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- December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the... View Details
Keywords: History; Management Style; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Decisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Situation or Environment; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; India
Abdelal, Rawi E., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." Harvard Business School Case 707-030, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- March 1995
- Article
Technology Integration: Managing Technological Evolution in a Complex Environment
By: Marco Iansiti
Iansiti, Marco. "Technology Integration: Managing Technological Evolution in a Complex Environment." Research Policy 24, no. 2 (March 1995): 521–42.
- Article
Making 'Green Giants': Environment Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s–1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This article examines the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. It focuses on two companies, Bayer and Henkel, that have been identified as "green giants," and traces the evolution of their... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Green Business; Regional Strategy; Pollution; Henkel; Bayer; Globalization; History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Making 'Green Giants': Environment Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s–1980s." Business History 56, no. 4 (July 2014): 623–649.
- October 2011 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Veracity Worldwide in Syria: Assessing Political Risk in a Volatile Environment
By: Aldo Musacchio and Sophus A. Reinert
Musacchio, Aldo, and Sophus A. Reinert. "Veracity Worldwide in Syria: Assessing Political Risk in a Volatile Environment." Harvard Business School Case 712-009, October 2011. (Revised August 2017.)
- January 2012
- Background Note
The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security and the Environment (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
- 1994
- Chapter
Person and Environment in Talent Development: The Case of Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile, E. Phillips and M. A. Collins
Amabile, T. M., E. Phillips, and M. A. Collins. "Person and Environment in Talent Development: The Case of Creativity." In Talent Development: Proceedings of the 1993 Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development, edited by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, and DeAnn L. Ambroson. Unionville, NY: Trillium Press, 1994.
- May 2010
- Article
Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?
By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun
We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the U.K. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better... View Details
Keywords: Energy Conservation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom
Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin, and Raffaella Sadun. "Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?" Economic Journal 120, no. 544 (May 2010): 551–572.
- 2022
- Case
Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Pollution; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Poverty; Race; Health Disorders; Ethics
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment." William Davidson Institute Case 2-652-482, 2022.
- 2015
- Chapter
Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports
By: Michele Rigolizzo and Teresa M. Amabile
Rigolizzo, Michele, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports." Chap. 4 in The Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, edited by Christina E. Shalley, Michael A. Hitt, and Jing Zhou, 61–78. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Article
What Makes an Arts Capital?: Quantifying a City's Cultural Environment
By: Arthur C. Brooks and Roland J. Kushner
Brooks, Arthur C., and Roland J. Kushner. "What Makes an Arts Capital? Quantifying a City's Cultural Environment." International Journal of Arts Management 5, no. 1 (Fall 2002): 12–23.
- 26 Aug 2001 - 30 Aug 2001
- Conference Presentation
Developing Products on Internet Time: Managing Innovation in Turbulent Environments
By: Alan MacCormack
- spring 1987
- Article
The Capital Factor: Competing for Capital in a Global Environment
- May 1986
- Article
Inertia, Environments and Strategic Choice: Quasi-Experimental Designs for Comparative Research
By: E. Romanelli and Michael Tushman
Romanelli, E., and Michael Tushman. "Inertia, Environments and Strategic Choice: Quasi-Experimental Designs for Comparative Research." Management Science 32, no. 5 (May 1986): 608–621.
- 20 Apr 1989 - 22 Apr 1989
- Lecture
The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment
By: W. Carl Kester
Kester, W. Carl. "The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment." University of Southern California, Center for International Business Education and Research, Los Angeles, CA, April 20–22, 1989. (Presenter of research on Japanese mergers and acquisitions, and discussant of research on the globalization of Japanese corporate finance.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design
By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Globalization; Corporate Accountability; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Labor; Working Conditions; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Electronics Industry; China; Indonesia; India; Bangladesh
Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill. "Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-001, July 2016. (Revised September 2019. Formerly titled "Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions" and "Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics.")
- 2010
- Other Paper
Definitions of Reality: Virtual Environments as a Context for Organizational Research
By: Magnus Thor Torfason
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Effect of Childhood Environment on Political Behavior: Evidence from Young U.S. Movers, 1992–2021
By: Jacob R. Brown, Enrico Cantoni, Sahil Chinoy, Martin Koenen and Vincent Pons
We ask how childhood environment shapes political behavior. We measure young voters’ participation and party affiliation in nationally comprehensive voter files and reconstruct their childhood location histories based on their parents’ addresses. We compare outcomes of... View Details
Brown, Jacob R., Enrico Cantoni, Sahil Chinoy, Martin Koenen, and Vincent Pons. "The Effect of Childhood Environment on Political Behavior: Evidence from Young U.S. Movers, 1992–2021." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 31759, October 2023.
- 2000
- Book
The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment
By: Robert S. Kaplan and D. P. Norton
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard
Kaplan, Robert S., and D. P. Norton. The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
- February 2012
- Supplement
The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security, and the Environment (B)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris