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- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Union.” The second book, one I am well into, is my colleague Shoshanna Zuboff’s magisterial The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. This book is one of genius. It provides a sweeping description the rise and impact of business models that are premised on View Details
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System
co-founded this summer. PicoGreens is engineering single-celled algae (microalgae) to use as “crop plants” that sustainably produce foods and food ingredients. Instead of growing entire sugarcane stalks just to harvest their sugar, we can... View Details
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
Story HBS Online Offers a Social Entrepreneurship Challenge In May 2020, Harvard Business School Online (HBS Online) announced a partnership with Sustainable Harvest International (SHI), kicking off the second annual Community Challenge.... View Details
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
the work, not to mention the volume, is staggering. Just a few of the actions taken by the agency this past summer include: Licensed a new vaccine, ACAM2000, to protect against smallpox. Warned consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
harvest the kinetic energy of tides and waves without falling to pieces or costing an arm and a leg is tricky business, and many have failed in the attempt. “Plenty of systems have ended up on the floor of the ocean,” says Rahul Shendure... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
sought to market value-added shellfish products in a traditionally commodities-based industry, while facing supply uncertainties and regulatory, environmental, and foreign exchange challenges. Clearwater harvested lobsters, clams,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
in improving processes. Retailers can certainly learn from the auto industry's experience. Like in manufacturing a few decades ago, there is a lot of low-hanging fruit in retail operations today. However, to harvest these fruits retailers... View Details
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
close, the company has successfully navigated several rounds of VC financing and is weighing harvest strategies and next steps. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806073 Codon Devices... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
this success was achieved. Heroes Wanted: Why the World Needs You to Live Your Heart Out by Rodney D. Bullard (AMP 187, 2014) Harvest House Publishers With all the hardships and unmet needs in the world, it’s difficult to believe one... View Details
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Abbey Winery (Abridged) Harvard Business School Case 606-004 Freemark Abbey must decide whether to harvest in view of the possibility of rain. Rain could damage the crop but delaying the harvest would be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512022-PDF-ENG Marine Harvest: Leading Salmon Aquaculture David E. Bell and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business School Case 512-042 Marine Harvest has the leading position in salmon aquaculture.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
are considering adopting the course materials and can use the teaching notes to really teach the material in the fullest possible way. Having said that, an inquisitive reader who wants a perspective on how finance works in this richer global setting will find lots of... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
shift. You can tell when they're really on." It's been 25 years since the tribal ceremony that marked his graduation from Harvard. In the blessings he offers at planting and harvest times, Keen often asks for the humility to listen to the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
Business School Case 707-012 Clearwater was trying to market value-added products in a traditionally commodities based industry while facing supply uncertainties and regulatory, environmental, and foreign exchange challenges. Clearwater View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
producing some 1,700 pounds a day, Crop One boasted 24 plant varieties to the Japanese company’s 4. The Emirates farm is scheduled to have its first harvests this year, and plans for national expansion are now under way. Crop One will... View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
frightening than the E*Trades," according to McFarlan. Unlike the new online entrants, he says, "once the larger firms get their trading action in place, they can go back and harvest their eternal verities—research, credibility, the... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
place, they can go back and harvest their eternal verities - research, credibility, the brokers' personal touch - and use them to their advantage." Dwight Crane points to a recent Merrill Lynch advertising campaign to illustrate that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
of Washington.” Clifton also cites Edwards’s roots in the district — he has lived in Waco since 1987 and keeps a high profile, frequently appearing at ribbon cuttings and community events. On a cloudy September day, for instance, Edwards appears in the Cotton View Details