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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Feedback
Laxmi Wordham (MBA 2001) Chief Growth Officer, Bright Feeds Concept: Bright Feeds uses patent-pending drying technology and an AI-driven processing technique to convert all varieties of food waste into a high-quality and consistent animal-feed replacement for the soy... View Details
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Events - Business History
Society, and the Environment Victor Seow (Harvard University), "Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. May 2 02 May 2023 Seminar Hybrid Seminar: Meg... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Scalable Energy Efficient Quantum Computing and pronounced “seek”—is using to achieve this computational dream looks like something straight out of a sci-fi film. The gleaming steel cylinders hanging from the ceiling, for example, are... View Details
- 20 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators
innovative operating system and mouse, and Apple's current OSX operating system. Networking. Innovators spend a lot of time and energy finding and testing ideas through a diverse network of individuals who vary wildly in their backgrounds... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
associated with ESG issues, and creating sustainable investment solutions. Omar's role prior to HBS was Decarbonization Strategy Execution Lead at Saudi Aramco. Ashwin Bhanot (MBA 2023, Section A), Summer Internship: Summer Associate (Investment Team) at Clean View Details
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Making the Decision to Attend: Our Participants Share Their Stories
Nehls West Area Sales Director Chevron Energy Solutions What will I learn that I can apply right away? Participants find that they master new ways of thinking that they can put into action immediately, which can help them take a big step... View Details
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
initiate a number of long-term energy projects which would have given us greater independence from the Gulf area," said Hayes. "But of course they were completely chucked as soon as he left office. "So I'm not optimistic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
the organization seeks to boost their relative share of the scarce resources. This competitive drive to excel others is the greatest source of the restless energy that people bring to the workplace. If this were the only drive in play, it... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
a backyard, toting a ball and bat and wearing his baseball cap. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world,” he announces. Then he tosses the ball into the air. A swing—and a miss. “Strike one!” he yells. "We too have the ability to channel our View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Rubinstein Business Track Runner-Up Qweek is a fully automatic cloud solution to workforce optimization and management. Qweek helps business achieve significant savings by breaking traditional rigid shift scheduling and using dynamic shifts to align workforce supply... View Details
- 19 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
Milkman, among others, the group settled on four areas of particular interest to nudge units in the United States and United Kingdom—retirement savings, college enrollment, public health interventions, and energy consumption. They then... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Spot a Liar
tellers. Among the findings related to nonstrategic cues: On average, liars used more swear words than did truth tellers—especially in cases where the recipients voiced suspicion about the true amount of the endowment. "We think this may be due to the fact that it... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide whether to recommend an investment in ABB India. The decision pits economic development-supplying View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit
It's been said that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." HBS Assistant Professor Deishin Lee, however, has taken that old adage a step further in her recent working paper Turning Waste into By-Product by showing how it's possible for companies to turn... View Details
- March 2024
- Case
From “BIG” Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In the summer of 2023, Eduard (“Eddie”) Croitoru, Vice President (VP) of ICL Group (“ICL”) Corporate Initiatives, was reflecting on ICL’s internal ideation program, the Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Accelerator. When Raviv Zoller became the CEO of ICL in 2018,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Agribusiness; Accounting; Communication; Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Machinery and Machining; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Globalization; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Talent and Talent Management; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Israel; China; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "From 'BIG' Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 424-042, March 2024.
- January 23, 2020
- Article
Sanctions and the End of Trans-Atlanticism: Iran, Russia, and the Unintended Division of the West
By: Rawi Abdelal and Aurélie Bros
Sanctions have become the dominant tool of statecraft in the United States and other Western states, especially the European Union, since the end of the Cold War. But the systematic use of this instrument may produce unintended and somewhat paradoxical geopolitical... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitics; Economic Sanctions; International Relations; United States; Russia; Iran; Europe
Abdelal, Rawi, and Aurélie Bros. "Sanctions and the End of Trans-Atlanticism: Iran, Russia, and the Unintended Division of the West." Notes de l'Ifri (January 23, 2020). (Also published as "The End of Transatlanticism? How Sanctions Are Dividing the West," Horizons, no. 16 (spring 2020), pp. 114-134.)
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
overwhelming, parts of business school is all of the lovely people to eat dinner with. There was a dinner event with the Energy & Environment Club happening today, but I need some alone time to recharge, free chicken tenders... View Details
- March 2025 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Good for the Seller, Good for the Buyer and Good for Society: Sampo-yoshi, Sustainability and Trust at ITOCHU
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Bethelehem Y Araya
In 2024, ITOCHU CEO Masahiro Okafuji was at a crossroads. As the thirteenth CEO since ITOCHU’s founding in 1858, he had fueled the company’s growth since 2011 by bringing ITOCHU’s founding philosophy of Sampo-yoshi (good for the seller, good for the buyer and... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Trust; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Japan
Sucher, Sandra J., and Bethelehem Y Araya. "Good for the Seller, Good for the Buyer and Good for Society: Sampo-yoshi, Sustainability and Trust at ITOCHU." Harvard Business School Case 325-053, March 2025. (Revised March 2025.)
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
training center to meet urgent workforce development needs in the local energy sector. With Techint’s tradition of deep community engagement and rigorous standards, the question for Bienek and her team was how to allocate the newly... View Details