life sciences - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

studies suggest that failing to address climate change will result in even higher overall costs. For example, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that damages from uncontrolled climate change... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

04 May 2016
What Do You Think?

What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

risks. My concern with nuclear—even "new" nuclear—is the issue of catastrophic core failures, à la Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. Historically, those core failures have been "Hindenburg disaster" events with immediate loss of View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

Cell Biology at Harvard. Sato oversees the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship, which provides a select group of HBS MBA alumni the opportunity to work with top Harvard inventors. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

road or power grid is a competent counterparty. Make the cash flow tradable. Don't require the early investors to tie up risk capital for the 30-year life of an infrastructure project; get the debt or equity in shape to sell to long term... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Health Care Research and Prospects

and inadequate care. In short, health care in the United States appears to be broken. Enter Harvard Business School's Life Sciences & Health Care Initiative, which brings together faculty from diverse... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Health

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

2,500 protesters marching through Copley Square—many of them costumed as ghoulish vegetables or three-headed beasts. The scene was hardly the ideal forum for discussion. But as knowledge of life sciences... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

01 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

When Do Alliances Make Sense?

of Mexico. Examining the net profits of those leases for which solo firms and alliances narrowly outbid one another, Beshears concludes that alliances are in fact more efficient than solo firms, earning an average of $31 million more over the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities

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

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407062 Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman Harvard Business School Case 407-060 At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion company, Liz Claiborne put her... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

pre-COVID financial markets were unstable and trade wars were intensifying. Public health in developing countries was improving thanks primarily to the work of NGOs. But in the US, men between 30 and 50 were dying fast enough to reduce their average View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

a family business? What's the strategic way to make concessions? How Can I Negotiate More Skillfully And Confidently? Negotiating in Three Dimensions "Negotiation is increasingly a way of life for effective managers," say HBS professor... View Details

27 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

llSource: iStock Think that probably inappropriate Snapchat selfie is safe from leaking into your professional life because it disappears? Think again. Features on some communication apps like Snapchat and Instagram Stories allow you to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 5

available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Oceanbulk-Maritime-S-A---/an/914416-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-044 Houston We Have A Problem: NASA and Open Innovation (A) Jeff Davis, director of Space Life View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

says. “Being a founder is all about maximizing learning and learning is all about making consequential decisions. Have you led a life where you've learned a lot?” Act on your vision now, not later. “A lot of people go to business school... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

11 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

most important." I spend my life trying to make the next generation a little less neurotic about money.— Joline Godfrey, Independent Means, Inc. As the founder and CEO of Independent Means, Inc., a financial education company aimed... View Details