Battery - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Mar 2008
HBS Case

JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis

take on a new growth opportunity that may differ substantially from yourarea of expertise," he notes. For example, another case in the course, "BYD Company, Ltd.," examines the largest Chinese manufacturer of lithium ion View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Air Transportation

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Shipping Industry ; Tourism Industry ; Transportation Industry ; Travel Industry ; Battery Industry ; Norway ; Europe Citation Educators Purchase Related Kaps, Christian, and Michael W. Toffel. "Hurtigruten: Sea Zero." Harvard Business... View Details

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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hazards on city streets? Wei and four schoolmates at Peking University had launched ofo on their campus with 1000 bikes in fall 2015. Since then, they had deployed 6.5 million. The question now was how many more? The Social Purpose of the Firm Northvolt: Building View Details

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

chains work and the performance of the factories that comprise them. The area is also a primary supplier of lithium battery chemicals, flash memory, and anisotropic conductive film used in LCD flat panel displays. "In the race to... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Similarly, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created about $3 billion for battery manufacturing and clean energy R&D, ensuring EJ analyses and the incorporation of equity and the revitalization of DACs, especially those currently by... View Details

20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

performance of identical twins on a battery of ten creativity tests could be attributed to genetics. 6 In contrast, roughly 80 percent to 85 percent of the twins' performance on general intelligence (IQ) tests could be attributed to... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

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For Organizations - Business & Environment

investigation of potential strategic partnerships to support the rapid commercialization of next-generation batteries by Pellion Technologies. Engage with MBA Student Clubs Student clubs — including the Energy & Environment Club ; Food,... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Building Batteries to Fight Climate Change Faculty Presenters: Debora L. Spar (PMD 62, 1991) , Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society; Board Director,... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Green Technology ; Investment ; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact ; Shipping Industry ; Tourism Industry ; Transportation Industry ; Travel Industry ; Battery Industry ; Norway ; Europe Citation Educators Purchase Related Kaps,... View Details

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Performance Efficiency ; Transportation ; Auto Industry ; Battery Industry ; Energy Industry ; Green Technology Industry ; Transportation Industry ; France ; Europe ; China Citation Educators Purchase Related Truelove, Emily, Linda A.... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

on five cases written specifically for the course that involve companies ranging from Microsoft to Sweden’s Northvolt electric battery maker. These cases, designed to help students think about what it means to make a difference, look at... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

refinements or radical breakthroughs, improve the performance of established products and services along the dimensions that mainstream customers in major markets historically have valued. Examples: a microprocessor that enables personal computers to operate faster and... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Jezmir, HBS Benjamin Lambert, HBS Jukka Valimaki Blandine Antoine Jamie Yang Social Enterprise Track Winner Aims to provide a battery charging and swapping subscription to households in Tanzania as a cheaper, safer and more convenient... View Details

17 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price

increase the likelihood of buying products, but only if the decision was related more to the product's usefulness than to pure emotional desire. Water Filtration Pitchers And Batteries To that end, the researchers designed a follow-up... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

01 Dec 2019
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Remix

record to the New York Times about a pattern of violent sexual behavior by Simmons. The Los Angeles Times ran its own story that same day with five other accusers. (To date, 18 women have come forward with allegations of rape, sexual assault, or View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

efficient medical and electrical equipment to 25,000 healthcare facilities in resource-constrained climate-vulnerable regions across 12 states by 2026. The potential impact is huge - at the health facility we visited, the installation of solar and View Details

02 Aug 2022
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6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 Sep 2020
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

out really well for me! Where are you currently working? Can you describe your role? I graduated from HBS in 2017 and have since raised ~$100M and co-founded three companies: one battery metals mining company and two oil and gas... View Details

24 Oct 2018
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The Energy & Environment Club

and company size were important criteria” for Kieron Stopforth (MBA ’19), who interned at Advanced Microgrid Solutions. "I wanted to spend my summer in San Francisco at a battery storage start-up.” Caroline Dunn (MBA ’19) assuaged fears... View Details

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