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- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
strategy is selling cities on something citizens need. In Bigbelly’s case, the company aims to leverage the power and connectivity already embedded in the waste stations for a public increasingly hungry for data. Not only are Wi-Fi hotspots in demand by those who can’t... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
recently filed for an additional $2.1 billion. And according to various analysts, Uber is on track for an estimated valuation north of $60 billion. To say the least, the company can afford lots of lawyers to fight its global legal... View Details
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
doing business. The case affords students an opportunity to consider whether a technological shift will enable what seems traditionally to be a highly integrated product. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
contributed to Tesla’s global charging network, which holds over 80% market share in North America and a significant presence in EMEA and APAC. The team’s goal is to expand and optimize charging infrastructure, making clean transportation more viable and View Details
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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and helped launch the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) that was created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). He also served as special assistant to the National Coordinator for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
for affordable homes and the loans to finance them significantly exceed supply, and the availability of basic services is far from a given. During all of these visits, Camille and Vibha pepper our translator with questions, gathering as... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Cohen and Breno Schmidt Abstract We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee of a 401(k) plan. This View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
and Comfort strives to improve the health, self-esteem, and hygiene education of those it serves. “There are about 250,000 children in Massachusetts that are hygiene insecure. They wake up each day being worried about how they look, smell, or feel, because they can’t... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
that we have affordable pathways to all of these occupations, for everyone that is prepared and willing to do the work. It would mean that everyone has access to quality paid work-based learning opportunities. And finally, if we design... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
complex and a science museum, renovating the theater district, cleaning up the waterfront area, restoring the city's NFL franchise, securing the rights to house the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and developing affordable... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous vehicles, and the growth of modernized ride sharing. When integrated, these trends create a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
involved in Scranton, a city just over two hours away from New York with the potential to outgrow its punch-line status and draw millennials looking for affordable housing and a higher quality of life. Then, over lunch at Caravia, a... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
isolated. Ascending to ubiquity from the car-obsessed America of the late 1950s, McDonald’s became a common language and a cultural export—an affordable and dependable escape. For decades, McDonald’s was a place to feel good. How could... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
auto factories, Rogers adds, the number can be closer to $1 billion.) “What if you put it on the Home Depot floor, and you sell only 3,000?” says Venkat. “So you better be right. You can’t afford many misses,” Nolan adds. Which might... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
Hamermesh, Mona Sinha, and Elizabeth VrolykHarvard Business School Case 812-020 Healthpoint Services sought to address rural India's shortage of quality and affordable healthcare with a multi-service platform that comprised telemedical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
watches were being disrupted by high-quality and affordable American products. The Swiss had to figure out how to respond. No matter the outcome, the year 1876 would prove to be pivotal. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
whether the CEOs in their sample simply couldn't afford to delegate key duties to professionals who would be willing to work longer hours—and thus generate better results—than the CEOs themselves. Delegation is prohibitively expensive in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
unique ways that multinational corporations (MNCs) and local businesses are serving the previously invisible BOP market: Nestlé, with its "milk-district model" that encourages supporting businesses to spring up around its dairies in rural India; CEMEX's... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons