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- 2020
- Working Paper
Updating the Balanced Scorecard for Triple Bottom Line Strategies
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David McMillan
Many companies are now attempting to achieve triple bottom line performance on financial, environmental, and societal metrics. Successful strategies for such performance, however, generally require new relationships among multiple players in multiple sectors across a...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Adaptation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Performance;
Strategy
Kaplan, Robert S., and David McMillan. "Updating the Balanced Scorecard for Triple Bottom Line Strategies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-028, August 2020.
- 05 Dec 2019
- HBS Seminar
Georgia Perakis, MIT Sloan School of Management
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
abnormal returns also are positively correlated with CEOs’ tendency to focus their speech more on work-related topics than personal topics. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53858 A New Categorization of the U.S. Economy: The Role...
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- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Danone: Changing the Food System
By: David E. Bell, Federica Gabrieli, Daniela Beyersdorfer, Amy Klopfenstein and Aldo Sesia
Teaching Note for HBS No. 520-053.
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
- September 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Forced Labor and Genocide in U.S.-China Relations
By: Jeremy Friedman and David Lane
On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, requiring companies to prove that goods imported from the People’s Republic of China were not made with forced labor. The bill was a reaction to reports of products being made with...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
International Relations;
Labor;
Wages;
Law Enforcement;
Law;
Rights;
Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China;
United States
Friedman, Jeremy, and David Lane. "The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Forced Labor and Genocide in U.S.-China Relations." Harvard Business School Case 723-001, September 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- June 2004 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Zara: IT for Fast Fashion
In 2003, Zara's CIO must decide whether to upgrade the retailer's IT infrastructure and capabilities. At the time of the case, the company relies on an out-of-date operating system for its store terminals and has no full-time network in place across stores. Despite...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Information Management;
Infrastructure;
Supply Chain Management;
Information Technology;
Retail Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Zara: IT for Fast Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 604-081, June 2004. (Revised September 2007.)
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)
By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Traces the history of IKEA's response to a TV report that its Indian carpet suppliers were using child labor. Describes IKEA's growth, including the importance of a sourcing strategy based on its close relationships with suppliers in developing countries. Details the...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Moral Sensibility;
Policy;
Employment;
Contracts;
Supply Chain Management;
Organizational Culture;
Natural Environment;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Social Issues
Bartlett, Christopher A., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-414, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 23 May 2016
- News
The Biggest Challenges of Data-Driven Manufacturing
- June 2022
- Case
Worten Portugal: Becoming a Digital Marketplace
By: Antonio Moreno, Pedro Amorim and Tonia Labruyere
With Amazon's entry into Portugal, Miguel Mota Freitas, CEO of Portuguese electronics chain Worten, is reflecting on their strategy of building a competitive marketplace.
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Keywords:
Digital Transformation;
Digital Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Brands and Branding;
E-commerce;
Logistics;
Service Delivery;
Supply Chain;
Competitive Strategy;
Diversification;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Retail Industry;
Portugal;
Spain
Moreno, Antonio, Pedro Amorim, and Tonia Labruyere. "Worten Portugal: Becoming a Digital Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 622-062, June 2022.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Information Technology and Boundary of the Firm: Evidence from Plant-Level Data
By: Chris Forman and Kristina McElheran
We study the relationship between different margins of information technology (IT) use and vertical integration using plant-level data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures. Focusing on the short-run decision of whether to allocate production output to downstream plants...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Production;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Vertical Integration;
Supply Chain;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Forman, Chris, and Kristina McElheran. "Information Technology and Boundary of the Firm: Evidence from Plant-Level Data." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-092, April 2012.
- May 2023
- Article
Decarbonizing Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Change
By: Vivian S. Lee, Kathy Gerwig, Emily Hough, Kedar Mate, Robert Biggio and Robert S. Kaplan
Health care leaders are often surprised to learn that their operations contribute
significantly to a warming climate. In addition to their roles as responders to and victims
of extreme weather events, health care organizations have an obligation to reduce...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Decarbonization;
Carbon Emissions;
Net-zero Emissions;
Climate Change;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry
Lee, Vivian S., Kathy Gerwig, Emily Hough, Kedar Mate, Robert Biggio, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Decarbonizing Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Change." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 4, no. 5 (May 2023).
- December 2012 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Lit Motors
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alex Godden
In mid-2012 Lit Motors had created both engineering and design prototypes and conducted initial customer tests on less than $750,000 of investment. Lit Motors' founder, Daniel Kim, had started the company to design and manufacture an efficient electric 2-wheeled...
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Keywords:
Lean Startup;
Prototyping;
Electric Vehicle;
Urban Vehicle;
Customer Tests;
Gyroscope;
Entrepreneurs;
Development Stage Enterprises;
Creativity;
Disruptive Technologies;
Consumer Surveys;
Market Segmentation;
Manufacturing Costs;
Entrepreneurship;
Auto Industry;
United States;
California
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alex Godden. "Lit Motors." Harvard Business School Case 813-079, December 2012. (Revised November 2014.)
- Research Summary
Managing the Manufacturer-Retailer Interface
Janice H. Hammond is studying the impact of coordination on the performance of manufacturing and retail channels. The focus of her research is on the supply "channel", the set of firms that undertakes the chain of activities that begins with acquisition of raw...
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- October 1994 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Sport Obermeyer Ltd.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Ananth Raman
The case describes operations at a skiwear design and merchandising company and its supply partner. Introduces production planning for short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a reduced version of the company's production planning...
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Keywords:
Product;
Supply Chain;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Industry Growth;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong
Hammond, Janice H., and Ananth Raman. "Sport Obermeyer Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 695-022, October 1994. (Revised August 2006.)
- October 1997 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Woolworths South Africa
By: David B. Yoffie and Anthony St. George
Woolworths South Africa is one of the most successful retail chains in the country, modeled on Marks and Spencer of the United Kingdom. This case focuses on the sources of Woolworth's competitive advantage within South Africa and the challenges of growth in the wake of...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Growth Management;
Global Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Marketing Strategy;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Retail Industry;
South Africa
Yoffie, David B., and Anthony St. George. "Woolworths South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 798-026, October 1997. (Revised June 1998.)
- November 1999
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)
DuPont must decide whether to launch a new non-GM (genetically modified) soybean that is tolerant to chemical sprays. In the face of rapid introductions of GM products by competitors, DuPont faces the challenge of ensuring the identity preservation of its new product...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Genetics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-051, November 1999.
- 21 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Information Technology and Boundary of the Firm: Evidence from Plant-Level Data
Keywords:
by Chris Forman & Kristina McElheran
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Lit Motors
By: Thomas Eisenmann
In mid-2012 Lit Motors had created both engineering and design prototypes and conducted initial customer tests on less than $750,000 of investment. Lit Motors' founder, Daniel Kim, had started the company to design and manufacture an efficient electric 2-wheeled...
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- 03 Oct 2019
- HBS Seminar
Christopher Tang, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Research Summary
Innovations in Logistics: The Impact of Channel Coordination
Roy D. Shapiro (with Janice H. Hammond and Marshall L. Fisher) is studying innovative systems and management approaches that integrate and coordinate material and information flows through the supply chain so as to reduce or eliminate the redundant activities that tend...
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