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Curriculum - Business & Environment

managers, entrepreneurs, and investors rely on to balance impact and profit, and how to scale solutions that address societal and environmental issues. For the full listing, click here . Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change (Spring... View Details
  • December 2011 (Revised November 2012)
  • Case

Sustainable Tea at Unilever

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Frederik Nellemann
Unilever's Lipton Tea had been successful with the first phase of its certification partnership with Rainforest Alliance. Now the company faced challenges in how to push forward with the transformation of more difficult parts of the supply chain and how to market... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • 2015
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Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

By: Rebecca Henderson
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability." Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

500,000 bridges in the United States at risk. Quickstor Rebecca Greene Todd Rudnianyn Business Track Runner-Up This new venture has developed a mobile app to facilitate the process of finding self-storage facilities, now used View Details
  • 14 Mar 2018
  • News

Do the Things You Love

Rebecca Henderson (MBA 1985, PhD BE 1988) is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University. In this interview, she discusses the value of money versus personal satisfaction. “Money... View Details
  • 2019
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Innovation: An Exploratory Analysis

By: Iain M. Cockburn, Rebecca Henderson and Scott Stern
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  • 01 Sep 2020
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Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

Professor Rebecca Henderson, Photo credit: Susan Young Rebecca Henderson is worried about the current state of capitalism in America. The noted economist says that increasing... View Details
  • 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

2018 Pearson Education Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav Rajan Abstract—Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting market and continues to innovate today by consistently... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2015
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Chevron Under Fire

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Christine Snively
Oil giant, Chevron, faced numerous challenges on environmental, social and governance (ESG) grounds in the first decade of the 21st century, including some major lawsuits and actions by NGOs. The case describes those challenges and raises questions about what is the... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Tax; Oil And Gas; Environment; Drilling; Governance; Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Energy Industry
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  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

By: Rebecca Henderson
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability". Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

King Arthur Flour, and Unilever. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Rebecca Henderson Sustainable... View Details
  • 2011
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Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors

By: Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell
Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of experts in the field, this book complements existing research on the subject with an exploration of the role that public... View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Climate Change; Policy; Competition; Demand and Consumers; Finance; Energy Industry
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  • 20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

political community has failed.” These comments were echoed in remarks by guest speaker Roland Hwang, managing director of NRDC’s Climate and Clean Energy Program. Drawing on 10 years of research and her hugely successful MBA course,... View Details
Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation
  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

Organizational Capabilities Authors:Robert Gibbons and Rebecca Henderson Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • September–October 2012
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Relational Contracts and Organizational Capabilities

By: Robert Gibbons and Rebecca Henderson
A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent source of competitive advantage, yet our knowledge of why capabilities fail to diffuse more rapidly—particularly in situations in which competitors apparently have strong incentives to adopt... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Organizations
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  • February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
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Greening Walmart: Progress and Controversy

By: Rebecca Henderson and James Weber
In 2005, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, launched a sustainability initiative aimed at reducing waste and making the company more environmentally and socially conscious. By 2015, the company had made progress on multiple dimensions: energy efficiency in its... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Reputation; Environmental Sustainability; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11

that senior managers' physical presence on their organizations' frontlines was not helpful unless it enabled active problem solving. Working Papers Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors By: Helper, Susan, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

Professor Rebecca Henderson Become a purpose-driven leader by learning how to influence key stakeholders and integrate values into your work to catalyze system-level change. 3... View Details
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

and overly restricting access to credit and consumer choice. Nicolas Retsinas, Eric Belsky, and their colleagues aim to stimulate debate based on analysis of the opportunities and challenges presented by the various components of global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

earned from external sources. CFA Institute members are encouraged to self-document such credits in their online Professional Learning tracker. Related Programs Sustainable Business Strategy Professor Rebecca View Details