Publications

March 2014
Module Note

Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Operations

By: Michael W. Toffel

May 2025
Case

'Net Zero in Action': Impact Investing at the McKnight Foundation

By: Lauren Cohen, Christina R. Wing and Sophia Pan

Elizabeth McGeveran, Vice President of Investments at the McKnight Foundation, reflected on how to effectively advance the organization’s net-zero strategy. The foundation had committed 10% of its endowment to building a portfolio of impact investments and was among... View Details

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

be on jawboning corporations to keep their manufacturing jobs inside the country or penalizing those that “export jobs” by taxing their imports. This is part of a program to create 25 million US jobs in the next 10 years. Whether or not... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

the industry. The lessons of entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders from the airlines can be applied to understanding any industry's evolution. Board of Directors' Responsiveness to Shareholders: Evidence from Shareholder Proposals... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

entrepreneurial opportunities for students. Tell me about your background. What were you doing before joining the BEI team? For the last 3 years I worked for the Harvard University Office for Sustainability as the Sustainability Manager for HBS. In that role, I was... View Details

Web

Workers Without Degrees Have Become More Isolated Than Ever | Working Knowledge

including discrimination and the corporate outsourcing of jobs that used to be considered in-house positions, such as janitorial and food services work. A shift over decades from a strong industrial economy to more of a service-sector... View Details

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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

simultaneously creating economic and societal value. Through project work with a diverse range of business partners, from established corporations to burgeoning startups, students will have an opportunity to gain practical insights into... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Hard Choices

their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

18 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 18

and Online Shopping By: Liaukonyte, Jura, Thales Teixeira, and Kenneth C. Wilbur Abstract—Media multitasking competes with television advertising for consumers' attention, but it also may facilitate immediate and measurable response to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

Case 308-071 In 2007, the leadership of the Indesit Company is focused on long-term corporate strategy. After three decades, the company has emerged as the number two home appliance producer in greater Europe. Should they invest further... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

corporate archives to explore the fine details of how firms actually operated. It also includes work by those who have been influenced by evolutionary, transaction cost, and resource-based theories of the firm. The book will be an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

in response to a perceived security threat resulting from the Soviet policy of "Peaceful Coexistence" as well as Soviet misunderstanding and neglect of the anti-colonial revolution. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2024
Case

ECOALF: Fashion for the Future

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui

ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details

September 2011 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Hassina Sherjan

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Pippa Eccles

Hassina Sherjan was born in Afghanistan but grew up and was educated in the United States. A trip to Afghanistan when she was an adult inspired her to move back to her home country with two missions. The first was to educate young women through a non-profit... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Innovation Leadership; Development Economics; Growth and Development; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry; Afghanistan; United States