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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
put the figure at 37 million before the pandemic and some researchers suggest it could rise to 54 million before 2020 is out. And yet 133 billion pounds of food go to waste every year, according to the USDA. That’s $162 billion straight... View Details
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
companies do CSR in fits and starts” The problem? They lack a cohesive CSR strategy, says Rangan, who recently cowrote the working paper Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It with HBS research associate Lisa A. Chase... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US
appealing to Straughn-Turner because he had seen development of the South over his lifetime and wanted to be a part of it. “As a young professional, I want to help continue to define this region, with a specific focus on underserved communities,” he said. “How can we... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
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Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society
Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America Global Leadership Roundtable São Paulo, Brazil November 2023 In partnership with the HBS Latin America Research Center More Global Leadership Roundtables Play 2023 BiGS Latin America... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
research and stressed in this book is the consistency with which real change is generated by engaging people's emotions, not their intellect, to alter behavior. Emotions such as fear and anger typically present obstacles to change, and... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
Climate Stories: Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry In this first post of “Climate Stories,” Jacqueline Adams engages with Kameale C. Terry, CEO and co-founder of ChargerHelp! Terry is a veritable unicorn, an entrepreneur in the sustainability... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
of the Case Research and Writing Group. “No one believed that you could create a brand in tomatoes—a commodity!” The case details how, during an economic downturn, a small business in its fourth generation of family ownership became one... View Details
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR
complex and multi-dimensional. We connect faculty, alumni, students, and staff to grapple with questions such as, “Are our students prepared to lead sustainable organizations?” “What do our alumni need to know about climate risk?” “How... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
handset business made up increasingly large shares of its operations. In early 2008, on the strength of sky-rocketing sales in those areas and by resurgent sales of Macintosh products, Apple's revenues and its stock price reached record levels. The case explores the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
financial losses suggest that gray zones strive in contemporary organizations. The more interesting question is why do supposedly rationally designed and professionally managed organizations sustain such gray zones? This View Details
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Phillip Andrews
CPD team, Phillip spent two years in the HBS Global Research Group where he wrote more than 20 published case studies. Prior to HBS, he worked in legal and policy capacities in both the public and private sector. Work Experience: National... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Initiative Welcome to the fourth annual Gender & Work research symposium. This year’s theme, "Talking the Walk: Possibilities for Change through Dialogue, Expression, and Narrative," addresses the power of words: how what we say and how... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage describes organizations that, Beer says, "are diametrically opposite to the firms we saw fail on Wall Street. The book's perspective also... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
a former urban developer, likes the art of closing. The Trust helps to negotiate land transactions between landowners and public entities or groups hoping to preserve it. It also focuses on conservation funding and finance, conducts the background View Details
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
HBS professor emeritus George C. Lodge's idea of a World Development Corporation has been percolating for years—he wrote a seminal article on the proposal in Foreign Affairs in 2002 (reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge). The WDC would be a for-profit organization that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Multimedia Development | Information Technology
much more vibrant and emotional way. Robin Greenwood George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research 400+ media-rich cases since 1995 200+ faculty partners 750k+ units sold at HBP... View Details
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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
everybody in the world—not just in the United States—more than this question of U.S. competitiveness There is no more important time than now for us to more deeply understand this question and develop answers that will allow America to View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
How does an entrepreneur make the switch from inspiring a tiny group of followers in a metaphorical garage to leading what eventually becomes a multibillion-dollar business? The ability to translate individual creativity into sustained... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace