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      • August 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Mexico City Water Shortage (TN)

      By: John D. Macomber
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      Macomber, John D. "Mexico City Water Shortage (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 213-031, August 2012.
      • 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
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      Perold, Andre F., and Geoffrey Bernstein. "The Madera Ranch and Water Bank." Harvard Business School Case 213-003, July 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
      • June 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Sarvajal: Water for All (TN)

      By: John Macomber and Ian McKown Cornell
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      Macomber, John, and Ian McKown Cornell. "Sarvajal: Water for All (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 212-074, June 2012.
      • June 2012
      • Article

      Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization

      By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
      Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low- and middle-income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization.... View Details
      Keywords: Privatization; Business and Community Relations; Household; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Public Ownership; Utilities Industry; Argentina
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      Di Tella, Rafael, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization." Journal of Public Economics 96, nos. 5-6 (June 2012): 553–567.
      • April 2012
      • Article

      Teamwork on the Fly

      By: Amy C. Edmondson
      In a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, traditional teams aren't always practical. Instead, companies increasingly employ teaming: gathering experts in temporary groups to solve problems they may be encountering for the first and only time. This... View Details
      Keywords: Teaming; Cross-functional Integration; Organizational Learning; Groups and Teams; Experience and Expertise; Interpersonal Communication; Projects; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competency and Skills; Learning
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      Edmondson, Amy C. "Teamwork on the Fly." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
      • March 2012 (Revised August 2014)
      • Case

      Fiji versus FIJI: Negotiating Over Water

      By: Francesca Gino, Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
      This case examines negotiations between a company and government over natural resources. The Fijian government proposed a substantial increase in its water extraction tax that would only apply to large extractors, and thus to FIJI Water and not to its competitors. FIJI... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Distribution Industry; Fiji
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      Gino, Francesca, Michael W. Toffel, and Stephanie van Sice. "Fiji versus FIJI: Negotiating Over Water." Harvard Business School Case 912-030, March 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
      • Teaching Note

      Fiji versus FIJI: Negotiating Over Water (TN)

      By: Francesca Gino, Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
      Keywords: Negotiation; Fiji
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      Gino, Francesca, Michael W. Toffel, and Stephanie van Sice. "Fiji versus FIJI: Negotiating Over Water (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 912-031, March 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
      • January 2012 (Revised April 2012)
      • Case

      Intel: Exploring Market Opportunities in Water

      By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim and Sarah E. Farrell
      Keywords: Markets; Opportunities; Technology
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      Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim, and Sarah E. Farrell. "Intel: Exploring Market Opportunities in Water." Harvard Business School Case 412-100, January 2012. (Revised April 2012.)
      • January 2012
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      Mexico City Water Shortage (CW)

      By: John D. Macomber and Frederik Nellemann
      Keywords: Utilities Industry; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., and Frederik Nellemann. "Mexico City Water Shortage (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 212-704, January 2012.
      • January 2012 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      Mexico City Water Shortage

      By: John D. Macomber, Regina Garcia-Cuellar, Griffin H. James and Frederik Nellemann
      In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers explore the causes of and solutions to a severe water shortage in Mexico City, a great global capital. The protagonist is a real estate investor doing due diligence on the magnitude of the... View Details
      Keywords: Infrastructure; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., Regina Garcia-Cuellar, Griffin H. James, and Frederik Nellemann. "Mexico City Water Shortage." Harvard Business School Case 212-044, January 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Lessons for the Financial Sector from 'Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence, and How to Limit It'

      By: Daniel Carpenter, David Moss and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett
      In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007–09, regulatory capture has become at once a diagnosis and a source of discomfort. The word “capture” has been used by dozens upon dozens of authors—ranging from pundits and bloggers to journalists and leading... View Details
      Keywords: Regulatory Capture; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Crisis
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      Carpenter, Daniel, David Moss, and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett. "Lessons for the Financial Sector from 'Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence, and How to Limit It'." Chap. 3 in Making of Good Financial Regulation: Towards a Policy Response to Regulatory Capture, edited by Stefano Pagliari, 70–84. Grosvenor House Publishing Limited, 2012.
      • August 2011
      • Case

      Martha Rinaldi: Should She Stay or Should She Go?

