Publications

07 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree

after HBS? I spent the summer at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) working on an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) project on how a company was going to achieve their net zero targets while also growing as a business, and how to use this as a View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Ink

brand values (the employees’ work environment embodies the organization—beanbag chairs in the conference room and walls full of Post-its); and environment and sustainability (a less-is-more mentality and environmentally conscious... View Details

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

ratings play an important role in the financial system, but investors and regulators who use ratings cannot easily verify their quality, and ratings are paid for by the firms whose bonds are rated. The provision of quality ratings is at least partially View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

unique role as arbiter and steward of strategy has been eclipsed. And an overemphasis on sustainable competitive advantage has obscured the importance of making strategy a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

arising in clusters, including knowledge, skills, and input-output linkages. August 2013 Harvard Business Review Mastering the Intermediaries: Strategies for Dealing with the Likes of Google, Amazon, and Kayak By: Edelman, Benjamin G.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jul 2019
News

The Making of a Movement

able grow the idea even bigger and faster, and sustain it for longer. The Linns decided the answer to the latter question was yes, and they believed the “someone” was MSK. Upon making that determination, they offered to let the famed... View Details

Keywords: Greg Forbes Siegman; cancer

April 1994 (Revised January 1995)
Case

StarKist (A)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt

Set in April 1990, this case focuses on H.J. Heinz and its subsidiary, StarKist, the largest producer of canned tuna in the United States. During the 1980s, the public became increasingly concerned about tuna fishing practices that killed dolphins. StarKist was the... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Decision Choices and Conditions; Laws and Statutes; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Environmental Sustainability; Competition; Mexico; United States

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

resulting currency position tends to rise in value when equity markets fall. This strategy works well for investment horizons of one month to one year. In the past 15 years the risk-minimizing demand for the dollar appears to have... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

includes both stockholders and stakeholders]. It should, and can, rest on valid assumptions and fundamental values that allow us to build a more inclusive and sustainable economic future—one in which we don't have to bribe executives to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

October 2008 (Revised October 2009)
Case

Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings

Having bought Shaklee Corporation from Yamanouchi, Roger Barnett, its owner and CEO, wrestled with the question of how to grow the company and its reputation for environmental sustainability. In addition to preserving the "network marketing" nature of its sales channel... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Reputation

01 Jun 2009
News

Bright Future for Green Business

“There’s no better horse in the world you could possibly hitch your cart to.” That’s how Matthew Nordan summed up the state of clean, green energy at the School’s Building Green Businesses conference in early March. During the session “Crafting the Future of Green... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Utilities

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

organization can result in an overemphasis on established business practices, which preclude the development of ones that are more appropriate to the new market. Remember also that separation can benefit the core organization as well as the new venture. If a single,... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

June 2010 (Revised July 2011)
Case

China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good

By: Christopher Marquis and Nancy Dai

In early 2010, cleantech investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good" and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Balance and Stability; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Business Organization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; China