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- March 2019
- Article
Economics of Converting Renewable Power to Hydrogen
By: Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
The recent sharp decline in the cost of renewable energy suggests that the production of hydrogen from renewable power through a power-to-gas process might become more economical. Here we examine this alternative from the perspective of an investor who considers a...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Clean Technology;
Renewable Energy;
Energy Storage;
Sustainability Management;
Sustainable Business;
Synergies;
Green Hydrogen;
Green Technology;
Environment;
Decarbonization;
Carbon Emissions;
Carbon Abatement;
Energy;
Accounting;
Decision Making;
Economics;
Environmental Management;
Growth and Development;
Management;
Operations;
Science;
Transportation;
Battery Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Construction Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Steel Industry;
Technology Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America;
South America;
Middle East
Glenk, Gunther, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Economics of Converting Renewable Power to Hydrogen." Nature Energy 4, no. 3 (March 2019): 216–222.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line? (Spreadsheet Supplement)
This is the spreadsheet supplement for the "Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?" case #807148. It contains exhibits 4 and 9.
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- March 2007 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?
Mary Gadams, founder and CEO of RacingThePlanet is facing one of the many logistical crises that her young Hong Kong-based venture faces as it stages its popular 4Deserts(tm) adventure marathon series in Atacama Chile, Gobi Desert Mongolia, Sahara Desert Egypt, and...
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Keywords:
Global Range;
Business or Company Management;
Logistics;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Sports Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Hong Kong;
Egypt;
Mongolia;
Chile;
Antarctica
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?" Harvard Business School Case 807-148, March 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
How will my children learn via Zoom? We interviewed 10 CEOs in July about how they are managing the unprecedented stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then checked in with them again at the end of 2020. The interviewees hail from Canada, India, Turkey, the United...
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- May 20, 2016
- Comment
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
By: John A. Quelch
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives...
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Keywords:
Global Health;
World Health Organization;
World Bank;
Pandemics;
Emergency Preparedness;
Experience and Expertise;
Decisions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Communication Strategy;
Nonverbal Communication;
Framework;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
Health;
Management;
Practice;
Problems and Challenges;
Projects;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Human Needs;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Biotechnology Industry;
Health Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
South America;
West Indies
Quelch, John A. "World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 20, 2016).
- 2013
- Book
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book examines the history of entrepreneurship and multinationals in the making of the modern world. In recent years economists, historians, and political scientists have written extensively on the history of globalization and patterns of global wealth and poverty,...
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Keywords:
FDI;
Economic History;
Business History;
Industrial Organization;
Chinitz;
Agglomeration;
Clusters;
Cities;
Mines;
Globalization;
Entrepreneurship;
Government and Politics;
Banking Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
South America
Jones, Geoffrey. Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013.
- 2022
- Chapter
Luxury Tourism and Environmentalism
By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter examines the evolution of luxury tourism and its environmental impact. Whilst mass tourism is widely seen as environmentally damaging, the impact of luxury tourism is nuanced. During the first stage of the growth in the nineteenth century, the numbers of...
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Keywords:
Luxury Consumption;
Environmentalism;
Tourism;
Green Business;
Luxury;
History;
Ethics;
Globalization;
Environmental Management;
Business History;
Tourism Industry;
Antarctica;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
Europe;
Switzerland;
Chile;
Costa Rica;
Africa;
Kenya
Jones, Geoffrey. "Luxury Tourism and Environmentalism." Chap. 27 in The Oxford Handbook of Luxury Business, edited by Pierre-Yves Donzé, Véronique Pouillard, and Joanne Roberts, 571–590. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- 2022
- Article
Reversible Power-to-Gas Systems for Energy Conversion and Storage
By: Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
In the transition to decarbonized energy systems, Power-to-Gas (PtG) processes have the potential to connect the existing markets for electricity and hydrogen. Specifically, reversible PtG systems can convert electricity to hydrogen at times of ample power supply, yet...
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Keywords:
Decarbonization;
Energy Storage;
Renewable Energy;
Batteries;
Carbon Emissions;
Green Hydrogen;
Greenhouse Gas Emissions;
Energy;
Environmental Accounting;
Environmental Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Decision Making;
Investment;
Operations;
Energy Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Europe;
North America;
South America;
Africa;
Asia
Glenk, Gunther, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Reversible Power-to-Gas Systems for Energy Conversion and Storage." Art. 2010. Nature Communications 13 (2022).
- September 2021
- Case
Worldreader: Helping Readers Build a Better World
By: Marco Bertini, Elie Ofek and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2010, Worldreader was an international nonprofit organization that promoted reading to children around the world. For many years, Worldreader distributed e-readers to under-resourced communities and funded its operations primarily through philanthropic...
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Keywords:
Subscription Model;
Price;
Financial Strategy;
Education;
Early Childhood Education;
Learning;
Geography;
Geographic Scope;
Global Range;
Goals and Objectives;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Markets;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Social Enterprise;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Social Issues;
Strategy;
Commercialization;
Expansion;
Segmentation;
Education Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America;
Europe;
North and Central America;
South America
Bertini, Marco, Elie Ofek, and Julia Kelley. "Worldreader: Helping Readers Build a Better World." Harvard Business School Case 522-003, September 2021.
- 19 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness
Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 13, 2008 Moderator: David E. Bell, HBS faculty Speakers: Ray Goldberg, HBS faculty,...
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- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
representation in policy formulation; and c) accountability in implementation. Examples are drawn from the experiences of South Africa and Brazil. Several preliminary factors are identified that may enhance...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
Europe, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. How can the organization replicate its existing successful programs faster, both within and existing new countries? How can it best identify new areas into which ARK should expand over the...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
The corporate histories of Apple, Coca-Cola, and Honda are well-documented stories that offer a window into the nuances of business in a particular place, at a particular time. As such, they're invaluable resources for research that influences future generations of...
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by Julia Hanna
- Teaching Interest
Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
Keywords:
Human Capital;
Hiring;
Socialization;
Performance Management;
Compensation And Benefits;
Talent Development And Retention;
Structure;
Career Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Organizations;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Middle East;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
South America
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
governance (ESG) information in China, Denmark, Malaysia, and South Africa using differences-in-differences estimation with propensity score matched samples. We find that relative to propensity score matched...
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Keywords:
Re: Multiple Faculty
- January 2022
- Case
Walmart Goes Global (A)
By: Juan Alcácer
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
Katharine LeeHarvard Business School Case 511-049 The case describes in detail the workings of two mobile banking operators in Africa—WIZZIT in South Africa and M-PESA in Kenya. It explores the dimensions of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
Details Nike Football's marketing efforts in the lead up to and during the World Cup in South Africa (2010). Allows students to reflect on the implementation of the strategy and to think about the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and valuations. Specifically, we explore the implications of regulations mandating the disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information in China, Denmark, Malaysia, and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
countries that differ greatly in terms of wealth (Canada, Uganda, and India). Finally, in Study 3, participants in Canada and South Africa randomly assigned to buy items for charity reported higher levels of...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne