Publications

October 2024
Case

NextGen CDR Facility: From Davos to Details

By: Peter Tufano, Emily A. Chien and Karina Val

Next Gen CDR is a startup that pools corporate commitments to purchase Tech CDR, which promises to permanently remove and store carbon from the atmosphere to combat climate change. A partnership between South Pole and Mitsubishi Corp., Next Gen has secured initial... View Details

October 2001
Background Note

A Note on Team Process

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

When tasks are highly complex, demand a diversity of skills, or require a commitment from the involved parties, teams are usually the most effective way to approach them. But a group of people working together does not automatically equally a team, and groups are often... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Management; Business Processes; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution

Sep 2015
Report

Business Aligning for Students: The Promise of Collective Impact

This report calls on business leaders to take stock of their efforts to improve pre-K-12 education and commit to an innovative approach called “Collective Impact,” a community endeavor that addresses fundamental weaknesses in the U.S.... View Details

Video

Ghassan E. Nuqul

Ghassan E. Nuqul, Chairman of the Nuqul Group, discusses the energy-efficient technologies and investments in renewable forestry that form part of his group’s commitment to sustainable business. View Details

24 Aug 2016
News

Michelin isn't reinventing the wheel, it's reinventing the rubber supply chain

Research Summary

Multimarket contact, organizational structure, and collusion

This ongoing project with Jordan Siegel investigates multimarket contact among business groups in Brazil, and whether cross-ownership among business groups enhance firms' ability to commit to collusive strategies. View Details

25 May 2021
News

Meet the 2021-2022 Leadership Fellows

Article

Contingent Match Incentives Increase Donations

By: Lalin Anik, Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely

We propose a new means by which non-profits can induce donors to give today and commit to giving in the future: contingent match incentives, in which matching is made contingent on the percentage of others who give (e.g., "if X% of others give, we will match all... View Details

Keywords: Matching Donations; Social Proof; Prosocial Behavior; Charitable Giving; Plausibility; Motivation and Incentives; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving

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January 2000
Case

greatEntertaining.com

By: Myra M. Hart and Nicole Tempest

GreatEntertaining.com is the result of years of planning, testing, and adapting the concept before committing to launch the business. Focus, value creation, and productive partnerships are key issues. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Adaptation; Value Creation; Web Services Industry

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March 2020
Case

The Working Circle: Wolves, Ranchers, and Karin Vardaman's Pursuit of the ‘Radical Middle’

By: Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga

Karin Vardaman, a lifelong conservationist now committed to protecting wolves in the American West, finds herself unexpectedly allied with the one of the species' most fervent opponents: cattle ranchers. View Details

Keywords: Non-profit; Conservation Intervention; Agriculture; Environment; Social Impact; Leadership; Nonprofit Organizations; Alliances

14 Jul 2016
News

Teaching Children to Care

November 2017
Editorial

Facebook, BlackRock, and the Case for Purpose-Driven Companies

By: George Serafeim

Purpose-driven companies have been shown to outperform their peers over the long term. But purpose-driven companies are also hard to come by. Why is that? Because purpose is costly. At the very least, it requires a credible commitment to that purpose. And credible... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; BlackRock; Purpose; Corporate Purpose; ESG; Short-termism; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Governance; Leadership

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September 2002 (Revised February 2012)
Background Note

Europe: Data Supplement, 1950-2011

By: Huw Pill, Lakshmi Iyer, Marie-Laure Goepfer and Ingrid Vogel

Supplements The Blair Wealth Project: Antecedents and Prospects, Renewing Germany: Kohl's Legacy and Schroder's Dilemma, Italy: A New Commitment to Growth, and The Netherlands: Is the Polder Model Sinking? View Details

Keywords: Data and Data Sets; United Kingdom; Germany; Italy; Netherlands

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Research Summary

Advancing Leadership: Research and Teaching

By: Nitin Nohria

Despite the fact that most business schools' mission statement proclaim their commitment to developing leaders who can contribute in a meaningful way to the betterment of their organizations and society, research and teaching on leadership remains a fragmented and... View Details

March 2007 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.

By: Mukti Khaire and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman

Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural India. Established in 1960 as an exporter of home furnishings, Fabindia has grown as a consumer-facing retailer of... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Retail Industry; India

April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Tata Nano The People's Car

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Bharat N. Anand and Rachna Tahilyani

The case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, managing... View Details

Keywords: Price; Globalized Firms and Management; Disruptive Innovation; Emerging Markets; Business Processes; Quality; Competition; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; India