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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
self-publishing a challenge to traditional book publishers? MA: We see self-publishing as a complementary alternative to the more traditional book publishers for aspiring authors. And it has allowed us to discover a lot of wonderful new... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
Schwab. With the company originally conceived as an alternative to traditional brokerages, Schwab's breakthrough, Goldman asserts, was to understand the Internet as more than just a new tool for fine-tuning its original specialization as... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
two-dimensional approach cannot render an outcome acceptable to participants. Its most familiar element involves what each party will do if no deal can be reached - in other words, the "best alternative to negotiated agreement" or... View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 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
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Christensen Center: Open for Business
Learning, videotaped multiple sections of a number of first-year courses in order to have side-by-side comparisons of how different faculty members approach the same course. “Video is a great tool for coaching,” says Emmons, who reviewed and analyzed the tapes and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
“I’m a root-cause kind of guy,” says Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), reflecting on a military, government, and civilian career that has taken him from counterdrug operations in Colombia to assisting with the peace process in Sudan to rebuilding the health care system in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
Linda Hill participated in a discussion on leadership, values, and decision-making, while their colleague David Thomas moderated a session that addressed alternative definitions of success. Panels and keynote addresses presented on... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
live," and MBAs Across America in a lot of ways was my first sort of attempt at that alternate way. My first year at HBS, three classmates and I decided that instead of going and sitting in a cubicle all summer doing the right thing,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
students, five days, five different business ideas. This innovative alternative to Spring Break was born during a brainstorming session among HBS classmates four years ago. It started with Emma Toshack (MBA 2014) wondering what the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
is the book income they produce. The proposal to publicly report taxes paid is an eminently sensible idea. More ambitious alternatives should also be considered, including making corporate tax returns public so shareholders can benefit... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fueling a sustainable enterprise in Brazil
almost entirely fossil fuel independent, relying primarily on hydroelectric energy for its grid electricity and sugarcane ethanol to fuel its cars. Diniz, formerly a high-level executive at retail giant Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, supports her country’s focus... View Details
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year
with other alumni clubs around the world and had some fantastic speakers. We’ll continue with some virtual programming, since Houston is a very spread-out city and sometimes our members can’t make some events. It’s nice to have an View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor
community engagement, design, and affordability as the key elements of improving housing conditions for the poor. It provides an alternative to traditional models of mass-housing developments that lead to social exclusion. “We envisioned... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
Image by Digital Art/Corbis Related Links Listen to a podcast of Professors Rawi Abdelal, Forest Reinhardt, and Richard Vietor discussing the future of energy The catch-all “green” category covers a range of industries, from wind and solar power to View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
companies will have no alternative but to confront the language issue as they extend their global reach. “If they don’t have a language strategy, they’ll regret it,” she says. “One of the most powerful ways to compete globally is to make... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
imperfect institutions, the authors write, “but no viable alternative has been proposed, so we must make the most of the best governance tools at our disposal.” In the future, Lorsch and Carter envision that “boards will possess a genuine... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
rural, off-grid Philippine villages. The well-publicized “Ride for Light” was intended to call the country’s attention to the need for safe, sustainable power alternatives to the widespread reliance on kerosene, wood, and batteries, which... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
disruptions to small businesses and personal livelihoods. “For many small businesses, that meant tough times got even tougher, which inspired us to look for alternative solutions that put people first,” Dyer says. Ezeji-Okoye asked Dyer,... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Stobaugh suggests the problem is U.S. dependence on foreign oil; the most promising approaches to achieving a more balanced energy menu, he thought, would be largely through increased energy efficiency and focusing on solar energy as the best of the View Details