Publications

2019
Working Paper

Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat

Improving corporate engagement with society, as advocated in the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement, should not be viewed as a zero-sum proposition where attention to new stakeholders detracts from delivering shareholder value. Corporate programs for sustainable and... View Details

Keywords: Inclusion; Sustainability; Performance Measures; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations

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2014
Article

Framework for China's Novel Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy

By: Robert G. Eccles and Peijun Duan

China’s sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of sustainable economic growth and economic transformation is insufficient; second, some resources and environment loads have reached their limits; third, some products affecting the... View Details

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Integrated Report; New Evaluation System; China

April 2005
Article

Partisan Social Happiness

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

We use a new approach to study questions in political economy that relies on data on the subjective well-being of a large sample of people living in the OECD over the period 1975-1992. Controlling for the personal characteristics of the respondents, year and country... View Details

Keywords: Political Partisanship; Political Economy; Society; Happiness

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December 2023
Article

When Should the Off-Grid Sun Shine at Night? Optimum Renewable Generation and Energy Storage Investments

By: Christian Kaps, Simone Marinesi and Serguei Netessine

Globally, 1.5 billion people live off the grid, their only access to electricity often limited to operationally-expensive fossil fuel generators. Solar power has risen as a sustainable and less costly option, but its generation is variable during the day and... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Renewable Energy

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

TeachingInterests

Executive Education: Driving Corporate Performance

As companies strive to sustain a competitive advantage in a global economy, they must continue to assess their corporate mission and reset their strategic goals. Driving Corporate Performance is designed to help business leaders accurately... View Details

January 2009 (Revised April 2017)
Teaching Note

American Cancer Society: Access to Care

Teaching Note for [109015]. View Details

Keywords: Management Control Systems; Strategy And Execution; Levers Of Control; Non-profit; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

Teaching Interest

Risk Management for Corporate Leaders

As companies adapt to the aftershocks of the global recession, senior executives and boards are discovering that risk management has never been more important. The financial crisis revealed that risk management structures break down just when... View Details

February 2019 (Revised March 2021)
Teaching Note

C3.ai—Driven to Succeed

Teaching Note for HBS No. 119-004. Teaching Note includes link to 8 supplement videos for faculty to use during class. View Details

May 1991 (Revised March 2017)
Teaching Note

Tennessee Controls: The Strategic Ranking Problem

Teaching Note for (9-191-083). View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Strategy

April 1991 (Revised May 2017)
Teaching Note

Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision

Teaching Note for (9-190-059). View Details

Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Boundary Systems; Information Technology; Decision Making

April 1991 (Revised March 2017)
Teaching Note

Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A) and (B)

Teaching Note for (9-191-118) and (9-191-119). View Details

Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Internal Controls; Risk Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry

September 1987 (Revised May 2017)
Teaching Note

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System

Teaching Note for (9-187-081). View Details

Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Control Systems; Planning; System

10 Jun 2025
News

How Bill Wilson Cofounded Alcoholics Anonymous and Created a Lasting Social Movement

01 Nov 2022
News

Marie Curie: A Case Study in Breaking Barriers

Article

Gross National Happiness As an Answer to the Easterlin Paradox?

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

The Easterlin Paradox refers to the fact that happiness data are typically stationary in spite of considerable increases in income. This amounts to a rejection of the hypothesis that current income is the only argument in the utility function. We find that the... View Details

Keywords: Wealth and Poverty; Happiness; Employment; Income; Mathematical Methods; Welfare

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