      By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Renella
      Martha Rinaldi has been an assistant product manager at leading beverage company Potomac Waters since graduating from business school. Rinaldi is frustrated by her relationships with her boss and a close co-worker. Even though she works hard to please her manager, she... View Details
      Keywords: Interpersonal Relations; Management Styles; Managing Up; Career Planning; Conflict; Management Style; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Hill, Linda A., and Mark Renella. "Martha Rinaldi: Should She Stay or Should She Go?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-310, August 2011.
      • August 2011 (Revised February 2012)
      • Background Note

      A Note on Water

      By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim and Sarah E. Farrell
      This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk, resulting in significant economic, political and environmental issues. View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability
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      Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim, and Sarah E. Farrell. "A Note on Water." Harvard Business School Background Note 412-050, August 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
      • June 2011 (Revised December 2013)
      • Case

      FIJI Water: Carbon Negative?

      By: Francesca Gino, Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
      Seeking to go beyond global best practices in reducing environmental impacts, FIJI Water, a premium artesian bottled water company in the United States, launched a Carbon Negative campaign that would offset more greenhouse gas emissions than were released by the... View Details
      Keywords: Carbon Footprint; Carbon Offsetting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Negotiation Tactics; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Fiji
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      Gino, Francesca, Michael W. Toffel, and Stephanie van Sice. "FIJI Water: Carbon Negative?" Harvard Business School Case 611-049, June 2011. (Revised December 2013.)
      • June 2011 (Revised October 2012)
      • Case

      Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile

      By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas Ibanez and Jay Verjee
      Warren Adams founded Patagonia Sur in 2007 as one of the world's first for-profit land conservation businesses. His goal was to purchase over 100,000 acres of land in southern Chile and to run a variety of sustainable businesses to generate annual returns for... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Investment; For-Profit Firms; Entrepreneurship; Investment Return; Revenue; Risk and Uncertainty; Capital; SWOT Analysis; Real Estate Industry; Chile
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      Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas Ibanez, and Jay Verjee. "Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile." Harvard Business School Case 211-103, June 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
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      The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities

      By: John D. Macomber
      Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
      Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
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      Macomber, John D. "The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 64–74.
      • 2011
      • Article

      Scalable Detection of Anomalous Patterns With Connectivity Constraints

      By: Skyler Speakman, Edward McFowland III and Daniel B. Neill
      We present GraphScan, a novel method for detecting arbitrarily shaped connected clusters in graph or network data. Given a graph structure, data observed at each node, and a score function defining the anomalousness of a set of nodes, GraphScan can efficiently and... View Details
      Keywords: Biosurveillance; Event Detection; Graph Mining; Scan Statistics; Spatial Scan Statistic
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      Speakman, Skyler, Edward McFowland III, and Daniel B. Neill. "Scalable Detection of Anomalous Patterns With Connectivity Constraints." Emerging Health Threats Journal 4 (2011): 11121.
      • February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
      • Case

      Sound Group China: Urban Waste Entrepreneurs

      By: John D. Macomber, Chad M. Carr and Fan Zhao
      Private sector entrepreneur in China with advanced solid waste management capability competes with state owned enterprises and also government policies supporting a rival technology. Wen Yibo has used engineering expertise and political savvy to build a major privately... View Details
      Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; Service Delivery; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Utilities Industry; China
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      Macomber, John D., Chad M. Carr, and Fan Zhao. "Sound Group China: Urban Waste Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Case 211-086, February 2011. (Revised September 2013.)
      • February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
      • Case

      Sarvajal: Water for All

      By: John D. Macomber and Mona Sinha
      Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India where the public... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Communication Technology; Private Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Rural Scope; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Information Infrastructure; India
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      Macomber, John D., and Mona Sinha. "Sarvajal: Water for All." Harvard Business School Case 211-028, February 2011. (Revised September 2013.)
      • February 2011 (Revised March 2021)
      • Case

      Hindustan Unilever's 'Pureit' Water Purifier

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Mona Sinha
      The case asks students to formulate a strategy to respond to various competitive threats to its Pureit Water purifier, launched in 2008, targeted at millions of low-income Indian consumers who did not have access to safe drinking water. The case describes in detail the... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Social Enterprise; Competitive Strategy; India
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Mona Sinha. "Hindustan Unilever's 'Pureit' Water Purifier." Harvard Business School Case 511-067, February 2011. (Revised March 2021.)
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