Publications

1 Dec 2010
Panel Discussion

Venture Capital Investments in Clean Energy

By: Ramana Nanda

Keywords: Energy; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry

November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Explo Leisure Products

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Plan; Performance; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry

March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
Case

C12 Energy

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and James McQuade

C12 aimed to build not only a company, but an entire industry around carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). "You change the world by building a market, and you build a market by building a profitable company that other people copy," said Dawe, C12 Energy's CEO. "In... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Sustainability; Cleantech; Oil And Gas; Business Model; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; North America

September 2012
Background Note

Carbon Credits

By: Forest Reinhardt, Jost Hamschmidt and Mikell Hyman

Keywords: Carbon; Waste Management; Carbon Credits; Emission Reduction; Europe; Japan; Wastes and Waste Processing; Renewable Energy; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Europe; Japan

November 2011
Teaching Note

AEP: Carbon Capture and Storage (TN)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Energy; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

are some ways forward, says Fuller. Companies might need to embrace automation technologies that can help reduce labor hours per unit, an approach Fuller has seen start to take hold in the garment industry. There could be regulatory aid,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

and Bart Hobijn Abstract This note accompanies the Cross‐country Historical Adoption of Technology (CHAT) dataset. CHAT is an unbalanced panel dataset with information on the adoption of over 100 View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

fashion? Researchers believe it is. According to the Founding CEO of the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), the continent “can follow a low/free emissions growth path by leapfrogging directly to green pathways without legacy... View Details

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

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September 2023 (Revised March 2024)
Case

ReMo Energy: Sizing Up Investors

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Tom Quinn

In 2023, executives with ReMo Energy (founded 2020) were deciding which size ammonia plant to build as their first project. Their innovative model produced ammonia—useful for making fertilizer and for energy storage—from renewable energy, and they had received funding... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global

from falling dramatically—showing the global impact on local real estate. What’s next in real estate? “The demand for all property types is being profoundly impacted by technology in ways we are only beginning to understand. Airbnb models... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

more efficient building codes and for the nation's largest public real estate organization, the GSA, to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings. Extended and expanded tax deductions for commercial buildings to deploy clean... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Accelerating Allston

subsidiary to oversee development, with former Massport CEO Thomas Glynn serving as CEO and Dean Nohria as chair of the governing board. Initial plans for the first phase of development include a 14-acre complex of research-focused companies, View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Ink: Talking Shop

Joel Bines (MBA 1999) spent his high school summers wearing a tricorn hat and waiting for tour buses to disgorge visitors at the Battle Green in his hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts, where the first blood of the American Revolutionary... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

organization, the GSA, to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings.Extended and expanded tax deductions for commercial buildings to deploy clean energy technologies will also accelerate the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Combating Climate Change

problems. Supply chains will be disrupted. There will be new conflicts over water, resources, and human migration. The very physical integrity of factories and buildings will be threatened. So what can businesses do? For most firms, environmental sustainability usually... View Details

May 2019
Case

Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019

By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher

This short case provides an update to Elon Musk's strategy and tactical moves with Tesla, Solar City, and SpaceX from 2016-2019. View Details