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- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common? They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change, according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. "The most serious problem is in the United States... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911411-PDF-ENG CNOOC: Building a World-class Energy Company Joseph L. Bower, Nancy Hua Dai, and Michael Shih-ta ChenHarvard Business School Case 311-074 Fu Chengyu is the fifth CEO to lead... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
opportunities. And while oil prices continue to rise and fall, energy services firms are seeing rapid growth—especially those firms that provide services to both traditional... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
differentiate itself in the market and become fiercely competitive. However, starting from 2009, changing regulations in Turkey’s highly regulated oil and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Accounting Information as Political Currency
Corporate donations to political campaigns reveal a lot about mutual back-scratching in the political and business arenas. Now new research from Harvard Business School reveals that corporate giving may consist of more than monetary... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
determinant of their severity. The Empire Struck Back: Sanctions and Compensation in the Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Author:Noel Maurer Publication:Journal of Economic History (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984, the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, the outcry over Shell's plan to sink its Brent Spar oil rig and the protests at its Nigerian facilities in... 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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
greenhouse gas emissions. The case describes challenges facing this small agricultural biotechnology company, notably uneven enforcement of intellectual property in emerging market countries and uncertainty... View Details
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
replaced or repaired when worn. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 92 percent and saving about $400 million per year through recycling, the company's sales increased by 65 percent View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
were paralyzed by fear of a Chinese takeover of the world. Google didn't exactly leave China or prevail in the face-off over government-banned content. The BP oil spill debacle in the U.S. Gulf region didn't destroy the company, didn't... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill even has a renewable production standard for the United States. Q: What prevents renewables from going mainstream? A: In the United States there are... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport
price increases drove an industry uptick as the market shifted from oil to coal. Demand for ships outstripped supply until 1981, when a global recession and the US coal miners' strike led to a collapse in... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
food they consumed to the jobs they took. Environmental quality does behave like a luxury good.— Forest L. Reinhardt All that has changed, partly due to alarming disasters such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
What do leaders this year and the next need to be doing differently than last year, and last decade, and last century? The rapidly changing business world means dramatic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
http://hbr.org/product/Via-Verde/an/214105-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-517 Airgas, Inc. In 2013, Airgas was the market leader in packaged industrial gas distribution. Recent acquisitions had made it into a larger player in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
of the current CEO, Anders Eldrup, the company had become an energy group, present in all steps of the gas and oil value chain and particular, in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
another influential factor in the development of the wind turbine business following the oil shocks of the 1970s. Suddenly faced with the end of the cheap oil era, the United States, Denmark, View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Flying J. Flying J owned and operated hundreds of truck stops—which it called Travel Plazas—nationwide and was a growing multi-billion dollar business, but broader problems in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
levels of aid. We call these joint phenomena the political transfer problem and argue that the largest windfall of the 20th century, the period from 1973 to 1985 during which oil prices were at all-time... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne