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- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
dollars if the stations don’t work!” Terry’s activism has paid off. By mid-February, the Transportation Department included language – that Terry pushed for – in its initial standards for federally funded charging stations. Specifically,... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
electric scooter We were lucky enough to see both their production lines for how they manufactured their batteries and their vehicles. It was incredible to see the standards they set for the workers and the training and investment into... View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
commitment to transparency increase the likelihood of providing fair values prior to their required provision under International Accounting Standard 40 - Investment Property.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
environmental sustainability efforts, serving as executive director of Ceres, a coalition of environmental groups and institutional investors; initiator of the Investor Network on Climate Risk; and cofounder of the Global Reporting Initiative, the world’s leading View Details
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
accreditation standards that play to their strengths in demonstrating student learning outcomes. These institutions are poised to respond cost-effectively to the national need for increased college participation and completion. A... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
a complete mistake," he said. "We learned very fast that we had to adhere to the local standards in terms of packaging." Fernando Aguirre and HBS professor Rogelio Oliva He said companies crossing borders need to be... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
delegator's (e.g., a citizenry) demand to hold a delegate (e.g., shareholders) to account. When effective, corporate accountability reporting can internalize certain externalities into firms'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
international equity markets, with a highly significant average slope coefficient of close to 1. In contrast, ERPs based on the implied cost of equity or standard factor models—even those with factors based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8
decisions to employees further down the managerial hierarchy. Economists have developed a range of theories to account for delegation, but there is less empirical evidence, especially across countries. This has limited the ability to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
decades and accounts for roughly 5 percent of domestic US oil production. However, it's not particularly environmentally friendly: EOR companies mostly tap naturally occurring fields of CO2, transport the gas to the mature oil fields, and... View Details
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European and UK Personal Data Collection Disclosure | HBS Online
relationship; or Where processing is based on our legitimate interests, for a reasonable period of time based on the particular interest, taking into account the fundamental interests and the rights and freedoms of the data subjects.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
solutions. Braun believes term limits would make lawmakers more accountable to constituents by diluting the outsized influence of lobbyists, money, and special interest groups in Washington. Harder suggests the way to give “the people” a... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
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Durdana Achakzai
Pre-MBA International Program made such a huge difference. The professors and staff help you understand the case method through practice every day." That sense of welcome continued beyond the summer program into her first semester.... View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
regulator. Moreover, the stock market has played a big role as well. For instance, Brazilian companies adopted International Financial Reporting Standards accounting before... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables
would normally in a time of drought; the coauthors estimate that Colombia’s firms could lower energy prices from 6 to 10 percent by increasing their non-hydro capacity. “The beauty of the mix of technologies is that firms can internalize... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
internally focused manner. Innovation today must be managed as an open system, with a far greater external focus. Q: Which companies today are the best examples of open innovation, and why? A: IBM, Intel, and Procter & Gamble all... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
shocks—measured as CDS portfolio margin payments—account for 12% of the time-series variation in weekly spread changes, a significant amount given that standard credit factors account for 18% during my... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Environmental Impact
Investments and a former US Ambassador to Austria, focuses her philanthropy on three areas: environmental conservation, education, and international economic development. She and her husband, Craig, the telecommunications pioneer who... View Details
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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
and cooling and deploying resilient infrastructure designed to withstand the impacts of climate change. 40% of GHG reductions required by 2050 could be achieved through energy efficiency, according to the International Energy Agency. [35]... View Details