Sustainable Supply Chains - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

enhance the emotional payoff of charitable initiatives. 2013 pub Learning by Supplying By: Alcácer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley Abstract—Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

15 May 2007
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First Look: May 15, 2007

that a monopolistic market maker is able to extract from impatient investors. The mechanism for trade is a limit order, and immediacy is supplied when the limit order is executed. We show that limit orders are American options and their... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Oct 2004
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Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?

decision-empowered, and experienced teams with limited senior management review and oversight. Fast competitors were often "leaders" of supply chains in which speed was emphasized over cost,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Split-Awards Procurement and Innovation

By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao

In many procurement settings, it is possible for a buyer to split a production award between suppliers. In this article, we develop a model of split-award procurement auctions in which the split choice is endogenous. We characterize the set of equilibrium bids and... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Cost; Supply Chain; Investment; Balance and Stability

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14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

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

the public water supply had previously been damaged by the effects of El Niño. "There wasn't much dispute because things were terrible," he said, adding that many poor residents—who used to have to buy water from the back of a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Oct 2024
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Van den Ende Rozen

pesticides within the next decade. Instead of using rodenticides, several cats live in the greenhouse to control the mice population. The company extends its commitment to sustainability throughout its entire View Details

29 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy

Project Finance, Marketing, HR, and Supply Chain departments will continue to be offered annually during the summer, with recruitment starting in December. Depending on our business needs, full time... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

hindered or helped by the responsiveness of government regulators like central banks. Similarly, in some countries, the financial sector is dominated by large family-owned banks that can become a barrier to market access. Many emerging markets also have very... View Details

June 2007
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Efficient Kidney Exchange: Coincidence of Wants in a Structured Market

By: A. E. Roth, Tayfun Sonmez and M. Utku Unver

Patients needing kidney transplants may have donors who cannot donate to them because of blood or tissue incompatibility. Incompatible patient-donor pairs can exchange donor kidneys with other pairs only when there is a "double coincidence of wants." Developing... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Size; Emotions; Human Needs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Infrastructure; Supply Chain Management; Fairness; Performance Improvement; Health Industry

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Quarter Credits Kris Ferreira Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Sara Fleiss Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar Finance Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 C. Fritz... View Details

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

create a new cluster. Once the cluster erodes, it's hard to rejuvenate it. "When they actually start to decline, they come apart pretty quickly," Pisano says. When making supply chain decisions, executives... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

01 Mar 2013
News

2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

William Lawrence University Professor Michael Porter. In assessing an immediate path forward, both liberal and conservative business leaders urged compromise to secure a sustainable federal budget, corporate tax reform, and the easing of... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

negotiations to supply Wal-Mart with her family farm’s pumpkins and watermelons. Like Muccio, Talley confronted some of the same hardball price challenges, and like Muccio, she acquired a deep understanding of the Wal-Mart culture while... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2023
News

Action Plan: Net Proceeds

supply chain and certification company, to address the plastic pollution he saw in Haiti and other communities around the world. Goodwin had originally traveled to Haiti under the auspices of Executives... View Details

Keywords: April White; recycling; corporate social responsibility; waste management; water; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

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organized with the assistance of the Japan Research Center, drew about 130 attendees, including 60 alumni who took the course as students and Tōhoku-based project partners. Understanding Post-Pandemic Global Supply View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech

current iteration, the game still teaches supply chain costs, lead time, and inventory management, but now students order kegs on beloved tablets and other devices. For students, simulations bring material... View Details

Keywords: Professor V.G. Narayanan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Taiwan

including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income, demographics, etc. Taiwan EIU Country Report (One-click report) Capital IQ Pro Useful for: looking at country-specific transactions (such as recent M&A activity) and View Details

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://hbr.org/2012/05/six-myths-of-product-development/ar/1 Working PapersLearning by Supplying Authors:Juan Alcácer and Joanne Oxley Abstract Learning processes lie at the heart of our... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2001
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Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

Association, a number of other HBS alumni associations exist. These include the African-American Alumni Association, the Association of Gay and Lesbian Alumni, the Christian Fellowship Alumni Association, the Supply View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

structures in the European Union and Japan. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707471 McDonald's Corp.: Managing a Sustainable Supply View Details