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- October 2009 (Revised January 2014)
- Teaching Note
Genzyme Center (A), (B) & (C)
Teaching Note for [610008], [610009], and [610010].
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Keywords:
Environment;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Environmental Operations;
Environmental Protection;
Environmental Regulation;
Standard Setting;
Standards;
Environmental Accounting;
Engineering;
Governance;
Energy;
Economics;
Operations;
Projects;
Social Enterprise;
Infrastructure;
Construction Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Real Estate Industry
- October 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Cosan: Thinking Outside the Barrel
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Noel Maurer and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
The Cosan case introduces students and executive education participants to political economy and business strategy in the biofuels industry. Cosan, based in Brazil, is the largest grower and processor of sugarcane in the world and the largest sugar and ethanol producer...
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Keywords:
Renewable Energy;
Global Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Industry Structures;
Business and Government Relations;
Business Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Energy Industry;
Energy Industry;
Brazil
Reinhardt, Forest L., Noel Maurer, and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Cosan: Thinking Outside the Barrel." Harvard Business School Case 710-017, October 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Advanced Energy: Programs for Energy Conservation
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Brooke Barton
Describes the dilemma facing Advanced Energy (AE), a $6 million nonprofit engaged in energy conservation in North Carolina. Most of the money for its programs comes from a Public Benefits Fund (PBF) enacted by the state legislature. With renewed effort by activists in...
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Keywords:
Energy Conservation;
Public Equity;
Performance Efficiency;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Energy Industry;
Energy Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Brooke Barton. "Advanced Energy: Programs for Energy Conservation." Harvard Business School Case 508-003, October 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- September 2007 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Buildings and Energy
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Nazli Uludere
Presents data on opportunities to conserve energy in buildings, which account for about a third of all energy use. Encourages readers to think about the impediments to energy efficiency in the buildings sector and the ways in which entrepreneurs can profitably surmount...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Energy Conservation;
Construction;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Innovation and Invention;
Performance Efficiency;
Environmental Sustainability;
Construction Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Nazli Uludere. "Buildings and Energy." Harvard Business School Case 708-024, September 2007. (Revised September 2008.)
- September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Operations;
Organizational Design;
Situation or Environment;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
White Plains;
Brazil
Khanna, Tarun, Santiago Mingo, and Jonathan West. "Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets." Harvard Business School Case 708-443, September 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- February 2007 (Revised March 2012)
- Compilation
John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Katherine Miller
Reconstructs the entrepreneurial journey of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the most famous business figures in history. Traces his early career as a retailer in Cleveland through his decision to enter the oil industry in the early 1860s to his...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Business History;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Personal Development and Career;
Competitive Strategy;
Energy Industry
Koehn, Nancy F., and Katherine Miller. "John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil." Harvard Business School Compilation 807-110, February 2007. (Revised March 2012.)
- January 2006 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Andres Hervas and Jordan Mitchell
We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server distribution. We present microfoundations for a stylized model of p2p file sharing where all...
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Keywords:
Price;
Profit;
Distribution;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Information Infrastructure
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Andres Hervas, and Jordan Mitchell. "Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods." Harvard Business School Case 706-479, January 2006. (Revised March 2010.)
- November 2003 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Daniel Wadhwani
Taught in the elective MBA course entitled The Evolution of Global Business. Examines the development of an international cartel in the oil industry in the 1920s and 1930s. Focuses on the decisions and actions of the leading multinational oil companies—particularly...
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Keywords:
History;
Competition;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Alliances;
Cooperation;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Daniel Wadhwani. "Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935." Harvard Business School Case 804-089, November 2003. (Revised September 2016.)
- March 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
AES: Hungarian Project (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Ann Leamon
The AES Corp., the world's largest independent power producer, has put out a request for bids to build a new power plant in Hungary. Just after the closing date for submitting bids, one of the contractors calls to request an opportunity to "improve" its bid. Although...
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Keywords:
Bids and Bidding;
Energy Generation;
Technology Adoption;
Business Startups;
Ethics;
Value;
Energy Industry;
Hungary
Paine, Lynn S., and Ann Leamon. "AES: Hungarian Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-045, March 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- May 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
AES Global Values
By: Lynn S. Paine
Members of the development team for the AES Corp.'s power plant project in India must decide what plant technology to specify in their application for techno-economic clearance from the government of India's Central Electric Authority. Their choice is between more...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Generation;
Technology Adoption;
Energy Industry;
India;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "AES Global Values." Harvard Business School Case 399-136, May 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- May 1995 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
AT&T Paradyne
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A company making data communication devices has adopted a Total Quality philosophy for working with suppliers, employees, and customers. The finance group finds its existing cost system has become obsolete because of a shift from manual to automatic production...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Product;
Corporate Accountability;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
System;
Performance Efficiency;
Financial Reporting;
Operations;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "AT&T Paradyne." Harvard Business School Case 195-165, May 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
- December 1986 (Revised January 1987)
- Case
Standard Oil Co.: Oil Indexed Units
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Standard Oil Co.: Oil Indexed Units." Harvard Business School Case 287-054, December 1986. (Revised January 1987.)
- April 1984 (Revised August 1995)
- Teaching Note
Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration, Teaching Note
- Article
On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws
By: Jerry R. Green
We consider the control of tvo-party accidents through the use of liability rules that assign damages according to whether or not predetermined standards for care have been met. Particular emphasis is given to how the differential in the costs of accident avoidance...
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Green, Jerry R. "On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws." Bell Journal of Economics 7, no. 2 (Fall 1976): 553–574.
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Goran Calic
Strategic Management is about efficient and effective management and the challenges arising from an ever-changing world. The field of Strategy is one of application, as a source of thinking and experience that creates value for society by making organizations better....
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- Research Summary
Overview
By: Jorge Tamayo
Professor Tamayo’s research focuses on theoretical modeling and structural estimation of firm decision-making and productivity.
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details