Sustainability Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

start-ups, made an impassioned plea for the environment. “We can bail out the economy,” he said, “but we can’t bail out the environment,” eliciting sustained applause. Citing the country’s lack of an energy policy, he continued: “America... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

03 Feb 2023
News

Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road

As part of the HBS Elective Curriculum, MBA students can enroll in an Immersive Field Course (IFC). These courses are driven by faculty research and industry connections and provide students with an opportunity to get out of the classroom... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)

respected spokesperson for patient needs and rights. She advises corporate and government cancer programs and medical professional organizations, gives presentations on cancer survivor- ship at national conferences, and testifies before Congress on cancer View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Health, Social Assistance

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Managing Service Operations - Course Catalog

taken by last year’s graduating class of Harvard Business School MBAs. Managing Service Operations (MSO) teaches students how to effectively design, manage, and improve service organizations. Students will learn: How to create distinctive and View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Beyond the Plastisphere

plastics. “We’re trying to get our customers to covet this product that will help change their lives in a positive way—and make the world a better place too,” says Kauss. The world is literally drowning in plastic: Research indicates that... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
News

Back to the Future

Three decades ago, Energy Future, a bestseller written at HBS, declared that American energy independence and sustainability were critical to the country’s well-being. Today, the book’s analysis is still compelling and its call to action... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Dec 2022
News

Contributing to a Better Future

Business and Global Society. “But overwhelmingly, people trust business more, and they want business to play a bigger role in societal issues.” Spar leads BiGS’s wide-ranging effort to understand what role business can—and should—play in our rapidly changing world.... View Details

Keywords: April White

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

interest in developing social entrepreneurship courses, and last but not least, practitioners themselves, who are seeking to achieve mission impact as effectively, efficiently, and sustainably as possible. Q: What do you mean by social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2003
News

Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2

action organization — to shape public policy on issues ranging from overfishing to suburban sprawl. Ullman did extensive research on environmental nonprofits before settling on E2, launched in Silicon Valley in June 2000 by Bob Epstein,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

A Fast Start on Your New Job

What are the first things you should do in your new post? In this e-mail Q&A, Michael Watkins offers strategies that he researched while preparing his new book, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

managers, and the company ends up as a collection of feudal baronies. This is a recipe for long-term failure, say the authors. Their research of 12 top management teams at major companies suggests that firms thrive only when senior teams... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories

Climate Stories is a series researched and written by Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) and Produced by Lynn Schenk, Director, Business and Environment Initiative The HBS Business and Environment Initiative is excited to launch Climate Stories,... View Details

Profile

Danny Lipsitz

At Columbia, Danny Lipsitz pursued a major not commonly associated with business: classics. “I had a terrific Latin teacher in high school who drew me in,” he says. In college, Danny sustained his interest in the classics and wrote his... View Details

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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

available in the Resources section of the site. Sustainability Insights - analysis from McKinsey Quarterly and the McKinsey Global Institute. Email infoservices@hbs.edu to request research help... View Details

24 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology & Research Former Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION University of Toronto, 1970 BASc., Industrial Engineering... View Details

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

the benefit of racial diversity alone, done right, pays off not just in a better company, but a more productive one. In new research that focuses specifically on racial diversity, Ely said they found measurable performance benefits when... View Details