Publications

March 1999
Teaching Note

Conceptual Overview: "Business and the Environment," An Elective for MBA Students TN

Intended to assist faculty who teach courses on environmental management at business schools. Other people interested in the relationships between business and the environment may also find it useful. View Details

Keywords: Science-Based Business; Environmental Sustainability; Business Education; Theory

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19 Jan 2011
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Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2010 (Revised April 2011)
Case

The Political Economy of Carbon Trading

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, J. Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath and Nazli Zeynep Uludere

Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both... View Details

Keywords: Policy; International Relations; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Public Administration Industry

March 1999
Teaching Note

Duales System Deutschland TN

January 1999
Case

Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Based on extensive interviews, this case discusses the environmental policies of a successful firm in the specialty chemicals business. Executives at Ciba have differentiated products along environmental lines and have used environmental scrutiny as a tool for cutting... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Chemical Industry

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January 1995 (Revised April 1995)
Teaching Note

StarKist (A) and (B) TN

Teaching Note for (9-794-128) and (9-794-139). View Details

Keywords: United States; Mexico

November 1994
Teaching Note

Reading Energy TN

December 1994 (Revised December 1994)
Teaching Note

Montana Land Reliance TN

Teaching Note for (9-794-050). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; United States

October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
Case

Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)

Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Policy; Metals and Minerals; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Rail Industry; United States

March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000

Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Business Strategy; Capital Markets; Management Teams; Business and Community Relations; Trade; Electronics Industry; Switzerland

January 1995
Teaching Note

Aracruz Celulose S.A. TN

October 1994
Teaching Note

Accounting for Productivity Growth TN

Teaching Note for (9-794-051). View Details

Keywords: United States; Singapore