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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
different approach. But Iraq can still be fixed, if we change policy now: How to fix Iraq Restore the national police, army and even security services. If you’ve evidence of wrongdoing against individuals, prosecute the individuals. But...
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- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
Nation Israel enjoyed the highest concentration of technology start-ups in the world per capita. Despite regional instability, the country maintained strong economic growth and was considered a high-tech...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
the New England power industry, where he played a key role in building a start-up company into a $300 million energy marketing enterprise. Seeds of Success When he rejoined Outward Bound full time at Thompson Island in 2005, Pearson...
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- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
The State of the Markets
benefits to the next generation of elderly, whose burgeoning numbers will dwarf those of the working population. "The only win-win solution to this problem," he said, "is for the GDP growth of the nations involved to grow...
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by James E. Aisner
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
significantly narrowed the range of variation in beauty and hygiene ideals. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-056.pdf Nationality and Multinationals in Historical Perspective Geoffrey G. Jones This paper provides a historical...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
implementing a national evaluation system of green GDP, and before forming the system complexity model, the easiest issues first can be taken to establish the evaluation system of economic, environmental, and social responsibility...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976
extraordinarily effective industrial policy, and then, beginning in 2001, as head of the National Science and Technology Board-now known as the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Comprising one main island and thirty...
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- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
$100,000 in seed funding. "We wouldn't exist without that start-up money," says Schrader, who notes that Vaxess has also relied on the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) for meeting space as well as a network of HBS professors to guide them...
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- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
We are in a unique moment in time, where the United States’ chance to make a difference on climate is greater – and more necessary – than ever. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, business leaders have a nearly $370 billion opportunity to...
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- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
management of public schools, demonstrates the challenges and opportunities related to private sector involvement in the delivery of a public good. Follows the organization from its start-up through its initial public offering and,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
and measure methane emissions and leaks. We applaud Congress for coming to consensus on such a critical issue for our nation and the world, and for seeing that it’s also the greatest investment opportunity of our era. Christian Weeks (MBA...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
gathered in Cumnock Hall. The world population is exploding, and resource use is skyrocketing, particularly in rapidly developing nations like China and India, said Nordan, president of the analyst group Lux Research. “If you do that math...
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- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
the ground there, and became interested in a start-up called New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) through the work that our student teams have done every January since the storm as part of the HBS New Orleans Service Immersion. This year...
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- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
world. Countries have long used the spotlight the Olympics provide to celebrate their national pride and improve their international image. The first of these was in 1936, when Adolf Hitler used the Olympics in Berlin to try to show that...
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- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
but I'm the steward. I aspire to that HBS mission of being a leader who makes a difference." The metrics show that CEE is effecting change. Last year, 10,000 students took part in the National Economic Challenge, almost double the number...
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- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
"With the virtual mobility of global labor insured, only those companies and nations will grow ... that make the best use of entrepreneurial qualities...." How governments should spend money in support of innovation clearly...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
on Network Associates' efforts to market its encryption software algorithms globally, despite national security concerns raised by the U.S. government. By Tuesday afternoon, participants seemed to have settled back into the classroom...
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Laura Singleton
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
earthquake, they were still so hospitable. It was a great opportunity for me to think about how to help them.” She returned to the United States, committed to making a deeper dive into social enterprise work. She landed at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City...
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Jill Radsken
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
cost, serving as a national model. Failure, on the other hand, would have high institutional costs. Dr. Joaquin Montero, the head of Ancora and its intellectual father, must address the controversial project in the context of a...
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Sean Silverthorne