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COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

by Danielle Kost

We asked experts from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative how the coronavirus crisis might change the way companies think about sustainability. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now

by Joseph Lassiter

Joseph Lassiter has high hopes for “new nuclear” technology, which he believes can meet the world’s urgent demand for power. But its success requires big, immediate investments from the private sector. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

by Joseph Lassiter

The barriers to rapid progress in next-generation nuclear power are certainly not technical and probably not even economic, argues Joseph Lassiter. The greatest barriers today are in outdated nuclear regulations. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?

by Carmen Nobel

Joe Lassiter believes the smart use of nuclear power is an essential ingredient in fighting the worldwide threat of coal-fired power plant emissions. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

The Business of Climate Change

Re: Multiple Faculty

What is the role of business and its leaders in creating positive climate change? In the middle of Climate Week, Six Harvard Business School faculty provide different perspectives. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

by Joseph Lassiter

New nuclear power technology could be the miracle we need to combat dangerous carbon emissions, says Joe Lassiter. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

by Carmen Nobel

Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón says the United States Congress and Chinese coal plants are the biggest obstacles to fixing climate change. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

by Joe Lassiter

Following a contentious online debate, Professor Joe Lassiter expands his argument that nuclear power and fracking are the lesser evils when stacked up against coal power, and presents a way forward. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

by Carmen Nobel

Joseph B. Lassiter explains why he believes that nuclear power and shale gas are on the right side of the fight against climate change, and why markets have a better shot at winning the fight than governments do. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

by Carmen Nobel

The Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School aims to shift the debate about climate change from a political discussion to a practical conversation about risk and reward. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

by Julia Hanna

Since 1997, Hundreds of student-entrepreneurs have tested their ideas at Harvard Business School's annual Business Plan Contest. Here is what they have learned about success, failure, and themselves. From the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

by Staff

Harvard Business School faculty members offer their views on the many business facets of "going green." Open for comment; 0 Comments.

Panel on Pedagogical Innovations in MBA Courses

Re: Multiple Faculty

Faculty Research Symposium 2010: Multiple pedagogical innovations are taking place at HBS that are fundamentally changing students' learning experiences. Key concepts include: The Global Leader Initiative seeks to make the educational experience more powerful by forging greater integration between courses. The Building Green Businesses Seminar was created to accelerate the rate at which green business issues enter the mainstream curriculum. Weekly one-page papers are used by professor Youngme Moon to force students to distill their thinking, take a point of view, and reflect on lessons learned, while raising the overall quality of discussion in the classroom. The Authentic Leadership Development course encourages students to understand themselves before leading others. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

by Carmen Nobel

Clean-tech start-ups depend on patience and public policy to thrive—the Internet models for VC funding don't apply. That's why Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter is making an unusual recommendation to his entrepreneurship students: Spend a few years serving time in a government job. Key concepts include: MBA students and young venture capitalists often assume that all promising start-ups can grow and exit as fast as Internet start-ups, but they're mistaken. Clean-tech start-ups are often stymied by a "valley of death"—that precarious stage between researching and developing a product and going to market. The success of clean-tech companies often is dependent on public policy, so it behooves budding VCs and entrepreneurs to spend a few years learning the ropes in a government or corporate job. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

Turning High Potential into Real Reward

Re: Joseph B. Lassiter

Transforming high-potential ventures into high-performance ventures, says professor Joseph Lassiter, depends on combining what, how, and who you know. From New Business. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.