Publications

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

change has driven: The rise of knowledge work Trends toward flatter, less hierarchical organizations and recognition of the value-creation of frontline workers Increasing diversity View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

September 2011 (Revised February 2014)
Case

Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt

Duke Energy, an American investor-owned electric utility, confronts multibillion dollar decisions about its future fuel mix. In particular, its leaders are considering building new nuclear capacity. Whether this is sensible depends, among other things, on demand... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Policy; Business Strategy; Energy Sources; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Research Summary

Research Interests

Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability and Capital Markets, Climate Change and Organizational Incentives, National Institutions and Corporate Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, Green Strategies, Business Strategy, Strategy... View Details

18 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

including rising sea levels, changing weather patterns and extreme weather, pressure on water and food, political View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog

Objectives Capitalism today is under attack, criticized from many quarters as being the source of societal ills that range from inequality and systemic racism to climate change... View Details

19 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

company's crowdsourcing weather-forecasting service in Japan. It changed the face of weather forecasting in Japan. Bashi and LeStage wondered whether the experience could be... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2018
News

Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term

B-corp on a mission to further people’s passion for baking through environmentally sound practices. “Sustainability is so much bigger than just climate change. It’s about sustaining societies and even... View Details

16 Nov 2020
News

Does Capitalism Need To Be Reimagined?

February 2016 (Revised March 2019)
Case

Suncor and the Future of Oil Sands

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

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

Keywords: Oil Sands; Energy; Price; Operations; Cost; Energy Industry; Canada

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

Despite recent advances in our understanding of how locations impact the creation and appropriation of value by firms, the speed of these changes has often surpassed the speed of research on the connections... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

Koehn, with a presentation titled "Managing Change in the Third Industrial Revolution." Koehn galvanized the gathering with an interactive lecture and slide presentation that drew lessons from business... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

11 May 2015
Video

HBS Advanced Leadership Initiative Think Tank on Environment

25 Feb 2020
News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

mobility. To explore possible solutions, in another recent study Choudhury evaluated how policy changes around worker location in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improved productivity.... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Mar 2021
News

Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

Administration Marco Iansiti and Charles Edwin Wilson Professor of Business Administration and Dorothy and Michael Hintze Fellow Karim R. Lakhani). Reimagining Capitalism in a... View Details

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

2023TerraTrade is a two-sided marketplace that eliminates consultants & enables corporates to buy power directly from renewable energy projects. TerraTrade aims to harness the potential of corporations to combat climate View Details

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

climate change and other crises,” Ndidi Nwuneli says. “There is an urgent need to transform and strengthen our food ecosystems.” AACE Food... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
Case

Dollar Tree: Breaking the Buck

By: Jill Avery and Marco Bertini

For thirty-five years, Dollar Tree, a discount retail chain selling general merchandise, had held its fixed price point steady, pricing all of its household items, food, stationery, books, seasonal items, gifts, toys, and clothing that made up its diverse and... View Details

Keywords: Retailing; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Discount Retailing; Discount Store; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Price; Inflation and Deflation; Consumer Behavior; Retail Industry; United States