Publications

November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida

September 1974 (Revised June 1986)
Case

William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; United States

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January 2004 (Revised August 2015)
Case

Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (B)

By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business History; Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United Kingdom; Mexico; Arizona

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Michael Luca. That may be about to change. Thanks to the Internet, mobile apps, and a wide range of useful programs online, residents add to the pool of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

2017
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Science for Society: Science and Technology Based Social Entrepreneurship

By: Tarun Khanna, Shashank Shah and Kundan Madireddy

This publication is an outcome of the team's research, engagement and interactions with over 25 science and technology-based social enterprises in India. It provides details on the research process, insightful outcomes and innovative impact.
Throughout the... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Science-Based Business; Information Technology; Business and Community Relations; India

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15 Jun 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

business is to make money and maximize shareholder value. She shows that we have failed to reimagine capitalism as not only an engine of prosperity, but also a system in... View Details

May 2015
Teaching Note

The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity

By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Hilary White

After struggling through the country's longest recession since 2008, the U.K. was expected to grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was because, or in spite of, Prime Minister David Cameron's controversial £113... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

Subjects related to globalization and finance top the list of courses added this year to the elective curriculum for second-year MBA students. Notably, seven of the twelve new offerings are half-courses that... View Details

Keywords: curriculum

Web

Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Faculty Faculty Michael Porter , chair of the Workshop, is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor based at Harvard View Details

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Archival Collections - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

publications such as the Bulletin of Business Research , Harvard Business Review , Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin , HBS Annual Reports (yearbooks), View Details

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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Thermo Fisher Scientific have evolved to a new, purpose-based strategic positioning. Shared value opportunities are inevitably closely tied to each particular business. Related Resources Oct 2012 Measuring Shared Value: How to Unlock... View Details

Fast Answer

Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

Internet as well as for keeping up with new trends, such as social networking and mobile marketing; LSEG Workspace - equity research from investment banks. Articles View Details

25 Nov 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

Keywords: by Roy Y.J. Chua & Xi Zou; Consumer Products; Retail

March 2021
Case

Phillips 66 and the Washington State Carbon Tax

By: Rebecca Henderson, Mariana Oseguera and Christopher Musser

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Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. - Advancing Racial Equity

Action Plan Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. The core scholarly activity of Harvard Business School is developing... View Details

2011
Interview

Creating Shared Value: Connecting Business, Societal Value and Opportunity

By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Jane Nelson

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Jane Nelson discuss creating shared value and give examples from HP, Nestlé and Novartis on how corporations can put this approach into practice. For more more information on creating shared value, visit www.fsg.org View Details

Keywords: Creating Shared Value; Value Creation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations

March 2023
Supplement

Deepa Bachu (B): Insights and Experiments at Pensaar Design

By: Thomas Graeber, Joshua Schwartzstein and Amram Migdal

In this case, set in June 2019 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Deepa Bachu of Pensaar Design and her team work with client ITC Ltd. to use design thinking and behavioral experiments to improve workplace safety and strive toward the company’s zero-accident goal. The... View Details

October 2022
Case

Spaceport America, Public Sector Risk-taking, and Political Accountability (A)

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Dava Newman, Rebecca Browder and Angela Acocella

Sitting quietly in the heart of the New Mexico desert in the summer of 2014, Spaceport America (SA) housed little of the activity its supporters anticipated when opening its hangar doors in 2011. Despite $1 million in annual rent from Virgin Galactic, British... View Details

Keywords: Funding Sources; Risk and Uncertainty; Public Sector; Business and Government Relations; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Aerospace Industry; New Mexico