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- 2017
- Working Paper
Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage
By: David F. Drake
Emissions regulation is a policy mechanism intended to address the threat of climate change. However, the stringency of emissions regulation varies across regions, raising concerns over carbon leakage—an outcome where stringent regulation in one region shifts... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Competition; Pollutants; Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Globalized Markets and Industries
Drake, David F. "Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-021, August 2012. (Revised August 2017. Forthcoming at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.)
- 25 Jun 2013
- Other Presentation
The Role of Corporations in Society: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The Role of Corporations in Society: Creating Shared Value." Pacific Rubiales Energy, Bogotá, Colombia, June 25, 2013.
- 20 Jun 2013
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." ZfU Seminar, ZfU International Business School, Zürich, Switzerland, June 20, 2013.
- July 2010 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
Note: Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers in the U.K. Before and After the Global Financial Crisis
By: Robert C. Pozen and Melissa Anne Hammerle
This note will examine the regulatory framework for hedge funds in the United Kingdom (UK) before and after the financial crisis of 2008. First, it will discuss European Union (EU)-level regulation that applies to the UK as an EU member state. Second, it will discuss... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment Funds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; European Union; United Kingdom
Pozen, Robert C., and Melissa Anne Hammerle. "Note: Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers in the U.K. Before and After the Global Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-014, July 2010. (Revised June 2012.)
- November 1991 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Pressco, Inc.--1985
A capital budgeting problem is viewed from the context of a marketing representative attempting to make a sale of energy saving heavy industrial equipment. Tax law changes promise to have a significant impact on the customer's decision process. Teaching purpose: To... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Machinery and Machining; Valuation; Taxation; Customer Value and Value Chain; Cost vs Benefits; Inflation and Deflation; Cost Management; Product Marketing; North and Central America
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Pressco, Inc.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 292-085, November 1991. (Revised December 1996.)
- June 2001
- Case
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Lawsuits and Litigation; Six Sigma; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-395, June 2001.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
with Matthew P. Burkley and Alexandre Scherer (both MBA 1998). “I think you can do a lot as a student. There’s less formal pressure because you haven’t taken in investment or signed on people. You are much... View Details
- 27 Oct 2014
- News
The power of peers
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection
By: Dylan Minor
We explore the notion that corporate citizenship, as obtained through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is used by managers to protect firm value, helping their firm better withstand negative business shocks. We formally explore two parallel mechanisms for such... View Details
Minor, Dylan. "The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-021, August 2015.
- 19 May 2014
- News
The Retirement Apocalypse That Isn't Coming
- 6 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from “Creating Shared Value” (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and “Competing by Saving Lives” (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." ExpoManagement, HSM, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2012.
- 4 Dec 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." CSV Forum: Practical Wisdom for Creating Innovation, Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2012.
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
A Founder's Key to Perseverance: Embracing Struggle
- August 2019 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Paradigm Capital Value Fund
By: Luis M. Viceira and Elena Corsi
Karl Jan Erick Hummel had founded Paradigm Capital Value Fund in 2007 together with Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Greenwald, an expert in value investing and now chairman of the fund. The fund followed the principles of value investing to their target... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Financial Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M., and Elena Corsi. "Paradigm Capital Value Fund." Harvard Business School Case 220-014, August 2019. (Revised November 2022.)
- 22 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumer Demand for Prize-Linked Savings: A Preliminary Analysis
- 1994
- Article
Cross-Investments in Transnational Banking: Britain, Germany and the United States in the Twentieth Century
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Investment; Banks and Banking; Business History; Banking Industry; United Kingdom; Germany; United States
Jones, G. "Cross-Investments in Transnational Banking: Britain, Germany and the United States in the Twentieth Century." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 39 (1994).
Brian L. Trelstad
Brian Trelstad is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit and the Faculty Chair of the Advanced Leadership Initiative. He teaches elective courses on Social Entrepreneurship and Systems... View Details
- 05 Nov 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts
- October 2024
- Case
Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?
By: Lauren Cohen, David Ager and Alpana Thapar
Sacoor Brothers, a luxury clothing retail company, was founded in 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal, by four brothers—Malik, Salim, Rahimo, and Moez. After establishing a strong presence in Portugal, the brothers were drawn to the rapidly growing retail markets in the Middle... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Growth; Geographic Mobility; Private Equity; Investment; Family Office; Governance; Professionalization; Institutional Development; Second-generation; Third-generation; Transition; Jordan; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Portugal
Cohen, Lauren, David Ager, and Alpana Thapar. "Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?" Harvard Business School Case 225-008, October 2024.