1st Edition
Green Power Perspectives on Sustainable Electricity Generation
Green Power: Perspectives on Sustainable Electricity Generation; João Neiva de Figueiredo and Mauro Guillén
An Overview of Electricity Generation Sources; Akhil Jariwala and Saumil Jariwala
Germany’s Energy Revolution; José Carlos Thomaz, Jr. and Sean Michalson
China’s Energy Profile and the Importance of Coal; Julia Zheng and Xiaoting Zheng
China’s Search for Cleaner Electricity Generation Alternatives; Julia Zheng and Xiaoting Zheng
Renewable Energy in Spain: A Quest for Energy Security; José Normando Bezerra, Jr.
Renewable Energy in French Polynesia: From Unpredictable to Energy Independence? Diana Townsend-Butterworth Mears
The Global Biopower Industry: Time for a Growth Phase?; Hannah Tucker González and José Luis González Pastor
The Business Case for Power Generation in Space for Terrestrial Applications; Andre Luiz Soresini
Strategic Considerations for Electric Vehicle Adoption; Luca Ratto and Natalie Volpe
Going Forward: Moving from Perspectives to Action; João Neiva de Figueiredo and Mauro Guillén
Biography
João Neiva de Figueiredo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Saint Joseph University’s Haub School of Business and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. With over 20 years experience in international business, Dr. Neiva was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, and a partner at JPMorgan Partners. His research and teaching focus on the role and effects of sustainability practices in the areas of strategy and international management. Dr. Neiva holds Electrical and Systems Engineering degrees from Rio de Janeiro’s PUC, an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School, and a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.
Mauro F. Guillén is the Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School. He has written extensively about multinational firms, economic development, and the diffusion of innovations. He received his PhD in Sociology from Yale and a doctorate in Political Economy from the University of Oviedo in his native Spain.
