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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case...
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- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
provide electricity that is affordable, and reliable, and sustainable, using a technology called solar-powered mini-grids. What that means is, we provide electricity to people who don't have it in rural...
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- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
trucks. The systems captured the energy created when braking and applied it to acceleration, reducing the demand on the internal combustion engine. The model was similar to that used in hybrid cars, but the heavier vehicles created more...
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April White
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
relationships. I thought Organizational Behavior was for wimps. Now, it’s a large part of what I do.” CURRENT READING The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II, by Jeff Shaara “In business, the notion of ‘leave us alone and let us make money’ doesn’t cut it today. We’re...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
reality, articulate the vision and set the strategic path to it, enshrine the institutional values, demand performance, empower the people, and then get out of the way and say thank you.” A leader should also be a good listener, encourage...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
you with a stinging rebuke. When informed that his demand for a 30 percent annual return was unrealistic, despite assurances to the contrary from his bank’s investment adviser, the retiree groused: “If you guys from Harvard Business...
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- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
she anticipated customer needs, many crews and companies requested she come back. “I felt that I changed some people’s perceptions of the fitness of a woman in such a demanding job and environment,” she says. Since those early engineering...
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Jill Radsken
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
homes, while wave energy could power more than 200 million. And global capacity for ocean energy is even greater, with experts saying that marine sources could provide enough electricity to satisfy worldwide View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix
eggs have a short shelf life. Norway’s salmon farms meet some 40 percent of global demand for the species, for instance, but can harvest eggs only during the few months of spawning season. How do you boost production the rest of the year?...
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- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the lack of availability of branded merchandise and e-commerce websites in the Philippines. CardSwap.ca is...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
Growing up in Sharon, Massachusetts, Andrew W. Kendall (MBA 1988) developed a natural affinity for the outdoors from family trips to the beach and from hiking, snowshoeing, and camping in New England's mountains and forests. It wasn't until the Amherst graduate went to...
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- 12 Apr 2011
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Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
shared mobile-based longitudinal Electronic Health Records via mobile phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the lack of availability of branded...
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- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
exacting and precise, even Americans are this way to a certain extent. They demand almost perfection all the time. And Africans don't. And so as a result, they're forgiving when people are imperfect. And that's something that I've become,...
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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
inefficiently — amounts that far exceed residential and personal use. And with the global population skyrocketing, the demand for water to sustain, feed, and employ the world’s people is projected to double by 2025. By that date, nearly...
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- 20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
and electric vehicles, and ride sharing. They also spoke in favor of smart agriculture and plant-heavy diets. Beef consumption is especially challenging, they said, as demand for protein to feed the world’s...
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- 09 Mar 2021
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Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
Island. You can’t go into a medical office in the state without meeting a CCRI graduate who’s your nurse, your ultrasound tech, or your dental hygienist. And there’s a demand for still more IT support analysts, cybersecurity...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
logistical coordination with city officials on issues such as parking and access to Dallas’s light rail system. Responding to constant demands for information and decisions can be stressful, she admits, but the challenges are inspiring....
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
beginning. Before Roshan launched, demand for its service was so high that a prelaunch informational leaflet began selling in the Kabul bazaar for $1. Police were called in to control the crowds waiting outside Roshan’s flagship store in...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
measures, such as acquiring one’s own generators to circumvent bribe-seeking electricity authorities, may not be enough, as Ikea recently found out in Russia. (The company has admitted kickbacks were paid to acquire the generators.) If a...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
existential problem—as an investor, an advocate, and a philanthropist. Fifteen years later, despite breakthroughs in batteries, electric vehicles, plant-based proteins, and solar and wind power, global warming continues to get worse. Its...
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