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  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

Got Global?

IT services company based in Secunderabad, India, Raju launched the country’s first emergency response service in his home state of Andhra Pradesh two years ago. The equivalent of dialing 911 for emergency help in the United States, the... View Details
Keywords: Management; Management; Management
  • November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Suraj Srinivasan and Namrata Arora
The case discusses the measurement of social and environmental impact at Ambuja Cements, one of India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja is a leader in CSR activities and is attempting to quantify its impact, both positive and negative, using the “True Value” framework... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Cost vs Benefits
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  • 2020
  • Case

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Plastic has become essential to global day-to-day activities, yet it is also causing extreme environmental degradation. Many leaders in the plastics industry are starting to question its sustainability. This case presents insights into the future of the plastic... View Details
Keywords: Plastic Waste; Environmental Sustainability; Cooperation; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Consumer Products Industry
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  • February 2023
  • Article

Climate Solutions Investments

By: Alex Cheema-Fox, George Serafeim and Hui (Stacie) Wang
An increasing number of companies are providing products and services that help reduce carbon emissions in the economy. We develop a methodology to identify those companies and create a sample of publicly listed climate solutions companies allowing us to study their... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Finance; Climate Impact; Climate Risk; Environment; Sustainability; Carbon Emissions; Electric Vehicles; Energy; Renewables; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Emerging Markets; Investment Portfolio
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

The Green Bonding Hypothesis: How Do Green Bonds Enhance the Credibility of Environmental Commitments?

By: Shirley Lu
This paper proposes and provides evidence on a green bonding hypothesis, where green bonds act as a commitment device that subjects firms to institutions holding them accountable to their environmental promises. I find that green-bond issuers face higher climate change... View Details
Keywords: Bonding Hypothesis; Sustainable Finance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Bonds; Corporate Accountability
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  • October 20, 2023
  • Article

How ENGOs Can Support Corporate Climate Change Efforts

By: Michael W. Toffel
Nearly half of CEOs view climate change as affecting their companies now or within the coming decade, but there is also a wide gap between what CEOs say is progress on tackling climate change and what many of their investors believe are effective actions. Companies... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • 25 Apr 2012
  • What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

data?'" That's Paul Nicholas' reaction after reading most of the responses to this month's column. It's not a bad "sense of the meeting," in which many contributors offered suggestions to managers wishing to... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • Article

Multinationale et fermetures de filiales : les conséquences sociales et politiques de décisions économiques

By: Sabine Pitteloud and Leo Grob
À travers l’analyse détaillée de deux cas de fermeture de filiale dans les années 1970, cet article s’intéresse aux conséquences sociales et politiques multiples des décisions de désinvestissement des sociétés multinationales. La première étude de cas porte sur la... View Details
Keywords: Multinationals; Labor Relations; Corporate Citizenship; Business ＆ Government Relations; Disinvestment; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Faculty Books

cooperation plays in social life. Professor Bazerman and colleagues discuss their work in social judgment, decision-making, and ethics. Managing Crises: Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies edited by Arnold... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

staff members, including representatives from HBS Publishing and Executive Education. Previously, the IRC was located in Mahindra Towers, courtesy of Anand Mahindra (MBA 1981), chairman of the Mahindra Group. The responsibilities of the... View Details
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Disclosure Standards and Communication Norms: Evidence of Voluntary Sustainability Standards as a Coordinating Device for Capital Markets

By: Khrystyna Bochkay, Jeffrey Hales and George Serafeim
In this paper, we examine how the development of voluntary sustainability standards has affected the nature of information covered in conference calls. Using industry-specific dictionaries of sustainability terms contained in the disclosure standards developed by the... View Details
Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting Standards; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Standards; ESG; ESG Disclosure; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; United States
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  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

Books

Experimentation Matters by Stefan H. Thomke Becoming a Manager (second edition) by Linda A. Hill What Really Works by William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • May 1994 (Revised July 1994)
  • Case

International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok

Nike and Reebok, the two largest athletic footwear companies, look to contractors in Asia to manufacture their shoes. Sourcing from Asia offers advantages of low cost and flexibility, but raises questions about human rights and corporate responsibility. How Nike and... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • April 2021
  • Case

Coca-Cola: Preparing for the Next 100 Years

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and James Weber
In early 2020, James Quincey, the 14th chair of the 133-year old The Coca-Cola Company, was in the midst of a years-long transformation of Coca-Cola from being the leading carbonated soft drink (CSD) beverage company into a total beverage company. The company’s... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Diversification; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 12 Sep 2016
  • Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

working conditions occur in the United States or Europe, usually there is a cry for more regulatory enforcement—along with an ensuing debate about how much government is enough (or too much). When such incidents happen overseas, however, the blame—and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Peak Earth?

quarterly letter to investors that has become a must-read not only for the financial community but also for anyone concerned about climate change, resource depletion, and the environment. Grantham, whose firm manages more than $100... View Details
Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

What’s in a Name

In the episode, “Who Is Afraid of Woke Capitalism?” Chugh relates a story from her book about Dixie beer, a New Orleans staple that had faded in recent decades. New owners took over the company and in 2019 hired General Manager Jim Birch... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 24 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

learning. Separately, Lilly has opened its labs to test people for coronavirus, saying it can test 1,000 to 2,000 per day. Mike Roman, CEO of 3M, is doubling production of N95 masks to 1.1 billion per year in response to rapidly growth in... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Health
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Faculty Books

grading standards? Associate Professor Francesca Gino and colleagues investigate the phenomenon of the "fundamental attribution error." The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking Senator John Heinz Professor of View Details
  • 30 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

hours of operation, merchandising displays, and pricing. By contrast, the span of control for managers at corporate headquarters who oversee merchandising and other core operations is set at "wide." They are View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons