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  • Profile

Tony Perez

"Doctors are excellent at caring for patients"diagnosing and treating disease," says Tony. "But the overall American healthcare system has not been so good at creating a sustainable model for healthcare delivery. Our... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

Robert Goodwin

Millennium Development Goals which range from halving extreme poverty to providing universal primary education, they provide sustainable benefits to a developing community for multiple generations, and they have the ability to impart the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
  • Case

Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick
The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and... View Details
Keywords: Divestment; Harvard University; Higher Education; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Public Opinion; Ethics; Education Industry
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  • 14 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 14

Business School Case 611-069 InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface, Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a global leader in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74

to the School's permanent endowment. In addition, in a period when U.S. corporations were the center of business schools' attention, Fouraker saw the importance of an international outlook, encouraging research activities and educational... View Details
  • November 2019
  • Case

Hapag-Lloyd AG:Complying with IMO 2020

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called “the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades.” According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Ship Transportation; Strategic Planning; Game Theory; Pollutants; Supply Chain; Corporate Accountability; Capital Budgeting; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governance Compliance; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry; Germany
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  • 21 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

particular social welfare decisions. Current research: "Is Brazil on the Path of Sustainable Growth and Development?" Laura Alfaro Alfaro: "I want to look at competition for foreign direct investment through the eyes on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

Alumni Books Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking by Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, and Peter Klein (MBA 1971) (McGraw-Hill Education) The authors provide a proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any organization’s DNA to drive View Details
  • 03 Dec 2015
  • Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy
  • 13 Jan 2009
  • First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

world-class business. Following modern management practices, keeping sharp attention to cost control and capital operations, making aggressive entries into international markets, and maintaining a special corporate culture, Chairman Chen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A Functional Perspective By: Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim Abstract—In this paper, we present the two primary functions of corporate reporting (information and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • News

Brightening the Future

Ayala: With solar lantern in hand, kicking off a campaign to light the rural Philippines. Photo courtesy Jim Ayala After a successful corporate career that included two decades as a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and, most recently,... View Details
Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 14 Jan 2021
  • News

Better Than Cash

(UNCDF). Digital payments increase savings, security, and transparency for both the payer and the recipient, and they can serve as the spark for larger societal change, Goodwin-Groen explains. “Digital financial inclusion can build a foundation for achieving the United... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance. Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers, analysts, or consultants to corporations that operate in... View Details
Keywords: curriculum
  • 02 Mar 2020
  • Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your industry. Meet the Team Phillip... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
  • 19 Jan 2016
  • First Look

January 19, 2016

reasons—and revisits the associated implications for investing and corporate finance, examining asset allocation, high leverage in financial firms, low leverage in industrial firms, private equity, venture capital, and bank capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1998
  • News

Short Takes

Ownership Matters: Bringing Owners on Board In his working paper, "The Impact of Ownership Type on Performance in Public Corporations: A Study of the U.S. Textile Industry 1983-1992," HBS assistant professor David L. Kang demonstrates that the ownership structure of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 10 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

A Fast Start on Your New Job

relationships to sustain them. Transitions also are times when small differences in a new leader's actions can have disproportionate impacts on results. Everyone is straining to take the leader's measure and people are forming opinions... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Durdana Achakzai

know a little bit about everything in general management. The treks help broaden your perspective." The Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) classes have also shaped... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

official followed, and a short time later, the partnership development process began to brew. Starbucks products raised money for CARE, which, in turn, publicly recognized the company's humanitarian contributions. "Underlying the View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry