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- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
non-compete status in Michigan, they discovered a natural test bed, thanks to an inadvertent policy change. In 1905, during the initial automotive industry boom, Michigan passed Public Act No. 329, which prohibited "all agreements and... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Colbún’s Angostura Dam Project (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Nicolas Andrade
The A case describes Colbún Chile’s plans for the Angostura dam in the Bío Bío River, a hydroelectric construction venture with major challenges given the region’s history of indigenous resistance. This context was especially unfavorable given the highly contentious... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
customized nature of the process is essential to its success. You can't just pull it off the shelf." Underscoring the findings of Breaking Through, Thomas notes that changes in the racial makeup of American business executives will... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- Web
Workshops & Technical Talks - Research Computing Services
Training Training Workshops & Technical Talks 3ms See below for trainings, reference materials, and resources at Harvard and beyond. R R workshop materials (e.g., Intro to R; R Regression models) from Harvard's Institute for Quantitative... View Details
- June 2024
- Case
Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project
By: Richard S. Ruback, Matthew Preble, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
Vinalhaven is an island community located approximately 12 miles off the coast of Maine. The island has a year-round population of about 1,300 people as of 2022, with an additional 3,000 people who reside on the island in the summer months. The two largest industries... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Natural Environment; Weather; Sustainable Cities; Forecasting and Prediction; Construction; Property; Infrastructure; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Project Finance; Negotiation; United States; Maine
Ruback, Richard S., Matthew Preble, Ruth Page, and Dave Habeeb. "Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 224-735, June 2024.
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
The National Park Services: A Mini-Business with a Twist
are taken care of and acting responsibly. The “twist” is that the mission of the National Park Service is not profit driven. The mission is to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
If there is one job that many software analysts and programmers cannot stand, it is testing software on the path to launch. The grinding concentration and repetitive nature of the tasks serve to drive many techies around the bend.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
future. Gerald Nanninga, for example, commented that "If we deplete resources too quickly, the shortage of supply ... will make conservation issues more financially viable." Some felt that the free market might need some help.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
Business School research on motivation. The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator The most powerful workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others. Excellence Comes From Saying No... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- June 2022
- Case
Michelin’s Green Gold Bahia Program: Leaving With Grace
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Susan J. Winterberg
In 2015, the top management of French tire-maker Michelin, was evaluating Michelin’s approach to divesting its rubber plantations ten years after incorporating a novel strategy.
In 2004, Michelin had a Brazilian rubber challenge. Its Bahía plantation had been hit... View Details
Keywords: Divestment; Supply Chain Management; Natural Resources; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Rubber Industry; Auto Industry; Brazil; France
Sucher, Sandra J., Shalene Gupta, and Susan J. Winterberg. "Michelin’s Green Gold Bahia Program: Leaving With Grace." Harvard Business School Case 322-132, June 2022.
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
League in the MIT Sloan Management Review. "As research on the National Football League reveals, sometimes the specific nature of a job determines whether a great performer at one company can replicate that performance at another," they... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
on Thirteen Natural Experiments, Beer also outlined the controversies surrounding traditional pay versus pay-for-performance. Some scholars assert that pay becomes an entitlement, and an employee's pay is based on her level and not her... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
authors suggest a strategy to determine whether valuable resources in your operation are being drained by projects that aren’t viable. Zombie Amnesty Do you feel like you don’t have sufficient resources to... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
from a Field Experiment, authored by Harvard Business School marketing professors Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas. “With so many people and resources at stake, the design of the sales force compensation plan becomes of great strategic... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- October, 2023
- Article
Cleaning Up the Great Lakes: Housing Market Impacts of Removing Legacy Pollutants
By: Alecia Cassidy, Robyn C. Meeks and Michale R. Moore
The Great Lakes and their tributaries make up the largest freshwater system on the planet, providing drinking water and recreational value to millions of people. Yet manufacturing plants left a legacy of toxic pollutants in the region, tarnishing it as part of the... View Details
Keywords: Valuation Of Environmental Effects; Housing Demand; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Infrastructure; Pollution; Consumer Behavior
Cassidy, Alecia, Robyn C. Meeks, and Michale R. Moore. "Cleaning Up the Great Lakes: Housing Market Impacts of Removing Legacy Pollutants." Journal of Public Economics 226 (October, 2023).
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970
Nature Conservancy. He and his wife, Wendy, have worked tirelessly to protect natural resources around the world, and the Paulson family foundation supports numerous... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Water Policy Priorities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jose M. M. Porraz
The United States and Mexico face the challenges of managing shared water resources. The supply is limited and demand is growing on both sides of the border as a result of increased irrigated acreage and population growth. View Details
Keywords: Policy; Environmental Sustainability; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Mexico
Goldberg, Ray A., and Jose M. M. Porraz. "Water Policy Priorities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border." Harvard Business School Case 903-414, November 2002. (Revised March 2003.)