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- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
Verne Global: Building a Green Data Center in Iceland Thomas Steenburgh and Nnamdi OkikeHarvard Business School Case 509-063 Verne Global, a pioneering startup created to build the first large-scale data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
vehicle charging stations: repairing and maintaining those stations. She is building an army of green technicians, the majority of whom are Black and Brown. “We are a sustainable people!” – ChargerHelp! CEO Kameale C. Terry Centers Her... View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- News
Face Value
simmering in the family kitchen. During her twenties, travel broadened Tsai’s perspective. On a trip to Japan, drawn to the country’s approach to well-being, she adopted geisha skincare rituals based on rice, green tea, and algae. In... View Details
- 17 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?
Some companies have begun relying more on computer-administered tests than human interviewers to find the best applicants. New research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Danielle Li and colleagues suggests that in this case,... View Details
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210021-PDF-ENG ZINK Imaging: Zero InkTM William A. Sahlman, and Sarah Greene FlahertyHarvard Business School Case 810-050 "ZINK Imaging" describes the issues... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2023
- Case
Baofeng's Philanthropic Efforts in China
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Bo Li and Zhaoheng Gong
Yanbao Dang, President of Baofeng Group and founder of the Yanbao Foundation, Baofeng Group’s philanthropic arm, weighed how the family nonprofit could maximize its impact. On a mission to eliminating poverty through broadening access to educational opportunities in... View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
climate change and create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future. With support from the Business & Environment Initiative (BEI), these four Harvard Business School (HBS) 2023 MBA students... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
we had built an $86 million wind farm.” Going Green Wiviott has been focused on helping the environment for a long time. He received his undergraduate degree in environmental studies from Dartmouth and then founded an environmental... View Details
- Profile
Gordon Ross
businesses in the context of the greater world. I wanted to know how companies should be structured.” Learning through debate and discussion With an ultimate ambition of business ownership in mind, Gordon... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
failed while a second succeeded. Stefan Thomke , the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration, wrote the case with Jan Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration,... View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
other slums in Asia. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710004-PDF-ENG Echoing Green Harvard Business School Case 410-013 This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2020
- Supplement
Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature
By: Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Cast of Characters
Illustration by Brian Stauffer THE PROFESSOR: Asaf Ali Khan For his first book, James Glenn (MBA 1965) was going to write about his own experiences in India during the Green Revolution of the 1970s. Worried it might not be exciting... View Details
Keywords: April White
- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details
- June 2025
- Teaching Plan
SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea
By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 325-013 View Details
- April 2020
- Teaching Note
Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature
By: Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Teaching Note for HBS No. 620-024. Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- News
Putting a spell on theatergoers
Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, as well as Disney's music and theater divisions. At Warner Bros. Horn gave the green light to the Harry Potter series and Dark Knight trilogy, both critical and financial successes. Bringing joy,... View Details
- Web
2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Work Symposium. Laura Morgan Roberts has served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change. Robin Ely is Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of View Details
- November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature
By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts
Iansiti, Marco, Michael W. Toffel, and James Barnett. "Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature." Harvard Business School Case 620-024, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- 28 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston
business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. This summer the Alumni in Climate Networking Series kicked off at Schwartz Pavilion on July 12th. This was a welcome opportunity for students and alumni... View Details