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June 2020
Teaching Note

Generation Investment Management

This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm. View Details

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15 Jun 2021
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Turning Point: Tell Me More

jumped in. One day I was running a company, with an office and employees and a grand strategy, and shortly thereafter, I was sitting alone in my home office, interviewing... View Details

Keywords: politics; communication; voting; demographics

01 Sep 2020
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Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

institutions that lead to different translations of changes in attitudes and beliefs. For example, in the United States, there is little space for third parties, so the rise of populism has taken place... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

world will have recognized the urgency of the climate change problem. I think the best analogy for the state of the industry, once that realization has set in, is aerospace in the 1960s View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

25 Aug 2022
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Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

knowledge at the same time. We think there’s room for 15 or 20 large-scale labs exploring a range of issues, from how companies and regulators can use technology to address the climate crisis, to the ways in... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

decisions about how to address society’s major challenges. Taught in HBS classrooms, these cases reveal the dilemmas and strategies involved in aligning business practices with societal needs. Scroll for more >>> Northvolt: Building... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

by Garry Emmons It's December, and outside the weather is frightful in many of America's 32 National Football League cities as teams gear up for the playoff season. But no matter how adverse conditions may... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

Company, said that “cities need to operate more like companies,” meaning they need to learn how to effect, manage, and respond to change quickly. He cited as an example the Uber-fueled ride-hailing movement,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2014
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A Life Transformed

hope to create an awareness in the world about the threat of climate change, the need for environmental protection, the legacy we leave for future generations, and the importance of having respect for all... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

01 Dec 2008
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Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals

we have for conducting research and addressing a topic are not well-suited for the dynamic, multidisciplinary nature of leadership. Leaders change as they lead. Nonetheless, we did reach some basic insights... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

business applications, aimed at empowering teams to better respond to changing customer and competitive threats, are already au fait with this idea of using military strategy to guide project... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

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Community | HBS Online

fight climate change United Planet to support the growth of its Virtual Exchange Program Empowered to Educate to scale and spread the impact of its fellowship program for women... View Details

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

Browne caused a stir about five years ago when he broke ranks with the rest of the oil companies in a public statement at Stanford University. "He said, 'We actually think global climate change is a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2017
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A Summit Higher Than Everest

Even after they had started up the mountain from their base camp on October 2, they had been forced by unexpected rock outcroppings, unstable ice, and unpredictable weather to View Details

Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure

01 Sep 2004
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Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)

A native of Aliceville, Alabama, Lisa Churchville attended HBS while on educational leave from IBM. Upon graduation, she changed paths and pursued her interest in broadcasting, working as an account... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

core of the School. He also created a climate of mutual respect among all HBS employees. “This place is a reflection of the people who work here,” says the former Dean, whose many friends include landscapers, politicians, Nobel laureates,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

irreversible climate crisis. As a result, countries and companies have committed to decarbonization initiatives and announced net zero targets. While there are significant... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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A Boomtown's Echo

the benefits of lower-cost, pollution-free energy today over the uncertain costs of carbon dioxide–driven climate change tomorrow for quite some time to come.” Lassiter is the Senator John Heinz Professor of... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Oil and Gas Extraction

20 Dec 2018
News

Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

and military veterans from the Danish Royal Army. One of the highlights of the evening was the keynote speech from U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Ed Markey, who talked about the importance of addressing View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

investors, but it’s really a struggle—especially for early-career entrepreneurs,” says Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, a senior researcher in Business and Climate Change who co-edited... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

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