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- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
industry, and the business of book clubs to analyze the success of various modes of marketing. Patterson, a former chairman of J. Walter Thompson, published his first mystery novel in 1976 and made fiction writing a full-time pursuit...
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- September 1992 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)
In addition to the issues of expected cost minimization elucidated in Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), problems involving regulatory uncertainty are critical to the firm's Clean Air Act compliance strategy. The regulatory uncertainty affects, and is affected by, the...
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Energy Generation;
Business Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cost vs Benefits;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategic Planning;
Investment Return;
Government Legislation;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Business and Government Relations;
Utilities Industry;
Energy Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 793-040, September 1992. (Revised October 1992.)
- July 2007
- Article
Cooperation between Corporations and Environmental Groups: A Transaction Cost Perspective
Theory suggests that when transaction costs are low, corporations and stakeholders can minimize social costs by transacting to their mutual advantage, but when transaction costs are high, reducing social costs requires the intervention of a centralized institution....
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Cost vs Benefits;
Cost;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Competitive Advantage;
Cooperation
King, Andrew A. "Cooperation between Corporations and Environmental Groups: A Transaction Cost Perspective." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 3 (July 2007): 889–900.
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
time. They spun Aliro out of Harvard’s Quantum Information Science Lab, then incubated it at the Harvard i-lab. Ricotta came on board in 2019. A seasoned tech CEO, he had already launched a number of startups into emerging networking...
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- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
creating the final versions. Some companies even base their business model on co-production; Build-a-Bear stores allow consumers to create personalized teddy bears. "With the growth of customizable technology, there is an appreciation of...
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- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
Publications August 2013 Marketing Science Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans By: Chung, Doug J., Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir Abstract—We estimate a dynamic...
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Anna Secino
- Web
VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Involved Videos Books Value-Based Health Care Delivery – Measuring and Managing Costs The Value-Based Health Care Delivery (VBHCD) initiative, led by Harvard Business School professors Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan, engages with...
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- April 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr and Ryan Johnson
Founded in 1994 when the Internet was still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over 600...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Cash Flow;
Initial Public Offering;
Analytics and Data Science;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Valuation
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, and Ryan Johnson. "Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 811-098, April 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias, Stephen Ramos, and Daniel Schodek, 247-265. New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper...
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Carmen Nobel
- 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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- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Natural Resources Center Harvard University Center for the Environment Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Sustainability Science Program “In effect it would become politically acceptable...
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Michael Blanding
- April 2006 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Paula J. Laschober and Dina Pradel
Endesa Chile, the largest electricity generation company in Chile, is building a major power plant on the Biobio River in Southern Chile. A historic conflict involving the indigenous people of the Biobio River, the Chilean government, and international conservation...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Energy Generation;
Government and Politics;
Negotiation;
Business and Community Relations;
Natural Environment;
Conflict and Resolution;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Industry;
Chile
McGinn, Kathleen L., Paula J. Laschober, and Dina Pradel. "Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-014, April 2006. (Revised November 2021.)
- November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Monsanto: Leadership in a New Environment
By: Ray A. Goldberg, James Weber and James M Beagle
Monsanto is the biotechnology leader in agriculture. How does it use its leadership in Round Up to fund long-term research and development in biotechnology that is acceptable to the priority system of consumers in different parts of the world? Includes color exhibits.
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Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Food;
Business or Company Management;
Agribusiness;
Industry Growth;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Biotechnology Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Goldberg, Ray A., James Weber, and James M Beagle. "Monsanto: Leadership in a New Environment." Harvard Business School Case 903-419, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
living in San Francisco working at a data science startup as a product manager. I have always gravitated toward technology and science throughout my life, and machine learning, artificial intelligence, and...
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- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
living in San Francisco working at a data science startup as a product manager. I have always gravitated toward technology and science throughout my life, and machine learning, artificial intelligence, and...
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- September 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
ReMo Energy: Sizing Up Investors
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Tom Quinn
In 2023, executives with ReMo Energy (founded 2020) were deciding which size ammonia plant to build as their first project. Their innovative model produced ammonia—useful for making fertilizer and for energy storage—from renewable energy, and they had received funding...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Business Startups;
Cost vs Benefits;
Design;
Energy Conservation;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Venture Capital;
Investment Return;
Goods and Commodities;
Size;
Infrastructure;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Science-Based Business;
Commercialization;
Technological Innovation;
Chemical Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States;
Boston
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Tom Quinn. "ReMo Energy: Sizing Up Investors." Harvard Business School Case 824-027, September 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- January 2015
- Case
Chevron Under Fire
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Christine Snively
Oil giant, Chevron, faced numerous challenges on environmental, social and governance (ESG) grounds in the first decade of the 21st century, including some major lawsuits and actions by NGOs. The case describes those challenges and raises questions about what is the...
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- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
maxed-out credit cards, Orbital Sciences Corporation launched in April 1982, the first corporate entrant at the prime contractor level in nearly three decades. (Today, the company—now Orbital ATK—is a $4.5 billion enterprise.) For NASA,...
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Robert S. Benchley
- 2008
- Working Paper
Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality
By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III
This paper analyzes changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services (A&MS) industry using publicly released data that have been largely ignored in past discussions of the industrial organization of this industry, namely those available... View Details
Keywords:
Advertising;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Revenue;
Analytics and Data Science;
Surveys;
Marketing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Rank and Position;
Competition;
Advertising Industry;
Service Industry;
United States
Silk, Alvin J., and Charles King III. "Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-044, September 2008.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues
By: Jody Grewal, George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon
Shareholder activism on sustainability issues has become increasingly prevalent over the years, with the number of proposals filed doubling from 1999 to 2013. We use recent innovations in accounting standard setting to classify 2,665 shareholder proposals that address...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Activism;
Activist Investors;
Activist Shareholder;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Environment;
Corporate Performance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Governance;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Investment Activism
Grewal, Jody, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon. "Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-003, July 2016.