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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

work/organizations. Organizational Culture as Masculinity Contest: Developing and Validating a Climate Measure Peter Glick, Lawrence University Peter Glick, Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of the Social... View Details

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

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

June 2020
Teaching Note

Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta

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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29 Apr 2022
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Clean Slate

to bring the private, public, and nonprofit sectors together to work on making India cleaner and greener. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, associate... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

sustainability company. Pixxel, with its focus on earth observation technology, stands at the intersection of climate and space exploration. Despite skepticism regarding its mission-driven vision business... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Ink: Comfort in Discomfort

of Business.) The mindset is equally useful in navigating business leadership, a career, or today’s climate of political polarization, the authors write. In the excerpt below, they explain how it’s increasingly possible—and even... View Details

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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

07 Sep 2021
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Green House

houses do, which makes more traditional and elaborate creations a challenge. Harper came to energy-efficiency development after a 20-year career in the financial industry. “As I contemplated what I wanted to do for the second half of my... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

of goods and services. Progress is slow, and estimates are that it will be years before any substantive change is seen. Some even fear that India’s escalating population will... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

popularity of chef Wolfgang Puck. Technology as a Tool Advances in technology have changed museum operations, both internally and externally. Whether it's as simple as the software that helps organize... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions

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Israel - Global Activities 2021

Israel Israel Addressing Water Scarcity with Precision Irrigation Pictured: Drip irrigation funnels water and nutrients directly to the root zones of plants and the slow flow ensures uniform delivery. With... View Details

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

often support underserved communities and regions that at this time need the most support. Adopting an Agile response, with a leadership model that provides a focused set of actions combined with an operating system that iteratively is... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Jun 2022
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Making It Count

Image by Martin Leon Barreto In 2021, while the pandemic was amplifying social inequities and climate catastrophes, investors were busy pouring more money than ever into environmental, social, View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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

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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog

possible, and change our world. Founders notice problems and can see a potential solution that improves the lives of those around them. It’s an extraordinarily attractive... View Details

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Evolving Executive Education: Five Lessons from the Senior Associate Dean

safe, and with sudden shifts in customer behavior. Of course, the business environment was changing rapidly before 2020. Globalization, new technologies, climate change, View Details

29 Apr 2025
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Challenge Accepted

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Nietzsche said it first: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. There’s a reason that saying has legs, nearly 140 years later. We all, at some point... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

05 Jul 2017
What Do You Think?

Can Innovation Save Us From Ourselves?

Summing Up Do We Need to Give More Attention to the Dark Side of Innovation? Innovation may be able to help us deal with problems such as famine, pollution, and even global warming. But unless it can prove to be just as effective in combating destructive human traits... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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