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- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
these problems without solving the other may be a costly outcome, but it is not an informed choice. The world must have much better, low-cost, zero-carbon emission alternatives to meet the world’s urgent need for on-demand,... View Details
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AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014
AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography
Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
Charles A. Coffin
Coffin led General Electric into the production of other electrical products besides arc lights, including railway motors and alternating generators and transformers. In the late 1890s, Coffin was able to negotiate a patent agreement with... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
the US Small Business Administration and now on the faculty at HBS. The situation worsened during the 2008 financial crisis, and lending to the sector has never really recovered. Armed with proprietary algorithms and can-do attitudes, though, View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment
pollutants that cause climate change. Transitioning to fossil-fuel free energy sources for these processes, improving efficiency and reducing waste, and bringing low-carbon alternatives to market could dramatically reduce greenhouse gas... View Details
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse helped to revolutionize the power industry with his electric company. A prolific inventor, Westinghouse figured out a way to adapt Europe’s alternating current technology to American needs, creating two-phase adapters that... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Jeno F. Paulucci
Paulucci founded Jeno’s Frozen Pizza to capitalize on the growing acceptance of frozen foods as alternatives for dinner. While there were many regional frozen pizza offerings, there was no national brand. Through low cost production... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Fred DeLuca
expanded his operation. By the mid-nineties, there were tens of thousands of Subway shops in the world, far outpacing any competitor. DeLuca designed a new bread making machine to enable his franchises to offer fresh sandwiches everyday and successfully positioned... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- Profile
Jason Sanders
the individual answers, but points for discussion among peers. "The process forces you to use both logical and associative thinking." As you're exposed to alternative arguments, your thinking evolves. Jason notes, "Your... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- Blog Post
VCPE Club prepares for their annual conference…20 years and running!
conference that will further the discussion on the evolving landscape of the alternative investment industry, where it is today and most importantly where it is going.” “The panels we’ve put together this year address a range of today’s... View Details
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Depository Retrieval Request Form | Baker Library
use non-print items already onsite (e.g., microfilm), or use an alternative source (digitized version). Who can use this form? Harvard Business School affiliates, Harvard University affiliates, and authorized Baker visitors. (Visitors:... View Details
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
company so dedicated to reinventing agriculture to be more sustainable and less polluting use planet-friendly packaging? It wasn’t an oversight. As founder Viraj Puri recalls, when the company was starting out, his team researched View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- Fast Answer
Cost of doing business
historical data, KPMG's Competitive Alternatives compared the cost of doing business in various cities, countries, regions, and industries (2002-2016 available). View Details
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
rationally respond to attractive investment opportunities signaled by public market shifts. The Relationships between Market Orientation and Alternative Strategic Orientations: A Meta-Analysis Author:Amir Grinstein Periodical:European... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
MBA elective Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems. Joining Henderson and Serafeim for the HBX course are several faculty members from across Harvard who are experts in law, government, and fi nance. Among the topics explored are View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Online Elective for MBA Students
education at HBS remains unquestionably classroom-based. But he notes that for a select number of students, the online course provides “an interesting alternative and a different kind of experience.” View Details
Jon Staff
Point Foundation mentor, and a Harvard Business School Entrepreneur-in-Residence. He earned his AB and MBA from Harvard University and lives in Brooklyn and Boston with his husband, Michael. Jon can be particularly helpful with: - Brick-and-mortar businesses - View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
example would be laptop computers that vary in configuration, with one having a CD-ROM and another having a wireless modem. Entrees in a restaurant would be another example. In these cases, choosing one alternative provides you with some... View Details
- 21 Jan 2021
- News
New Menu
producing meat, seafood, and dairy alternatives through plant-based or cell-based technology. The fund received support from some surprising places: the country of Singapore’s investment company, Temasek, and Tyson Foods, the world’s... View Details