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- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
stringent measures to regulate the industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51895 Alternative Paths of Green Entrepreneurship: The Environmental Legacies of The North... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
CO-PRESIDENTS Akapelwa, Ernst, and Coates were all drawn to serve as leaders of the Black Investment Club to advocate for equitable access to investing career opportunities.... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
demand shift for additional safety features, prompting CT scanner producers to quickly incorporate, commercialize, and continuously improve alternative technology. Moreover, it was the largest industry... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart
afterwards. I felt comfortable with the culture as far as I could tell, and I could actually picture myself there. Although most of my peers look at me with a mix of pity and confusion when I tell them I’m living in an extended stay hotel... View Details
- March 2025
- Case
Hurtigruten: Sea Zero
By: Christian Kaps and Michael W. Toffel
Hurtigruten was deciding whether the next ship they built should be fully electric. But such a vessel's battery, the size of electric cars, needed to be charged on the ship's multi-day voyage along the Norwegian coast. Before making such a $250 million investment, the... View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Alternative Energy; Ship Transportation; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Management; Green Technology; Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Shipping Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Battery Industry; Norway; Europe
Kaps, Christian, and Michael W. Toffel. "Hurtigruten: Sea Zero." Harvard Business School Case 625-100, March 2025.
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Wesley Brandi Abstract—We consider alternative methods of supervising staff who have significant discretion and whose efforts are subject View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
from solar and wind farms. Project development of major transmission lines to handle alternative sources must intently focus on stakeholder alignment across public and private sectors View Details
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
the "comp," or complimentary benefit, which can include a free dinner at a hotel restaurant, reduced-priced tickets and good seats to a show, or even free lodging in deluxe accommodations. In short, casino... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program
in an office building on the city’s main thoroughfare, Paseo de la Reforma, to discuss a proposed hotel development. As the developers introduced themselves, I quickly realized we were beginning negotiations... View Details
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
between savings and growth through investment. This link, however, disappears in open economy models, which is surely the relevant scenario in reality. An alternative interpretation of the relationship between savings and growth is that... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 14 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: Zurich, Warsaw, and Istanbul
trendy hotel near Taksim Square and don’t forget your walking shoes for the forty minute walk to the Sultanahmet district. What is one of your travel essentials that you always make sure View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
$96 million, as well as home rental service Airbnb, noting, "Why build new hotels when we've got all this spare capacity?" Henderson works closely with the STAR Lab, a new initiative focused on research about environmental consumer... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
example would be laptop computers that vary in configuration, with one having a CD-ROM and another having a wireless modem. Entrees in a restaurant would be another example. In these cases, choosing one alternative provides you with some... View Details
- 30 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers
service organizations also benefit from worker input. But people, it goes without saying, are harder to work on than cars and hotel rooms. Two Managerial Processes That Helped "Hospitals are enormously... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
the Women in Investing Summit, an annual event engaging HBS alumni, industry professionals and MBA students in discussions about the latest trends in private equity, growth, venture capital, and public markets. According to Preqin, women... View Details
- 06 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club
What is Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition? Through ETA (search funds), individuals can acquire an existing business, become its CEO, and build a larger and more successful enterprise. The search fund model gives relatively inexperienced professionals with limited... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
energy industry come away with a quite different perspective on the strategic and management challenges confronting energy executives today. As demand continues to soar, where will new oil reserves be found? What bets are View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
- Blog Post
An update from the Hospitality Club
Our office had the chance to sit down with the HBS student Hospitality Club COO, Keaw Poopichapong. Here’s what she had to say: As a club officer for The Hospitality and Travel Club, what are you most... View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives
Movement for Black Lives, and follow the organizations listed above on social media or subscribe to their newsletters to get invitations to take action. Consider supporting a... View Details