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June 2014
Teaching Plan

Arup: Building the Water Cube

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Annelena Lobb

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Projects; Beijing; Sydney

August 2012
Teaching Note

Mexico City Water Shortage (TN)

By: John D. Macomber

July 1985 (Revised August 1987)
Case

Waters Chromatography Division: Chemical Products

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12 May 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Accounting for Product Impact in the Water Utilities Industry

Keywords: by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh

August 2012 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Milwaukee (A): Making of a World Water Hub

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird

Starting in 2007 Milwaukee leaders from different areas (large established companies, civic organizations, public sector, academia, and entrepreneurs) negotiated a path for converting the region into a global water hub to address economic and environmental concerns.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Growth Management; Business or Company Management; Leading Change; Wisconsin

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Drinking water purification technology: market overview

Where do I find market overviews of drinking water purification technologies? Top resources: BCC Research provides market reports with good technical background information. Frost & Sullivan provides technological... View Details

23 Sep 2012
News

Flotation market sails on choppy waters

01 Apr 2021
Video

The Business and Societal Impacts of Drinking Water

July 2018 (Revised November 2018)
Case

Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

Since its founding eight years earlier, Hidrovias do Brasil (“Hidrovias”), an integrated logistics provider serving corporate customers exporting products from South America via the Atlantic Ocean, had grown to 900 employees and $253 million in annual revenues.... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Private Equity; Brazil; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Operation Management; General Management; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth and Development; Leadership; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Transportation; Human Capital; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Brazil

28 Apr 2021
News

Get the Message: Reduce Water Use

July 2012 (Revised July 2012)
Case

The Madera Ranch and Water Bank

By: Andre F. Perold and Geoffrey Bernstein

The protagonist is trying to decide whether to purchase and develop an aquifer lying beneath rural land near Fresno, California. The project could fill a void for local farmers as well as surrounding municipalities and a variety of other customers throughout... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Assets; Decision Making; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; California

December 2016
Case

Blue Sky: Investing in Water

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Dawn H. Lau

Keywords: Australia

04 May 2010
News

Schools Respond to Water Crisis

27 Sep 2010
News

Managing Water as Scarcity Looms

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

25 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist

BEI is delighted to bring you this mini-series on HBS alumni tackling problems related to water and climate change. Emotional and visible connection to a topic is key to driving action. There seem to be few issues and topics that conjure... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Clean water that provides a trickle-down effect

improving the city's wastewater service. In 1997, the Philippine government enlisted Ayala Corporation to assume control of the water and sewer systems of Manila's east zone, where more than 60 percent of the View Details

June 2022
Teaching Note

Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Elie Ofek

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-043. View Details

December 2010
Teaching Note

Urban Water Partners (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim

Teaching Note for 111016 and 111029. View Details

Keywords: Health Industry; Utilities Industry; Dar es Salaam