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  • 23 Oct 2019
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Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method

Don’t let the fact that first-year MBA students immerse themselves in the beer industry fool you—they are learning about product development by participating in an online simulation. In fact, the use and complexity of simulations in the... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
  • August 2023 (Revised July 2024)
  • Technical Note

Power-to-X

By: Willy Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions that were contributing to climate change, the world needs to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Power-to-X (PtX) refers to an array of processes that convert electricity (power) to various gaseous and liquid... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Strategies; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Transition; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry
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Shih, Willy, Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Power-to-X." Harvard Business School Technical Note 624-038, August 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
  • April 2024 (Revised April 2025)
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Driving Decarbonization at BMW

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Michael W. Toffel. "Driving Decarbonization at BMW." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 124-020, April 2024. (Revised April 2025.)
  • November 2022 (Revised April 2025)
  • Teaching Note

Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Teaching Note

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
Teaching note in support of the case "Driving Decarbonization at BMW" (HBS No. 123-008) View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Environment; Sustainability; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Transportation; Environmental Accounting; Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Climate Change; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Germany; Europe; China; United States
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Michael W. Toffel. "Driving Decarbonization at BMW." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-049, November 2022. (Revised April 2025.)
  • October 2016 (Revised March 2017)
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uberPOOL

By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and Amram Migdal
This case describes Uber's uberPOOL service, which let multiple Uber users who were headed in the same direction share a ride and pay substantially lower fares. View Details
Keywords: Uber; uberPOOL; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Digital Platforms; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry
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Iansiti, Marco, Michael W. Toffel, and Amram Migdal. "uberPOOL." Harvard Business School Case 617-009, October 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
  • March 22, 2016
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The Globalization of Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing?

By: Christopher Marquis, Michael W. Toffel and Yanhua Zhou
This article is a layman summary of "Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing," published in Organization Science 27, no. 2 (March–April 2016): 483–504. View Details
Keywords: Reporting; Environmental Performance; Civil Society; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Civil Society or Community; Environmental Sustainability
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Marquis, Christopher, Michael W. Toffel, and Yanhua Zhou. "The Globalization of Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing?" Work In Progress (American Sociological Association blog) (March 22, 2016). (Reprinted as Environmental disclosure: corporate accountability or greenwashing?” LSE Business Review, June 9, 2016.)
  • 2006
  • Chapter

Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience

By: Kellie McElhaney, Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; Germany; United States
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McElhaney, Kellie, Michael W. Toffel, and Natalie Hill. "Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience." In Strategic Sustainability: The State of the Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems, edited by J. Sarkis and R. Sroufe. Sheffield, U.K.: Greenleaf Publishing, 2006.
  • June 2025
  • Teaching Note

Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel and Susan Pinckney
Teaching note for Arla Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A), HBS No. 624-003 View Details
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Parzen, Michael, Michael W. Toffel, and Susan Pinckney. "Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 625-121, June 2025.
  • 31 Oct 2023
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Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

Maryland and nationally, through the National Park Foundation. Her goal is to transform science education by getting students into the field to experience science directly. Professor Michael View Details
  • April 2023 (Revised October 2023)
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Driving Decarbonization at BMW – Instructor Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Michael W. Toffel. "Driving Decarbonization at BMW – Instructor Spreadsheet Supplement." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 123-712, April 2023. (Revised October 2023.)
  • December 2022 (Revised October 2023)
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Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Michael W. Toffel. "Driving Decarbonization at BMW – Student Spreadsheet Supplement." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 123-708, December 2022. (Revised October 2023.)
  • September 2023
  • Background Note

Amager Bakke: Municipal Waste to Energy

By: Willy Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
This background note describes the Amager Bakke waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Copenhagen, which merges traditional waste incineration with a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and air pollution control (scrubbing) technology, and had plans to add carbon dioxide (CO2)... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Innovation; Innovation Focused Strategy; Environmental Operations; Circular; Waste Heat Recovery; Waste Management; Carbon Regulation; Buildings and Facilities; Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Pollution; Climate Change; Wastes and Waste Processing; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Energy Industry; Denmark; Netherlands; Europe; European Union
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Shih, Willy, Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Amager Bakke: Municipal Waste to Energy." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-040, September 2023.
  • November 2023 (Revised November 2024)
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Decarbonizing Shipping at A.P. Møller-Maersk (A)

By: Willy Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Container shipping was responsible for moving more than 80% of globally traded goods, and almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. A.P. Møller-Maersk, one of the top three container lines, conducted an extensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) of alternative fuels,... View Details
Keywords: Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Energy Sources; Environmental Sustainability; Ship Transportation; Shipping Industry
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Shih, Willy, Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Decarbonizing Shipping at A.P. Møller-Maersk (A)." Harvard Business School Case 624-049, November 2023. (Revised November 2024.)
  • 01 Mar 2007
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Eyeing the Dominoes?

Is America ready for another Harvard MBA as president? As the final years of the George W. Bush (MBA ’75) presidency wind down, there seems to be no lack of potential candidates eager to replace him. In the event that the Democrats and... View Details
Keywords: American presidency; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD... View Details
  • July 22, 2014
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Monitoring the Monitors

By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea Hugill
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Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea Hugill. "Monitoring the Monitors." Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (July 22, 2014).
  • September 20, 2024
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It’s Time to Unbundle ESG

By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
ESG is at an inflection point. It has come to represent a broad and inchoate aspiration for what business should be doing beyond maximizing shareholder value. With ESG advocates on the defensive, business leaders need a new roadmap to determine which factors to... View Details
Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; ESG Reporting; ESG Disclosure; Sustainability; Climate; Climate Finance; Climate Risk; Social Accounting; Investment; Governance; Safety; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry
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Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "It’s Time to Unbundle ESG." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 20, 2024).
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Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism

By: Aaron K Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
CEO activism refers to corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their company’s core business. Distinct from nonmarket strategy and traditional corporate social responsibility, the recent wave of CEO activism... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Leadership; Policy; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Public Opinion
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Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism." Organization & Environment 32, no. 2 (June 2019): 159–185. (Profiled in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Chief Executive magazine, CEO magazine, and by Edelman and Weber Shandwick.)
  • March 27, 2018
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Why CEOs Are Taking a Stand

By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
In this podcast, we discuss the emerging phenomenon of CEO activism. We explain how political polarization in the U.S. and employee expectations around company values are pushing corporate leaders to enter into controversial political and social debates. We also hear... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Social Issues; Values and Beliefs; Communication Strategy
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Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Why CEOs Are Taking a Stand." HBR IdeaCast (March 27, 2018). (Podcast.)
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