Publications

2008
Working Paper

Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?

By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun

We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better... View Details

Keywords: Energy Conservation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom

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February 2004
Article

Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support

By: Teresa M. Amabile, Elizabeth A. Schatzel, Giovanni B. Moneta and Steven J. Kramer

This exploratory study investigated leader behaviors related to perceived leader support, encompassing both instrumental and socioemotional support. The study first established that leader support, proposed to be a key feature of the work environment for creativity,... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Leadership; Behavior; Working Conditions; Perception; Performance

May 1999
Article

A Mixed-Motive Perspective on the Economics versus Environment Debate

By: A. Hoffman, J. Gillespie, D. Moore, K. A. Wade-Benzoni, L. L. Thompson and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Perspective; Economics; Natural Environment

01 Sep 1992
Conference Presentation

Work Environment Differences between High Creativity and Low Creativity Projects

By: Teresa M. Amabile, R. Conti, H. Coon, M. A. Collins, J. Lazenby and M. Herron

Keywords: Creativity; Projects

March 1995
Article

Technology Integration: Managing Technological Evolution in a Complex Environment

By: Marco Iansiti

Keywords: Information Technology; Integration; Management

May 2011
Teaching Note

China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis and Alison Comings

Teaching Note for 410142. View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry; China

1986
Chapter

Quantitative Models for Management Accounting in Today's Production Environment

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Accounting; Mathematical Methods

March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
Case

ING Türkiye: Flexible Work in a Competitive Banking Environment

By: Ashley Whillans and Nico Schaefer

This case explores ING Türkiye’s journey toward workplace flexibility within the traditionally conservative Turkish banking sector. Beginning with early remote work experiments in 2015 and culminating in the FlexING model, by 2024 ING Türkiye had positioned itself as a... View Details

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Article

Agile Product Development: Managing Development Flexibility in Uncertain Environments

By: S. Thomke and D. Reinersten

Keywords: Research and Development; Product; Management; Risk and Uncertainty

December 1995 (Revised February 2006)
Teaching Note

Open Market, Inc.: Managing in a Turbulent Environment TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan

Teaching Note for (9-196-097). View Details

26 Jul 2004
News

NPR Environment Report: Online News versus the Sunday Paper

22 Apr 2010
News

Harvard Business School Faculty on Business and the Environment

22 Apr 2010
News

Harvard Business School Faculty on Business and the Environment

2022
Case

Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Pollution; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Poverty; Race; Health Disorders; Ethics

2015
Chapter

Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports

By: Michele Rigolizzo and Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Innovation; Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention

January 2012
Background Note

The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security and the Environment (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris

Keywords: Energy; Markets; Energy Industry

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December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
Case

Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman

Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the... View Details

Keywords: History; Management Style; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Decisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Situation or Environment; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; India

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