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- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine before 1914 (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-804-001).
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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
nibs and raisins. Manufactured at a plant outside Medellín, Colombia, and sold at Whole Foods and gourmet specialty stores, sweetriot products are also available for purchase on Virgin America, at the outdoor equipment retailer REI, and...
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Julia Hanna;
candy;
chocolate;
Crop Production;
Agriculture;
Food Manufacturing;
Manufacturing
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
Four Weeks on the Road with MBAs Across America
compost accelerator), plant trees, and restore Detroit’s urban canopy. We worked with Sebastian on his community and environmental engagement strategy, compensation model, and team culture.We also held a community workshop on inclusive...
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Entrepreneurship
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive...
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- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
companies do CSR in fits and starts” The problem? They lack a cohesive CSR strategy, says Rangan, who recently cowrote the working paper Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It with HBS research associate Lisa A. Chase and Sohel Karim (HBS DBA '88),...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
small-business owners can purchase their own low-cost indoor air quality monitors to measure these factors in real time, independent of what the landlord or plant manager may be saying, giving them a measure...
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- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro’s TED Talk, available here: Achenyo Idachaba: How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business | TED. Ifedolapo Runsewe is the Managing Director of Freee Recycle Limited, an...
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- September 2010
- Case
Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)
By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer
Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless...
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Raman, Ananth, and Inga Katharina Maurer. "Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 611-027, September 2010.
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
After HBS, he signed on with the Ford Motor Company, where he served in various capacities, including two years as managing director of Ford Argentina S.A. In 1998, he moved to Mazda (33.4 percent of which is owned by Ford) as senior...
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- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
and methods have allowed local farmers to use water more efficiently, while also boosting their production and crop yields. Rosario Bazán is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Danper, a leading agribusiness based in Peru. Founded in...
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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
shui should be seen as an additional, low-cost management tool. but an unconventional managment tool. Feng shui is not magic, it's not superstition, and it's not a religion. It's a science, more than 3,500...
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- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
management systems for buildings. Tying in a policy perspective, Former US Energy Secretary and MIT Professor emeritus, Dr. Ernest Moniz, presented a perspective of a Green Real Deal that simultaneously must achieve a lower carbon future,...
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- Web
Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study - Course Catalog
https://www.levro.com/ Fintech – multicurrency business Gtreasury https://gtreasury.com/ Treasury management software Cybel Angel https://cybelangel.com/ Cyber security Sharplaunch https://www.sharplaunch.com/ CRM for commercial real...
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- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
things that talented managers seek: exciting work, personal development, a balanced lifestyle, a great company, and recognition and rewards for individual contributions. It is a war led by top management, but carried out at all levels in...
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by James Heskett
- Article
Using Internet Data for Economic Research
By: Benjamin Edelman
The data used by economists can be broadly divided into two categories. First, structured datasets arise when a government agency, trade association, or company can justify the expense of assembling records. The Internet has transformed how economists interact with...
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Data and Data Sets;
Research;
Internet;
Cost Management;
Information Management;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Reports;
Archives;
Surveys;
Economics
Edelman, Benjamin. "Using Internet Data for Economic Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives 26, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 189–206.
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
two oil fields, have contracts to manage as much CO2 as is produced by a small city, and we have the financial backing to finish the job," Dawe says. "That's about as tangible as it gets." Dawe is the president and cofounder of Berkeley,...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)
Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he holds a joint appointment in the Technology and Operations Management and General Management units....
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- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
things to different people," says HBS assistant professor Forest L. Reinhardt, who teaches the MBA elective Business Management and the Natural Environment. "For example, many economists, in particular, take the view that harvesters of...
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- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
Zofnass Photo courtesy Paul Zofnass A longtime environmentalist, Paul Zofnass (MBA 1973) founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG) in 1990, after 17 years in finance at Citibank and at Oppenheimer (where he was managing...
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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific Marking Ten-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region Pictured: Professor of Management Practice Hirotaka Takeuchi hosted a virtual gathering in March to mark the 10th anniversary of the Immersive Field...
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