campuses. Despite the immense popularity of therapy dog sessions, few randomized studies have empirically tested the efficacy of such programmes. The present... View Details
Ward-Griffin, Emma, Patrick Klaiber, Hanne Collins, Rhea L. Owens, Stanley Coren, and Frances S Chen. "Petting Away Pre-exam Stress: The Effect of Therapy Dog Sessions on Student Well-being." Stress & Health 34, no. 3 (August 2018): 468–473.
- 2012
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Strategic responses to collective activism in the U.S. biomass sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
Almost all companies face constraints and pressure from collective activists. Using tactics such as protests, boycotts, and lobbying, social movement organizations and collective actors can draw significant media attention to issues facing industries and organizations,... View Details
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Aztec Castles and the dP3 Quiver
By: Megan Leoni, Gregg Musiker, Seth Neel and Paxton Turner
Bipartite, periodic, planar graphs known as brane tilings can be associated to a large class of quivers. This paper will explore new algebraic properties of the well-studied del Pezzo 3 (dP3) quiver and geometric properties of its corresponding brane tiling. In... View Details
Leoni, Megan, Gregg Musiker, Seth Neel, and Paxton Turner. "Aztec Castles and the dP3 Quiver." Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 47, no. 47 (November 28, 2014).
- August 2019 (Revised April 2021)
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Unifying Divisions: Joro's Mission to Preserve the Planet
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Marilyn Morgan Westner
The case focuses on the initial startup team and Founders’ agreements. In March 2018, Sanchali Pal proposed renegotiating the informal founders’ agreement and equity split she and her co-founders had drafted the previous spring. They had been working together for over... View Details
Keywords: Founders' Agreements; Business Startups; Climate Change; Agreements and Arrangements; Conflict Management
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Unifying Divisions: Joro's Mission to Preserve the Planet." Harvard Business School Case 820-032, August 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- January 2012 (Revised September 2015)
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Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer
By: George Serafeim
In 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health,... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Kyle Armbrester. "Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer." Harvard Business School Case 112-062, January 2012. (Revised September 2015.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
Grocery bills may be ridiculously high these days, but supply chain problems, energy costs, and inflation aren’t the only factors to blame. New research suggests that companies are raising prices simply because they can. In 2021, US... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne