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buildings at all times. The aircraft must maintain a distance of 50 feet from all above-ground utility lines. The aircraft must not be flown at an altitude greater than 400 feet. Aircraft must avoid loitering directly over people and... View Details

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

surprising given the disruptions in those fields. But other industries scored more dismally in this area; for example, only 13 percent of directors in energy and utilities ranked innovation to be of top importance. Groysberg finds that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Oct 2016
First Look

October 18, 2016

Christopher Parsons Abstract—The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

increases by public utilities commissions. Regulators Must Recognize Influencers To the degree these third-party stakeholders do have influence, it complicates the traditional models of regulatory capture. On the one hand, it is perhaps a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

24 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 24

than predicted in equilibrium. Because talk is preference revealing, it may effectively frame bargaining around a logic of fairness or competition, moving parties on a path toward or away from equal-division agreements. These endogenous framing effects may outweigh any... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

private plans need to increase the value they provide to patients and the system as a whole. To read more: Robert Huckman and Gary Pisano, "The Firm Specificity of Individual Performance: Evidence from Cardiac Surgery," [PDF] Management Science Robert Huckman, "The... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

01 Dec 2009
News

Robert Goodwin

understand how best to utilize their talents to make a difference. We help companies find ways to become more profitable in socially responsible ways. If a company is seeking ways to invest in a community it operates in, we can find... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51759 forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy When Discounts Raise Costs: The Effect of Copay Coupons on Generic Utilization By: Dafny, Leemore S., Christopher Ody, and Matt... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

utilize technology to ensure individual privacy. In this world, the system works in favor of privacy, not against it. The distributed imperative we describe recognizes that all value is located in individual end consumers and all cash... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2 billion annually — was considered the most logical path for... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

on the role of the families controlling these groups focuses on the mechanisms of family intervention in company management that are effective in creating value. In another project with HBS assistant professor Jan W. Rivkin that utilizes... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

energy.’ We were trying to be a bridge between saving the planet with new technologies” while talking to utilities and the “incumbent energy industry” about buying clean sources of power. Today, Nisha has evolved her focus and is... View Details

15 Apr 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Kelly Ogiesoba

execution of world largest solar and battery system (409MW, 2hr.) to test the ability of storage to replace an old fossil unit. Finally, I got exposure to EVs (electric vehicles) by helping to manage the execution of a utility scale EV... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

A Silent Workplace Crisis

resources or employee assistance programs. One simple change, to have information and referral requests managed by experienced geriatric-care managers, would dramatically improve utilization of services. Corporate wellness programs and... View Details

Keywords: Janet Simpson Benvenuti; caregiving; aging; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2009
News

Back to School

shinier, too. And yet I supply pencils and paper. When I ran out of lined paper, I tried to be “green” and use the blank side of obsolete handouts. The students said this was “too ghetto” and refused to use the paper. When I demonstrate the View Details

Keywords: Anthony Priest; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

24 Oct 2013
News

Engineering a More Secure World

Management. Harris approached the three decades after HBS as if he were tackling case studies in entrepreneurship. From executive positions at utility companies and owning a car dealership, to launching a Silicon Valley startup, each of... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

both "Best of Show" and first place in the productivity and utility category. "The experience has validated my application thesis that HBS would greatly expedite the relevancy I could have in an organization or system on... View Details

24 May 2010
Research & Ideas

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends

and capacity utilization is high. But we suspect that a third and potentially quite strong effect is the uncertainty that is created by government involvement. Q: These findings present something of a dilemma for public policymakers who... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

when it comes to those much-maligned golden parachutes. Ferri sees say on pay as a tool utilized "quite judiciously" in the past. "There's no evidence that the process was hijacked by special interests. And it works quite... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

02 May 2005
What Do You Think?

Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?

of a study cited in the column that associated companies utilizing mechanisms for paying attention to "emerging customers" with the fostering of "disruptive technologies" raised some eyebrows. As Christophe Meili put... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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