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13 Apr 2022
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New School

In late February 2020, the Japanese government announced it would close every school in that country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On the other side of the world, in his Billerica, Massachusetts, office, Rob Waldron (MBA 1992) saw... View Details

21 Oct 2020
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Cold Calculations

to build the partnerships necessary to deploy the technology if testing proves successful; the Arctic Ice Project will not make that decision itself. “We need to build a global governance coalition so that democratic organizations can... View Details

Keywords: April White

04 Sep 2019
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Accelerating Allston

subsidiary to oversee development, with former Massport CEO Thomas Glynn serving as CEO and Dean Nohria as chair of the governing board. Initial plans for the first phase of development include a 14-acre complex of research-focused... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Farming for Fuel

ethanol plant in an increasingly competitive, complex environment. “For the first time in history, the food and energy markets are converging,” says Reinhardt. “It’s hard to imagine two areas of greater importance, or with greater View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1997
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Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development

sector both domestically and abroad. "The complex web of factors that shape and govern communities in need, whether here in the United States or in the developing world, requires a lasting, cooperative partnership between the public and... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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Gazprom Goes Global

keep those states close to Russia and its sphere of influence, Gazprom had been billing them less for natural gas than its European customers. However, when Gazprom and the Russian government resolved to compete more openly in world... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2006
News

Enron’s Legacy

for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron’s board (which was... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Enron; Finance

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

for jobs if government doesn’t invest in the forthcoming change, change will be painfully slow if at all.” Should we be addressing the next jobs crisis now? What do you think? Original Column It’s clear that the focus of the new United... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

01 Aug 2012
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’

government intervention " Gerald Nanninga was less willing to accept the notion of "too big to succeed," setting forth several ways of scaling up a company to minimize the burden of size on management. As he put it, "... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Financial Services

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

Establish clear accountability and governance structures, including appropriate legal counsel. Consider where it is needed and proper to have insurance, such as Directors and Officers (D&O) liability coverage, for people in critical... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

01 Sep 2024
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Far-Reaching Impact

graduates working in government or a nonprofit. Additionally, Gupta received a Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship, established by Richard Menschel (MBA 1959), which awards $10,000 to MBA students who have shown leadership in the nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

comprehensive set of policies and regulations in place and the climate for investment is favorable." The flip side of that coin is that in some countries the government exerts such a large influence on the energy sector that it can... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Professor emeritus, William A. Sahlman, the conversation covered the range of leadership challenges that Mango and Bingham faced while managing both private sector and government partners on an expedited timeline, while searching for an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to respond, and it takes View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Former French Finance Minister Joins HBS Faculty

Thierry Breton, former French finance minister, has joined the HBS faculty as a senior lecturer and will teach the first-year Leadership and Corporate Accountability course this fall. Breton is well-known in France as former chairman of France Telecom from 2002 to... View Details

Keywords: finance minister; professorship; Government; Government; Government; Government

February 1982
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El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC, Supplement

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Energy Generation; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry

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July 1979 (Revised August 2019)
Background Note

Note on Taxation

By: William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit and Joseph M. Gerstel

Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize... View Details

Keywords: Property; Taxation; Investment

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Modernizing the U.S. Exchange Visitor Skills List

By: William R. Kerr and Michael C. Clemens

Keywords: Immigration; Labor; Competency and Skills

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April 2017
Article

The Effectiveness of U.S. Energy Efficiency Building Labels

By: Omar Isaac Asensio and Magali A Delmas

Information programs are promising strategies to encourage investments in energy efficiency in commercial buildings. However, the realized effectiveness of these programs has not yet been estimated on a large scale. Here we take advantage of a large sample of monthly... View Details

Keywords: Energy Conservation; Green Building; Energy Policy

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