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- 08 Apr 2016
- News
Corporate Activism and the Rise of the Outspoken CEO
- 03 Apr 2016
- News
The Power of C.E.O. Activism
- 24 Jul 2015
- News
Why CEO Activism Could Change the World of Public Companies
- 15 Mar 2016
- News
The costs of inequality: Faster lives, quicker deaths
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, updates on Board working groups, and... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
state of failure? Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl find a rigged American political system that limits competition and works against the public interest. Green Businesses Are Incredibly Difficult to Make Profitable. Try It AnywayMaking a... View Details
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Professor Toffel teaches the required first-year MBA course Technology and Operations Management (TOM).
He also coordinates and teaches the Doctoral Seminar in Technology and Operations Management to help... View Details
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My research examines how companies manage environmental issues, occupational safety, and working conditions in global supply chains. More recently, I have also begun researching the drivers and implications of CEO activism, where organizational leaders speak out on... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Performance; Environmental Strategy; Labor Management; Transparency; Institutional Theory; Economic Analysis; Quality Improvement; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Safety; Quality; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Pollution; Environmental Management; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Construction Industry; Asia; Europe; United States
- Research Summary
Corporate transparency and information disclosure strategies
This research focuses on transparency and information disclosure strategies, a topic of growing importance in environmental sustainability, corporate strategy, stakeholder relations, and public policy. My prior research in this area explored why... View Details
- Research Summary
Senior Teams, Strategic Innovation, and Change
This research stream explores the relations... View Details
- Research Summary
National Innovative Capacity and the Ideas Production Function
Joint research with Scott Stern (MIT) is exploring the determinants of innovative capacity across countries using time series/cross-section data ("Measuring the "Ideas" Production Function: Evidence from International Patent... View Details
- November 1983 (Revised November 1988)
- Background Note
Note on the World Copier Industry in 1983
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the World Copier Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-152, November 1983. (Revised November 1988.)
- September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
- Background Note
The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983
Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goods and Commodities; Volatility; Vertical Integration; Supply and Industry; Shipping Industry
Porter, Michael E. "The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-034, September 1983. (Revised February 1989.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences
By: Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Acquisition
Jensen, Michael C. "Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences." In Readings in Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by P. A. Gaughan. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1994. (Also published in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 1 (winter 1988); an abridged version forthcoming in Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, (Harvard University Press))
- August 1982 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Rockwell International (A)
Describes the competitive situation facing Rockwell International, the market leader in the U.S. water meter industry. The industry is undergoing structural change, and competitor activity is intensifying. Rockwell must decide what, if any, actions are necessary to... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decisions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Markets; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Rockwell International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-019, August 1982. (Revised September 1991.)
- March 1981
- Case
Heinz U.S.A.: Baby Food
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Heinz U.S.A.: Baby Food." Harvard Business School Case 381-102, March 1981.
- April 1980 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
U.S. Television Set Market, Prewar to 1970
Porter, Michael E. "U.S. Television Set Market, Prewar to 1970." Harvard Business School Background Note 380-180, April 1980. (Revised November 1985.)
- February 1980
- Case
Rank Xerox Ltd. (A)
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Rank Xerox Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-136, February 1980.
- November 1979
- Supplement
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Supplement
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 380-084, November 1979.