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Why Do Firms Respond to Environmental Regulation the Way That They Do?
A regulator’s ability to incentivize environmental improvement among firms is a vital lever in achieving long-term sustainability. How a firm will respond to such regulation depends, in part, on the expected cost of noncompliance, which is a product of the stated... View Details
- September 2023
- Article
The Health Costs of Dirty Energy: Evidence from the Capacity Market in Colombia
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicholas Torres
The health effects of “dirty” (fossil fuel driven) energy production are difficult to measure accurately due to the endogeneity of fuel choice. We exploit an electricity policy in Colombia that generates a price-based trigger for the use of thermal energy sources.... View Details
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and Nicholas Torres. "The Health Costs of Dirty Energy: Evidence from the Capacity Market in Colombia." Art. 103116. Journal of Development Economics 164 (September 2023).
- July 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Pacific Bell: Centrex Reengineering
Describes the redesign and rollout of the new order-fulfillment process for a flagship product at Pacific Bell. Pacific Bell is one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies comprised of seven regional business units. Rather than implement the new process, roles, and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Information Technology; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Telecommunications Industry
Stoddard, Donna B., and Sirkka Jarvenpaa. "Pacific Bell: Centrex Reengineering." Harvard Business School Case 195-098, July 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- 26 Feb 2015
- News
Ethics and the environment: Eco-waverers
- 2010
- Working Paper
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger
This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Attitudes; Perception; Technology; United States
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Retail Market Structure and Dynamics: A Three Country Comparison of Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.
By: Jonathan Haskel, Ron S. Jarmin, Kazuyuki Motohashi and Raffaella Sadun
This paper compares structure and dynamics of the Retail Trade Sectors in Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. This is done using confidential establishment and firm level data for each country. By using micro data we are able to perform much more detailed comparisons than... View Details
Keywords: Industry Structures; Market Entry and Exit; Jobs and Positions; Size; Performance Productivity; Japan; United Kingdom; United States
Haskel, Jonathan, Ron S. Jarmin, Kazuyuki Motohashi, and Raffaella Sadun. "Retail Market Structure and Dynamics: A Three Country Comparison of Japan, the U.K. and the U.S." LSE/Ceriba Mimeo, January 2007. (Slides.)
- June 2023
- Case
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Consequences for Agriculture
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine that begain in February 2022 caused major destruction to Ukraine's agriculture sector, one of the most productive and important in the world. This note provides a brief overview of certain singificant moments and moments... View Details
- 2012
- Book
Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization
By: William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman and Guhan Subramanian
This fourth edition is completely updated throughout. It now includes excerpts from important recent cases such as "Air Products v. Airgas" and "In re CNX Gas" and provides commentary on current developments, such as "Say on Pay," proxy access and the Dodd-Frank Act of... View Details
Allen, William T., Reinier Kraakman, and Guhan Subramanian. Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization. 4th ed. Aspen Publishing, 2012.
- July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
RelayHealth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "RelayHealth." Harvard Business School Case 805-021, July 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Want to Foster Prosperity? Focus on Market-creating Innovations
- 10 Mar 2016
- News
For Today’s Travel Businesses, Is It TripAdvisor or Bust?
- 01 Apr 2021
- HBS Seminar
Luis Cabral, NYU Stern
- January 2019 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a Digital Community
By: Jill Avery
Glossier’s proclaimed strategy was “born from content; fueled by community.” The digital-first, direct-to-consumer beauty brand had experienced rapid growth, with sales up 600% in 2017 and a customer portfolio that grew by threefold. But, its founder, Emily Weiss, was... View Details
Keywords: Brands; Brand Management; Brand Communication; Retailing; DTC; Influencer; Startup; Internet Marketing; Big Data; Crowdsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Media; E-commerce; Internet and the Web; Digital Marketing; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; North America
Avery, Jill. "Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a Digital Community." Harvard Business School Case 519-022, January 2019. (Revised October 2019.)
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
natural gas market. Diversification into water utilities and broadband soon followed, as did expansion to other countries that promised to deregulate and privatize energy production and distribution. Unfortunately, applying the company's... View Details
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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
should be cautious about the use of descriptive questions since these tend to be less engaging when solely used to solicit case facts. An apparel company considers major plant improvements to increase productivity Action: Should the board... View Details
- January 2015
- Case
The Blonde Salad
By: Anat Keinan, Kristina Maslauskaite, Sandrine Crener and Vincent Dessain
In 2014, Chiara Ferragni, a globe-trotting founder of the world's most popular fashion blog The Blonde Salad, and Riccardo Pozzoli, her co-founder and business partner, had to decide how to best monetize her blog as well as her shoe line called the "Chiara Ferragni... View Details
Keywords: Social Media; Digital Influencers; Fashion Blogger; Brand Authenticity; Digital Marketing; Brands; Start-up; Fashion; Shoe; Chiara Ferragni; Celebrity Endorsement; Celebrity Management; Lifestyle Brand; Digital Brand; New Brand Development; Branding; Instagram; Online Followers; Fashion Blog; Marketing Partnerships; Brand Portfolio; Luxury Brand; Louis Vuitton; Dior; Designer Brands; Authenticity; Luxury; Blogs; Product Positioning; Commercialization; Consolidation; Brands and Branding; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Publishing Industry
Keinan, Anat, Kristina Maslauskaite, Sandrine Crener, and Vincent Dessain. "The Blonde Salad." Harvard Business School Case 515-074, January 2015.
- Web
Leadership - Faculty & Research
Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch on organizational integration , sparked the field of Organizational Behavior. Early work by Michael Beer on leading organizational change , Rosabeth Kanter on innovation for productivity , John Kotter on power... View Details