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- spring 1990
- Book Review
Review of Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry, by Richard F. Hirsh
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Review of Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry, by Richard F. Hirsh." Business History Review 64, no. 1 (spring 1990): 184–186.
- 1 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Reykjavik, Iceland, November 1, 2012.
- May 2021
- Case
Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (Synopsis)
This is a short synopsis of both the A & B cases (906-014 and 906-015). View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L. "Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (Synopsis)." Harvard Business School Case 921-058, May 2021.
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change
Don't wait for the rest of the industry to act first. Just get started. Contribute, through action, to building pressure that pulls on the rudder and ultimately changes the course of the ocean liner. Of course when you're changing social... View Details
- 1985
- Other Unpublished Work
The Shorham Nuclear Power Plant (A)- HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- January 2001 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
PetroChina
By: Alexander Dyck, Yasheng Huang and David Lane
In March 2000, plans for the initial public offering of shares in PetroChina were proceeding on schedule, and institutional investors were evaluating the deal. PetroChina was China's largest oil and gas company and an attractive play on China's continued economic... View Details
Dyck, Alexander, Yasheng Huang, and David Lane. "PetroChina." Harvard Business School Case 701-040, January 2001. (Revised June 2004.)
- March 2007
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Co.: Interview with Cindy Hartley, video
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and David Lane. "Sonoco Products Co.: Interview with Cindy Hartley, video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 407-704, March 2007.
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement. Q: Are there certain companies excelling in this area, or any industries where ESG... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- February 2009
- Article
GHG Trading Framework for the U.S. Biofuels Sector
By: Subbu Kumarappan and Satish V. Joshi
Substitution of petroleum fuels with biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel has been shown to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These GHG reductions can be traded in the emerging carbon markets, and methodologies for quantifying and trading are still being... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; United States
Kumarappan, Subbu, and Satish V. Joshi. "GHG Trading Framework for the U.S. Biofuels Sector." Transition to a Bioeconomy: Environmental and Rural Development Impacts (February 2009), 78–95.
- February 1979
- Case
Gulf Oil Corp. and the United States Government (B)
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Gulf Oil Corp. and the United States Government (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-114, February 1979.
- 1979
- Book
Energy: The Next Twenty Years
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Stobaugh, Robert B. Energy: The Next Twenty Years. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1979. (Report by a Study Group Sponsored by the Ford Foundation and Administered by Resources for the Future.)
- July 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil
By: Geoffrey Jones and Yazeed Al-Rashed
This case describes the business career of Calouste Gulbenkian, a skilled intermediary who was able to secure 5 percent of a vast oil concession covering much of the Middle East that was signed in 1928. Gulbenkian was an ethnic Armenian born in the Ottoman Empire,... View Details
Keywords: Oil; Globalization; Energy Sources; History; Biography; Energy Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
Jones, Geoffrey, and Yazeed Al-Rashed. "Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil." Harvard Business School Case 321-003, July 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- February 2016 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Suncor and the Future of Oil Sands
Suncor, Canada's largest producer of "oil sands," faces a host of issues involving prices, costs, and the environment. The Government of Canada recently put an explicit limit on carbon emissions from oil sands and a price on carbon. Suncor, which produces more than... View Details
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Suncor and the Future of Oil Sands." Harvard Business School Case 716-065, February 2016. (Revised March 2019.)
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Innovation and Regulative Ambiguities in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
While prior institutional research has focused on institutional ambiguity as an exogenous condition under which organizations exercise agency, this study examines the state's exercise of agency in making legal institutions more or less ambiguous and its impact on... View Details
- 1968
- Book
Olefins, Diolefins, and Acetylene
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Stobaugh, Robert B. Olefins, Diolefins, and Acetylene. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 1968.
- January 2007
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Company (C)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and David Lane. "Sonoco Products Company (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-063, January 2007.
- February 2012
- Case
Hyperion Power Module: Downsizing the Nuclear Renaissance?
By: Dennis Yao and Britta Kelley
Keywords: Energy Industry
- May 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Areva
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Areva, the world's market leader in civilian nuclear power, was positioned to take advantage of the resurgence of nuclear power. However, three issues clouded the positive outlook: (1) a 1.7 billion euro loss on the construction of the first next generation nuclear... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Financial Statements; Energy Generation; Cash Flow; Investment; Energy Industry; Europe
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Areva." Harvard Business School Case 109-092, May 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- February 2017 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
ExxonMobil: Business as Usual? (A)
By: George Serafeim, Shiva Rajgopal and David Freiberg
Climate change was becoming an important societal and business issue as more governments were introducing climate change related regulations and investors became increasibly worried about stranded assets within oil and gas firms. In September 2016, the U.S. Securities... View Details
Keywords: Oil ＆ Gas; Oil Prices; Oil Companies; Asset Impairment; Predictive Analytics; Sustainability; Environmental Impact; Innovation; Disclosure; Accounting; Valuation; Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Reporting; Energy Industry
Serafeim, George, Shiva Rajgopal, and David Freiberg. "ExxonMobil: Business as Usual? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 117-046, February 2017. (Revised June 2017.)
- February 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (B)
By: David F. Hawkins and Aldo Sesia
The BP Mexican Gulf Oil spill requires BP to recognize or at least disclose investor-relevant information. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Accounting; Natural Disasters; Pollutants; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; North America
Hawkins, David F., and Aldo Sesia. "Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-074, February 2011. (Revised August 2011.)