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  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details
Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities
  • 01 Aug 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

external CEO is probably the 'easiest, politically correct' option . . . where there would typically be two or three close [internal] contenders for the top job." A number of ways of meeting these challenges were suggested. Klopack's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

activism on climate change, where corporate executives of firms who don’t stand to profit from doing so nonetheless call for public policies to address the climate. In the US, public opinion about climate change and the need for new policies tend to divide along View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 17, 2015

Societal and Political Dimensions of Innovation Innovation and Business Growth By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—Innovation and the pursuit of new business opportunities are essential for growth at the firm level; moreover, they provide the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

believe it is not only of profound importance to contemporary readers, but also will be seminal secondary source for economic and political historians for generations to come. If you own a copy, keep it. A scholarly grandchild will thank... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

monk, Stefan Cossack restores the glory of Kievan Rus to modern-day Ukraine. A novel of romance, friendship, military struggle, and political intrigue. Alpini: De roc, de neige et de sang by Gérard Guerrier (AMP 114, 1994) (Glénat Livres)... View Details
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • News

Carbon Neutral

Frampton, and Minnick created the nonprofit Partnership for Responsible Growth to introduce the concept as a practical alternative to cut through the ideological divide. RELATED HARVARD LINKS Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative's 2015... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
  • 27 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

advertisements to building their own outlets and content. Kraft Foods, for example, is now one of the largest publishers of food-related materials. IBM is launching thought leadership communities. PepsiCo uses social networks to reach... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Making Their Way

but these are also good times to be shipping physical cargo the way it was done when America first began to industrialize. Indeed, says Ward, it’s back to the future: The country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance.” One heartening example — considering the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation
  • September 2017 (Revised January 2019)
  • Case

Public Entrepreneurs? Picking a Path

By: Mitchell Weiss and Matthew Segneri
Direct entry into government remained an uncommon post-HBS path, with only 1%–2% of recent classes going directly into the public sector. But, for public-minded MBAs, government wasn’t the sole province for public problem-solving. MBAs could join or launch companies... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Careers; Tri-sector Athlete; Job Searching; Government Innovation; Govtech; CivicTech; Civic Technology; Civic Innovation; Government Technology; MBA Class Of 2017; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Government Administration; Job Search; Jobs and Positions; Innovation Leadership; Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
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  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences

sponsors, including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. A traditional highlight of the conference is the presentation of awards to alumni in recognition of outstanding leadership and... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
  • 08 Mar 2017
  • Blog Post

Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

program called Leadership Fellows, which provides year-long senior-level positions in public-sector organizations. The prestigious program also provides a cohort of peers, professional development, and continued access to CPD. Life After... View Details
  • Web

Past Issues - Alumni

Records, with ambitions of preserving the local music scene and supporting the careers of indie artists Keeping the Faith A new course investigates the powerful connections between belief, spirituality, and leadership Complete Table of... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower

announcements about additional cities soon. “It’s taken a lot of political courage for Ithaca to say: ‘We want to be the first city in the U.S. and the world to decarbonize all our buildings.’” Keith added: “We don’t know yet how many... View Details
  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

Alvarez has visited farms, slaughterhouses, packing plants, and supermarkets to explore issues of concern to managers working around the world and across the supply chain. “We try to get into the weeds of what’s happening and speak to the people who are doing the work... View Details
  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

founding conditions—branching policy, modernization, and political culture—influenced banks' development of capabilities to manage dispersed branches, and these capabilities subsequently led to variation in banks' propensity to engage in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

anniversary of widespread file sharing, its impact on the sale of copyrighted material remains in dispute. We contributed to this debate with an early study, “The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis,” that was published in the Journal of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

environmental challenges. This background note looks at the historical, economic and political origins of the environmental crisis that faces the world's fastest-growing economy. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 9

liberalism" and argue for their relevance to the contemporary global economy. The most essential principle is the need for markets to enjoy social legitimacy, because their political sustainability ultimately depends on it. From this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 13, 2016

not ignore the challenges: the sheer size and complexity of the project, the high financial stakes, and the region’s on-going unstable political environment. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217011-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel