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Brooke Boyarsky
as well as the leadership skills to be able to make a difference in the organization I joined. In my long term career, I know that HBS will be incredibly valuable. On top of the skills I learned here, I look forward to utilizing the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Inciting Wonder
chief executive of an Illinois utility company and the director of the state’s lottery, is well-known for her civic, philanthropic, and social activities. Regarding her new job, she said, “What we really want to do is incite some wonder,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Clean water that provides a trickle-down effect
and wastewater-service provider in the Philippines, and has invested over $1.5 billion in water and wastewater facilities since 1997. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, also vice chairman of Manila Water, sees private operation of a public View Details
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
competitive situation, whereas women exerted similar amounts of effort whether or not they were competing. “There's a strongly held assumption that men are competitive and women aren't, and our results show otherwise.” In addition, past studies mostly View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 20 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni and Students in Climate Networking Series: Boston
leverages the 40+ small municipal utilities across Massachusetts to look closely at what works and what doesn’t. Pasi is optimistic: “This is a very exciting journey that we are on and it comes with challenges. We are seeing the positive... View Details
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Field Course: Business of the Arts - Course Catalog
networking opportunities and the potential to develop new business and build market share.” Business of the Arts (BOTA) is designed to introduce students to the key issues faced by leaders in this important economic sector. Course Content and Organization The course... View Details
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
name of tracking terrorists that we begin to take it for granted as consumers? In fact, will we one day look back on September 11 as a point in time when data warehousers were able to take a significant step forward in fully utilizing the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Tech Trekker
the first firm to sell household utilities to homes and small businesses over the Internet. With her break clearly over, this tech trekker is back out blazing trails. View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
To break through this glass ceiling, women must learn to take bold steps when opportunities arise. Blalock, who rose to become CIO in the traditionally male utility industry, offers her advice and that of 28 top female executives to show... View Details
- 17 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Going the Distance for Investment Excellence
perspective rather than one overly focused on one area.” Cameron credits the HBS network, especially Career & Professional Development (CPD) Career Coaches, in helping him navigate his career journey both as a student and thereafter. He View Details
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El Paso - PNW Merger (C)
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso - PNW Merger (C)." Harvard Business School Case 382-042, September 1981. (Revised October 1984.)
- December 2020
- Supplement
VIA Science (B)
By: Juan Alcácer, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman
Via (a) captures the early days of the data analytics startup as founders Gounden and Ravanis considered which markets offer the right opportunities for their firm and what kinds of experiments will help them narrow their choice. Supplement Via (b) reveals the... View Details
Keywords: Data Analytics; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Strategy; Business Startups; AI and Machine Learning; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; Japan
Alcácer, Juan, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman. "VIA Science (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-368, December 2020.
- June 2012
- Teaching Note
Harvest: Organic Waste Recycling with Energy Recovery (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Deishin Lee
This case describes the waste management industry and a clean technology solution for landfill diversion and renewable energy production. The (A) case focuses on the operational characteristics of organic waste recycling with energy recovery, and the characteristics of... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Climate Change Optimist
says. Green America’s sustainable supply chain networks provide peer learning, support, and connections to innovations. “I love the market-solution focus of what we do,” says Gravitz, noting that, in recent big utility buys, solar and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Seth Lowe
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
short, quick strokes with the short sword, balanced with simultaneous utilization of the long sword. Likewise, a focus on quick wins and success in small increments needs to be balanced with long-term planning and achievement. For... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
customers. And they take time. So it's not surprising that not all of the organizations that have implemented parts of the concept have utilized it as a driving force for an entire business. Hardest of all is the cultural change that you... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
management tools for the city. He stayed on as an advisor to Menino, rebuilding the city’s 24-hour hotline and exploring how mobile apps could be utilized to make reporting issues more convenient for residents. In 2010, Osgood and Nigel... View Details
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Returning to Work After a Break
As a "relauncher" herself, Carol Cohen (MBA 1985) understands the challenges of returning to work after multi-year career breaks. She has also engaged with hundreds of hiring managers to understand their biases and the risk they associate with hiring people who are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Talent: The Best Employee Perk?
had a better business model than Blockbuster. It reached the top and has stayed there because it attracts, retains, and effectively utilizes many of the best people in the business. ‘The best thing you can do for employees—a perk better... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
White knight in the rye
want them returned. He may want me to destroy them. He may not care at all." Norton, who paid $169,411.25 for the letters, has never met Salinger. The founder of Peter Norton Computing, makers of Norton Utilities software programs, Norton... View Details