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- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
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Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Business Startups; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; International Finance; Globalized Markets and Industries; Crime and Corruption; Employee Relationship Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Employment; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Social Psychology; Culture; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; India; United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
drove the rise in importance and prestige of American beauty brands. In the more recent past, L'Oréal has fostered a new pluralism in beauty by acquiring American and other international brands and offering global consumers a portfolio of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Skooter, his wife of sixty years, as she accompanied him on work-related trips to foreign countries. A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry by David H. Gaylin (MBA 1979) (Business Expert Press) At their best, the performing arts... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It... View Details
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
if adaptation investments maintain constant flood probability, subsidence and sea-level rise will increase global flood losses to US$60-$63 billion per year in 2050," compared to $6 billion in 2005. To maintain present flood risk, the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
observer of “where human capital is invested and where it isn’t.” He grew up in New Bedford, one of a number of Massachusetts “gateway cities” left behind in the shift from manufacturing to knowledge-based economic growth. He notes that... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
engineering major with a goal of building cars, he saw a future spent designing door handles in some automaker’s basement and switched to international affairs and foreign policy. After graduation, he spent three years in China helping... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
leaves a set of information-rich trades by "opportunistic" insiders that contain all the predictive power in the insider trading universe. A portfolio strategy that focuses solely on opportunistic traders yields value-weighted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have invested in the past five years have grown more quickly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
major cities and hold regular meetings to screen investment prospects, India has few such active networks. It’s not surprising then that 85 percent of the capital raised by Agarwala and Varma — they are not at liberty to disclose the... View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
concentrated in hedge funds but is not present for investment advisors or pension funds. Overall, our results suggest that private meetings help a select group of investors make more informed trading decisions. Working Papers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
sales of $37 billion. The company’s aggressive investment in research has made it an industry leader in new drug approvals. And when opportunity knocks, Vasella doesn’t hesitate to broaden Novartis’s business mix through acquisitions. He... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
farmers in the country’s poorer provinces can achieve a standard of living equal to a high-tech worker in Hangzhou—is a daunting task. This increasing unease about economic inequality and instability is causing the wealthiest Chinese to View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
is a simplistic view. A company's unique competitive circumstances should dictate the innovation portfolio it pursues. Because innovation cuts across functions, only senior leaders can set an innovation strategy. In doing so, they must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
for investing are going to asset managers and portfolio companies that are cognizant of their broader societal impact. April White: There are three topics covered in the pledge: biased policing, ballot... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
the cost of investment in developing countries by at least 20 percent. And yet, companies are mostly silent on the subject. "The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because no one wants to talk about it,"... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
in his Cabinet. He brought foreign investment back to South Africa and empowered the disenfranchised black majority to take positions in those enterprises. He knew that he was an icon and shaped a culture... View Details
- 17 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood
to make the $3.5 million Roadside Romeo. The first-of-its-kind animated Hindi movie barely broke even. All told, Hollywood studios invested an estimated $100 million on producing films in India between 2007 and 2009. But box-office... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
capital to fund its investment thesis, which was derived from Tomas and Rodrigo’s belief that the rise of Colombia’s middle class signaled an enormous untapped investment opportunity. Jaguar hoped to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman