Sustainability Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2023
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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

01 Dec 2008
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Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia

medium current sacrifice in returnfor a larger benefit (or a lesser harm) in the future. From research conducted with Todd Rogers (PhDOB ’08), he finds that “such proposals tend to fail because people overweight the immediate cost of... View Details

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Introduction - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

HBS Quick Links HBS Home MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions A Concrete Symbol The Exhibition Introduction Educating Business Administrators Core... View Details

July 2013
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Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai

As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product... View Details

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Eligibility | New Venture Competition

criteria: A project which has as a key component of its activities the creation of social value in a significant and sustained manner. The Competition is designed for projects that are in either the concept or pilot phase, meaning those... View Details

28 Mar 2004
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HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

When Harvard Business School launched its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) in 1993-1994, few academic institutions were conducting serious research and teaching about how to create social value through the nonprofit, private, and public... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents... View Details

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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

01 Dec 2019
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Case Study: Farming It Out

understand requirements of modification and research to enhance the product. At a more mature stage or later on, to prolong the life cycle of the product, AGR could switch to a Microsoft ecosystem to focus on product only and let others... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

School and strengthened its role in the University. Furthermore, by building the pipeline of faculty, launching new global research offices and centers, increasing financial aid to attract students from diverse backgrounds, fostering One... View Details

10 Nov 2020
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Learning to Fight

faculty member at Harvard Medical School when he received the grant. “The Sontag Foundation was pivotal in helping me design and sustain a research career,” says Johnson, who is now chair of the Department... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 1997
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Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

The following article is the tenth in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. The powerful ideas that come under the umbrella of the School's Competition and Strategy (C&S) unit are making an... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

to the theoretical, empirical, and managerial problems salient at that time and comment on the likely reasons the paper has had a sustained influence in the field. Looking forward, we first ask whether the paradoxes and inconsistencies we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

developing economies. IFC India presents an opportunity for students to advance their knowledge of sustainability efforts, decarbonization and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The course will address and unpack the... View Details

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Alice Yang

applied for a position with the organization, and in the summer of 2003, became Farmer’s research assistant. “It was just before Tracy Kidder’s bestselling book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, was published. PIH was still relatively small –... View Details

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Aspa Lekka

one of the top analysts in digital marketing in Germany, and I got a lot of offers." Meanwhile, Aspa was still competing professionally, and completing a Ph.D. in education, for which her research focused on how to help children... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

01 Feb 1998
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

other. Its findings will lead to recommendations for HBS programs and initiatives that would meet the needs of this ever-growing overseas constituency. In addition, a subcommittee is working with the School to develop a sustainable... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Alumni Board Wraps Up Year

Board members give generously of their time and energy because they know HBS listens and values our feedback. The board’s work over the past year is no exception. Four committees devoted significant time researching vital issues and... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2011
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Professors Recognized with New Chair Appointments

Christensen, who joined the faculty after earning his DBA from HBS in 1992, is the author of five bestselling books, including The Innovator’s Dilemma, which laid out his now-famous theory of disruptive innovation. He teaches the elective course Building and View Details

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Monica Dodi

As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Entertainment / Media

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