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- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
trillion-dollar plans to attempt to mitigate carbon. Businesses, homeowners, and local governments must focus on what can be done today to address these direct threats to people and property. There are three major tools in the “what to do... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
the most recognized sports brands in the world. Here's how he did it. In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet Sports investing is no longer just about buying teams and selling beer. Media, digital devices, and invention... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
five-year stint in Boston as partner and senior managing director at AEW Capital Management. In 1999, Lewis moved to London to launch AEW Europe, a real estate investment business that grew to 18 billion in assets under management under... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and growth in host countries, particularly developing countries. It provides a broad overview, with a focus on two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
Stobaugh, an energy-industry veteran, could be forgiven for saying, “I told you so.” But as a consummate gentleman, that’s not Stobaugh’s style. Instead, all he need do is open up Energy Future, the 1979 book he coedited with Daniel Yergin, and View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Africa and as a Bain consultant. She is still actively involved with a Johannesburg home for abused children as a member of its management committee. At HBS, as copresident of the Africa Business Club, Mahlare has become interested in how countries and businesses... View Details
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
difficult to pull off. You’re better off investing in that one $200 million movie. It seems risky to put all your eggs in one basket, but it can be the best way to go.” The value of superstars In Elberse’s book Blockbusters, she notes... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
adoption of feed-in tariffs, subsidies, and tax credits in the 1980s. However the poor technological capabilities of U.S.-based firms meant that it was Danish and other foreign companies that benefitted most. Subsequently the combination... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
The following article is the eighth in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. Whether it involves getting striking baseball players back on the field, cutting a deal with a foreign supplier, or... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
IBM Authors: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson Publication: In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. Chicago, Ill: University of Chicago Press, 2012... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
problem,” he laughs. Developing a real-world version of that solution—mobile robots that can be directed to retrieve products—required a little technical help from Mountz’s MIT contacts as well as some HBS networking to gain traction on... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
rendered uneconomic by high Israeli costs. At the same time, Israeli firms in industries that have been local, such as most services, can use alliances to begin trade and foreign investment. Any loss of lower-wage job opportunities for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Boxer of Quirinal By John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr’s poems, the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
lacked a direct connection to drinking water, less than 80 percent were connected to the electrical grid, and 99 percent didn’t have access to gas for cooking and heating. These basic services will be provided by March 2019, the mayor... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
from the risk that they will live a long time. The funds that individuals contribute to a MIF are invested in a mutual fund. The proceeds from the fund's underlying assets are reinvested until the contributor dies or he turns an age... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Africa - Global Activities 2021
foreign investment, and community stability,” explains Raji, who was born in Nigeria. “My short-term response to the outbreak was to coordinate donations in cash and volunteer hours to organizations involved in the Ebola relief effort.... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
Direct Investment in Times of Crisis Authors:Louis T. Wells Publication:Chap. 12 in The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2009-2010, edited by Karl P.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
2022, it was heralded as a landmark investment in the environment. “This bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever,” President Joe Biden said when he signed the legislation, which included $369 billion for efforts such as advancing... View Details
- 17 Mar 2020
- News
A Bid for the Future
When the RFP for Amazon’s HQ2 arrived in September 2017, Stephen Moret (MBA 2001) had been on the job as president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) for only eight months. The commonwealth was not known for the generous... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?
Ernst & Young. Love was preparing an important bid for a large industrial manufacturer that needed help installing an enterprise resource planning system. He had already directed projects for implementing information systems for... View Details