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- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
and many other emerging markets, and know the nature of mobile money — a network business in the nexus of two highly regulated industries, banking and telecoms — this is understandable." With a father who had abandoned corporate... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
A few years ago, Sandra J. Sucher received worried emails from two MBA students in her first-year Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) class at Harvard Business School. Elana Green (now Elana Silver) and David Rosales (both HBS... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
Authors:Chonnikarn Fern Jira and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Suppliers are increasingly being asked to share information about their vulnerability to climate change and their strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They vary widely... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
most recently reported. Using the complete history of regular quarterly and annual filings by U.S. corporations from 1995 to 2014, we show that when firms make an active change in their reporting practices, this conveys an important... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
an unstoppable force.” Dan: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Jacqui Adams (MBA 1978) is CEO of a communication strategy firm that she launched after more than two decades as an Emmy award-winning CBS news correspondent. Bonita... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
development through individual contracts, the comprehensive platform would be free to doctors and pharma alike and financed via an aggressive fundraising strategy and through the sale of the prescription data collected on the app. Barry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2023
- Teaching Note
Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'
By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-057. Patagonia’s change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company’s profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses. View Details
Keywords: Trusts; Business Ventures; Business Organization; Family Business; Restructuring; Change; Disruption; Transition; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Financial Management; Governance; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Innovation Leadership; Labor; Law; Common Law; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Ownership; Ownership Type; Family Ownership; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Value; Value Creation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
fruitful strategies for cities to pursue? The following seem politically palatable, though their actual impact on a city's finances would depend on how these strategies were implemented: Many cities have... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
Sharing News That Might Be Bad
that the division might be in trouble, that corporate support is wavering, and that potential buyers are lining up. He wants to know what you know. Though the rumors are not altogether accurate, they do contain more than a few grains of... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- Web
Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
opportunity — and a strategy for growth — in creating clean and sustainable industrial technologies and systems. “We’ve been stunned by the impact not just on our bottom line but in terms of what it means for our employees, for people who... View Details
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
organizations, including the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. So in 2003, when he knew it was time to finally pursue his long-held dream, he was familiar with the landscape. “My observation... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
market power. This reflected a business system in which a close relationship between finance and industry was discouraged, but where there were few restrictions on the transfer of corporate ownership. Yet large diversified business groups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
litigation, and (3) the availability of contractual provisions and negotiating strategies that mitigate the debtor's collective action problems. It also argues that the fact-specific equitable remedy in the Argentina case was narrowly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
Keywords: Investment Fund; Philanthropy; Charitable Donations; Sustainability; Foundation; Impact Investing; ESG; Family Business; Forecasting and Prediction; Private Sector; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Private Ownership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Issues; Sustainable Cities; Financial Services Industry; Minnesota; United States
- September 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Laure Mougeot Stroock
In 2002, Environmental Power Corp. (EPC), a small company developing renewable energy projects, was attempting to commercialize its "digester," a facility that extracted methane from manure, reduced manure's environmental impact, and generated electricity. The company... View Details
Keywords: Commercialization; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Projects; Wastes and Waste Processing; Corporate Finance; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?" Harvard Business School Case 903-403, September 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Joseph L. Badaracco, Tom Quinn and John Schultz
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin to treat diabetes. In 2017, however, it released Ozempic, a diabetes treatment with the revolutionary side effect of... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Judgments; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Positioning; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Opportunities; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Denmark; United States; Europe; China; India; Middle East; North Africa
Badaracco, Joseph L., Tom Quinn, and John Schultz. "Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 324-114, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
transit are all coordinated to reinforce each other. The city is growing quickly and efficiently. This comprehensive plan is consistent with Rwanda’s strategy to attract international capital by offering transparency and responsiveness in... View Details
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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
total participation decreased 3 percent to 12,385 in fiscal 2024, the group’s innovative content continued to attract a diverse global audience. Focused Programs on leadership development and business strategy were among the key drivers... View Details
- Web
Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
mission, highest standards, and values of the School. Alumni Achievement Awards Press Release Peter O. Crisp, MBA 1960 Co-Founder & Former Managing Partner, Venrock Associates John B. Hess, MBA 1977 CEO, Hess Corporation Desiree Rogers,... View Details