Publications

2007
Case

Sun Power: Focused on the Future of the Solar Power Industry

By: Rebecca Henderson, J. Conkling and R. Nanda

Keywords: Projects; Strategic Planning; Green Technology Industry

01 Sep 2006
News

Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns

Through its use of Harvard’s innovative Green Campus Loan Fund, HBS has cut energy expenditures and provided a model for conservation-minded schools around the University to follow. The loan fund provides capital for projects that reduce... View Details

Keywords: Paul Massari; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
News

Balanced Equation

Bezos, and Jim Barksdale and social entrepreneurs like Al Gore, Bono, and Muhammad Yunus. You have said that green tech will be bigger than the Internet. Green technology is... View Details

Keywords: James Aisner;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna;Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

January 2012 (Revised June 2015)
Case

China Greentech Initiative (CGTI)

By: Christopher Marquis, Juelin Yin and Laura Velez Villa

Keywords: Green Technology Industry; China

Educators

October 2005
Supplement

The Nature Conservancy (DVD)

By: Allen S. Grossman and Jane Wei-Skillern

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry

September 1978 (Revised January 1979)
Case

SCM Organic Chemicals Division of SCM Corp.

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

This may have sparked the rage leading, on at least one occasion, to the murder of an H-1B visa holder. Another concern is the tight control that the sponsor holds over an individual during the process. Sponsoring companies may commit to helping a talented immigrant... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

September 1999 (Revised January 2000)
Technical Note

Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note

By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green

Provides an overview of broadband access technology. Includes technical overviews of cable, DSL, fixed wireless, and satellite systems, and suggests the technical suitability of each to accommodate broadband applications. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

commercialization and profitability, due to the high-interest rate environment over the last few years. It’s particularly hard to fundraise for technologies with a green premium that need to reach... View Details

February 2017
Case

GE Digital

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson

Known for manufacturing industrial equipment, GE has decided to invest in software and analytics capabilities to become a digital industrial company. They have also created a software platform that they hope will power the Industrial Internet. GE executives forecasted... View Details

Keywords: GE; General Electric; Manufacturing; Industrial Internet; Wind Power; Digital Manufacturing; Renewable Energy; Energy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; North America

Educators

September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab

By: George Serafeim and Michael Norris

In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Green Technology; Goods and Commodities; Growth and Development Strategy; Science-Based Business; Entrepreneurship; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Startups; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Technology Industry; Boston; Sao Paulo

Educators

November 1995
Case

InterZine Productions, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green

Brian Henley founded InterZine Productions to develop interactive multimedia content for America Online (AOL) and the Internet. With funding and support from AOL's Greenhouse program, Henley has launched Golf, a unique interactive golf service. While he has operated on... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Capital; Financing and Loans; Internet and the Web; Management Teams; Innovation and Invention; Media and Broadcasting Industry

June 2001
Case

GetConnected

By: Jay O. Light and Daniel J. Green

An embryonic Internet-based telecom marketing firm considers its first (seed) round of funding. They are choosing between a fixed price round and a discounted convertible round. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Telecommunications Industry

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

construction technologies, residential and commercial buildings remain stubbornly energy inefficient. This book looks beyond the technological and material aspects of green construction to examine the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

Web

Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

examines the global shift toward green industrial strategies, analyzing how governments and businesses are collaborating to create competitive advantages in clean technology markets while navigating the... View Details

01 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower

set the bar for the next 15 to 25 cities that follow its lead.” For Kinch and Baird, BlocPower’s mission is no less than improving the health and safety as well as the economies of low income neighborhoods like those in which they grew up. View Details

June 2006
Supplement

Genentech - Capacity Planning Teaching Note, Spreadsheet Model

By: Daniel C. Snow and Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

June 2006
Supplement

Genentech - Capacity Planning - Spreadsheet Model

By: Daniel C. Snow and Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Green Technology Industry