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- 14 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale
don't see an alternative to that right now. But a significant portion of our products are still in glass, which is, again, a better thing than a lot of plastics.” Download these video clips to learn more about Anand Burman’s... View Details
- 31 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management
from hedge funds and mutual funds to alternative investments and passive investing. While only 4% of the class enters investment management after graduation, we have found this relatively small percentage to be the result of limited job... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
measure. Unfortunately, not all plastic products can be recycled, or are worth recycling from an economic standpoint: think wrappers, straws, and bottle caps, for example. Solving that problem will require an alternative to conventional... View Details
- 26 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”
who’s in charge of what?” Their marketing strategy pitches Tim Hortons in the middle, offering white collar and upper class professionals a superior alternative to convenience store coffee. Unlike many convenience store coffee shops, Tim... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 11 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy
lucky to be treated to a group of highly accomplished speakers within the industry from a huge array of functions that explored the growing space from all angles. High level areas included cellular agriculture, alternative proteins, human... View Details
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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
Recession and COVID. We discuss four recent acquisitions that faced significant financial hurdles. We study capital investment decisions made by smaller businesses, decisions that emphasize financial capacity and lifestyle choices instead of maximizing market value. We... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
First, there appear to be no “green” native energy projects that are economical without government subsidy. Second, US natural gas reserves can be produced for far less than any alternative source, and US crude oil reserves are on the way... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
workforce ages, their skills “asset base” erodes, making the logic of relying on alternatives more compelling. That problem is compounded by the failure of many U.S. employers to cultivate relationships with local educators to help ensure... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
annually over the first eighty-five years of this century, have surged over the past decade to over 120 thousand per year. This does not appear to reflect the impact of changes in domestic patent policy, shifts in the success rate of applications, or a variety of View Details
- 09 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020
year the winner of the competition was Boston Meats, a new startup based in Boston whose mission is to make delicious, nutritious, and affordable alternative meats. A key takeaway from the day was the importance of advancing technology... View Details
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
initiatives. This prompts reflection on the need for exploring alternative funding avenues, such as collaborations with local conglomerates or government entities, to strike a balance between profitability and sustainability. Another... View Details
- 12 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
How risk can be the key to a sustainable future with Sophie Levin (MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences 2022)
demand seemed like the biggest obstacles to commercialization. Eventually, my co-founder and I realized that our target suppliers needed help scaling their technology, so we parted ways and joined other companies in the alternative... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process - Recruiting
Alternative Application Processes Companies can also review their application processes to identify opportunities to be more inclusive. For example, Francis recalled a business school application that asked a question about what the... View Details
- 24 Jan 2025
- News
The Network Effect
Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Dina Model and Karan Mathur (both MBA 2015) met through mutual friends during their first year at HBS, neither was envisioning a future business deal. “We didn’t realize that we had shared... View Details
- 06 Aug 2008
- News
Caution to the Winds
had installed on the White House roof. Imagine if alternative energy had instead been an ongoing national priority for the last thirty years. Wouldn’t the American economy, the country itself, and indeed the rest of the world be much... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
design "path" both advance and impede absorptive capacity. Changes in path allow rapid experience with alternative ideas, and this eventually aids adoption and invention capacity. However, these changes temporarily harm the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
variety that forces consumers to make difficult tradeoffs (do I want the leather interior or do I want the 4-wheel drive?) will tend to drive people away from a brand. In the end, a consumer may opt to choose a brand with fewer, easier to compare View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
techniques to lower the cost,” says Brix. “Our long-term vision, really, is to dramatically reduce the cost of producing this electrofuel, to the point where it’s as cheap—if not cheaper—than many of the fuel alternatives that are... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
"We design them here, but the labor is cheaper in Hell." © Drew Dernavich/Condé Nast Publications/Cartoonbank.com Today, many people are looking to high-technology sectors — like alternative energy — to be the growth engine that revives... View Details