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  • 01 Sep 2014
  • News

The Changing Nature of Research

the globe. As a leader in management education, Harvard Business School has a strong commitment to improving the practice of management and to advancing a world that is more sustainable View Details
  • March 2022
  • Background Note

Climate Challenges for Cities: Introduction to Issues and Actions in the United States

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Catarina Mia Martinez
This background Note introduces the implications of climate change (global warming) for American cities. In the U.S., partisan political divides and unaddressed economic and racial disparities in climate vulnerabilities can inhibit action. The two main fronts for... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Cities; Emission Reduction; Change; Change Leadership; Electric Power Generation; Transportation; Recycling; Green Business; Green Building; Ecosystem; Construction; Systems Change; Cross-sector Collaboration; Adaptation; Geographic Location; Resource Allocation; Infrastructure; Government and Politics; Social Issues; Urban Development; United States
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  • 06 Jul 2022
  • News

The Political Polarization of Corporate America

  • July 2007 (Revised April 2008)
  • Teaching Note

Dell Computers: Field Service for Corporate Clients (A) and Transition (B) (TN)

By: Frances X. Frei
Teaching Note to (603-067) and (607-081). View Details
Keywords: Customers; Transition; Computer Industry
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  • February 2015
  • Case

Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox
In 2015, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications reflects on his four years leading the company and considers strategic repositioning for the future. Meanwhile, a rising leader within the organization, Marni Walden, leads change with a new, company-wide product... View Details
Keywords: Verizon; Lowell McAdam; Marni Walden; Verizon Wireless; Telecommunications; Wireless Communications; Organizational Change And Transformation; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Structure; Reorganization; Positioning; Transformation; Leadership; Managing Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Communication Technology; Innovation Leadership; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

change? Harvard Business School faculty share their thoughts. Most importantly, there are good reasons to think that the world will surprise us , and that once we put our mind to addressing climate change... View Details
Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities
  • 08 Oct 2024
  • Video

Can capitalism adapt to a changing world?

  • 07 Sep 2021
  • News

Embracing Activism for Social Change

private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ corporate strategy often emphasizes minimizing tax... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 30 Apr 2020
  • Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy
  • Research Summary

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By: Lynda M. Applegate
My current research builds on past research on the role of information, analytics and technology in transforming business and society. Over the past two years, this research focuses on how organizations partner to build innovation ecosystems that accelerate the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Leadership And Change Management; Organizational Adaptation; Innovation and Invention; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Organizations; Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Industry; Africa; North and Central America; Middle East
  • 21 Mar 2024
  • News

OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC

Hernandez. “We had a very lively conversation, and many people came up afterwards, asking when is the next one!” DC Alumni and BEI Present Talk on Inequality and Climate View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 15 Oct 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining Long-Term Growth

Keywords: Re: Jo Tango & Christina M. Wallace; Financial Services
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards

investments that could raise American productivity and living standards. “A handful of changes would transform the corporate tax system from an obstacle to an asset,” says... View Details
  • January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
  • Case

BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Aiyesha Dey and George Serafeim
The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship, would need to take in response to the controversial CEO letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink, Chairman and CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Institutional Investors; Disclosure; Transparency; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Profits; ESG; ESG Disclosure Metrics; Corporate Sustainability; Engagement Strategy Of Institutions; Stewardship Role Of Institutions; BlackRock; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Institutional Investing; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Mission and Purpose; Profit; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Diversity; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • 28 Oct 2021
  • News

Creating a Meaningful Corporate Purpose

  • November 2015 (Revised January 2016)
  • Teaching Note

McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain—From Amazon Soya to Cage Free Eggs

By: Michael W. Toffel
This case provides an opportunity for students to consider how large, multinational corporations should respond when targeted by activists regarding environmental and social concerns in their supply chains. Greenpeace targeted McDonald's because its chicken supplier... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Welfare; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; United States; United Kingdom
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  • 18 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

COVID-19 has reminded us, private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ corporate strategy often... View Details
  • January 2018
  • Case

Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Aldo Sesia
It is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a UK-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately held UK company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally friendly... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Venture Capital; Investment Strategy; Investment; Strategy; Ownership; Valuation; Energy Conservation; Equity; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Performance Efficiency; Manufacturing Industry; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
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  • 21 Apr 2015
  • News

What will the chief sustainability officer of the future look like?

  • 05 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Changing Face of American Innovation

declining thereafter. During this period, English and European contributions declined somewhat in magnitude. “Recent trends may be a warning flag.” The increased contribution by Asian ethnicities is evident within many institutions,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Technology