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- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify this effect by exploiting changes in the probability of Argentine sovereign default induced by legal rulings in the case of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
serious implications that go beyond the question of the best approach for leaders. The preference for anecdote over stats can fuel misinformation on issues ranging from climate change to welfare reform,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Joe…
I am fortunate to work with a world-class team of investors at Chrysalix and to work alongside an exceptional group of entrepreneurs and operators within our portfolio companies. I am motivated and inspired by my work because I have the opportunity to address the... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
students during a talk titled “A Change in Business Climate” presented in Burden Auditorium in December. Gore explained that the population explosion, coupled with the revolutions in science and technology, have greatly magnified the... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
and do their homework," he says. Roberts says he hopes to do more to get the US government out of gridlock and into the fight to save the world from climate change and resource depletion. "We're running out... View Details
- Web
Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog
Objectives Capitalism today is under attack, criticized from many quarters as being the source of societal ills that range from inequality and systemic racism to climate change and labor market disruption.... View Details
- Profile
Micah Macfarlane
market failures for climate change but less response from society. "We are just worse at thinking about climate impacts, which feel further away than they really are. I... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Can Digitalization Improve Public Services? Evidence from Innovation in Energy Management
By: Robyn C. Meeks, Jacquelyn Pless and Zhenxuan Wang
This paper examines how digitalization impacts public service provision through a study of the U.S. power sector. We exploit the staggered timing of electric utilities’ investments in “smart” meters and find that electricity losses per unit sold decrease by 3.6%. This... View Details
Keywords: Electric Utility; Energy Management; Smart Meters; Energy; Climate Change; State Ownership; Private Ownership; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; United States
Meeks, Robyn C., Jacquelyn Pless, and Zhenxuan Wang. "Can Digitalization Improve Public Services? Evidence from Innovation in Energy Management." MIT CEEPR Working Paper Series, No. 2023-22, December 2023.
- 01 Jul 2000
- News
What Every Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
country, and the international arena. His efforts and innovations—in business, government, and philanthropy—have made him a global leader on some of the most pressing issues facing America and the world, from climate View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
among US millennials. Climate Change Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry Arthur Segal and a Boston Properties EVP talk about the difficulty of financing development in coastal cities and the need to... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
once warned that “convictions [can be] more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.” This year’s conference engages inherent contradictions and complications about who gets to speak, about what, to whom, and with what consequences. The current political View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
once warned that “convictions [can be] more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.” This year’s conference engages inherent contradictions and complications about who gets to speak, about what, to whom, and with what consequences. The current political View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Strong Foundation: Message from Dean Nohria
Harvard Business School was launched as a “delicate experiment” in 1908. In the years since, we have defined—and refined—management education so as to meet the needs of a changing world. Today, as we begin our 12th decade, we recognize... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
global CO2 emissions. They also remain the hubs and engines for the world’s economic, political, cultural, and social development. Fortunately, because of their legislative power to regulate buildings, density, energy use, and transportation, cities and their mayors... View Details
- December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Tata Power and India's Energy Transition
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Radhika Kak and Kairavi Dey
Tata Power stood at the forefront of India’s energy transition. The firm had a long history deeply intertwined with the country's development. As Mumbai’s power needs increased, Tata Power built out thermal assets across North, West, and East India. While thermal power... View Details
Keywords: Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Climate Change; Green Technology; Transition; Energy Generation; Resource Allocation; Energy Industry; Asia; India
Gandhi, Vikram S., Radhika Kak, and Kairavi Dey. "Tata Power and India's Energy Transition." Harvard Business School Case 325-081, December 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Torsten Thiele and the Global Ocean Trust
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Brian Hoffstein
Following a successful career in finance, Torsten Thiele devoted himself full-time to the challenging cause of ocean conservation and stewardship. In August 2015, Thiele had already come a long way in spearheading initiatives towards the protection of the ocean: from... View Details
Keywords: Environment; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Social Enterprise; Leadership
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Brian Hoffstein. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Torsten Thiele and the Global Ocean Trust." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-039, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
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Jonathan Bailey
two years at McKinsey & Co. in London, where Jonathan had a chance to "build core skills in business and management" and work on the firm's Climate Change Special Initiative, he worked with... View Details
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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog
can be used to evaluate how globalization is likely to change the performance of specific markets and thus assess the associated risks and opportunities. Course Content and Organization Most of the cases and class discussions focus on the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
lives because they are actually able to put deliberate markers around their days and weeks once they get past the change curve of, "I’m actually working 100 percent remote." THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s... View Details