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- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)
By: Scott P. Mason
Management of a diversified chemicals company faces two financial decisions: whether to finance a major investment in new production facilities for its rapidly expanding Environmental Products Division, and whether to sell a more slowly growing non-specialty chemicals... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Finance; Chemical Industry
Mason, Scott P. "Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 213-075, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- January 1992
- Case
Johnson & Johnson: Hospital Services
The main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Management Systems; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict and Resolution
Pearson, Andrall E. "Johnson & Johnson: Hospital Services." Harvard Business School Case 392-050, January 1992.
- 2004
- Chapter
Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices
By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Delmas, Magali, and Michael W. Toffel. "Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices." Chap. 10 in Stakeholders, the Environment and Society, edited by Sanjay Sharma and Mark Starik, 230–245. New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004.
- September 1974 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; United States
Bower, Joseph L. "William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency." Harvard Business School Case 375-083, September 1974. (Revised June 1986.)
- Career Coach
Bryant Warmate
Bryant’s main interest is in the energy space, but he is also very interested in emerging countries as he lived mainly in Nigeria. He understands the need for more support in the climate & sustainability space and worked primarily... View Details
- 10 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and economic inclusion—and then sharing that research with students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general public to affect meaningful change.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future
made during those years have sustained to this day, and it's a group I continue to learn from every year. I've never viewed HBS as simply a school or a place. I view it as a living and evolving institution gifted to us by those who came... View Details
- Web
Club Conferences | MBA
Conference October 19, 2025 Energy & Environment Club Food & Agriculture Club Sustainability Club Conservative Club October 25, 2025 Conservative Club Retail & Luxury Goods Club Conference October 26, 2025 Retail & Luxury Goods... View Details
- Web
Lavinia Teodorescu | MBA
get help on any problem, from immigration to bankruptcy. Professional goals: I am currently working on my own startup, Gala, and our goal is to become a global hub for inclusive fashion. Our platform uses a user-centered approach instead of a brand-centered one, and... View Details
- Web
Grace Kim | MBA
solutions could have on the specific needs of a consumer, which motivated me in my pursuit for STEM that works towards the improvement and sustainability of a better society. Professional goals: With future hopes for an MBA after practice... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute
Fund, which was established last year to encourage unrestricted donations. The new Radcliffe Institute will be an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts. Within this broad purpose, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
successful door-to-door salesmen. Yunus described several sustainable “social businesses” (all profits to the enterprise) he has launched in Bangladesh. They include Grameenphone, which put cell phones into the hands of millions of poor,... View Details
- 17 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York
interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and... View Details
- March 1996
- Article
Does it Pay to be Green? An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Emission Reduction and Firm Performance
By: Stuart L. Hart and Gautam Ahuja
Evidence can be marshalled to support either the view that pollution abatement is a cost burden on firms and is detrimental to competitiveness, or that reducing emissions increases efficiency and saves money, giving firms a cost advantage. In an effort to resolve this... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Performance Efficiency; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy
Hart, Stuart L., and Gautam Ahuja. "Does it Pay to be Green? An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Emission Reduction and Firm Performance." Business Strategy and the Environment 5, no. 1 (March 1996): 30–37.
- 03 Feb 2023
- News
Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road
immersion locations vary each year based on the IFC portfolio. Below are some highlights of this year’s IFC. Denmark and the Netherlands Professors Michael Toffel and Willy Shih took 43 EC students to Denmark and the Netherlands as part of Decarbonization and View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Giving Kids Tech Tools to Make an Impact
some of that pixie dust—kids learn about 3-D printers, sustainable technology, and robotics—amazing things can happen.” Kadomatsu, who was cochair of the first class at HBS to organize Tech Club Treks, says early exposure to the industry... View Details
- 7 PM – 11 PM EDT, 10 Oct 2018
HBX Strategy Execution
Identify and solve your company's strategic challenges with an exclusive group of like-minded senior leaders via HBX Live, a real-time, interactive online classroom. Program Dates: October 10, 2018 - November 7, 2018 View Details
- 02 Dec 2020
- News
Nine Ways to Have a Better 2021
illustrations by Rose Wong Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness Invest in the New Abnormal Bounce Back from a Blunder Hit Pause Kill Groupthink Up Your Time Affluence Advance Racial Equity in the Office Embrace the Corona-Blur Take Time... View Details
- Career Coach
Beatriz Delorme
Bea has spent 4 years working at BCG prior to HBS and has is now focusing her career on the Climate space. She love to discuss career paths within the Climate & Sustainability area, and can help students think through which route... View Details