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- 2022
- Chapter
Capitalism and the Environment
By: Geoffrey Jones
Capitalism drove the environmental decimation of the planet. The environment was seen as a free good, while the consequences of dirty industrial and agricultural processes were seen as external to the firm. Public policies largely allowed this to happen, as politicians... View Details
Keywords: History; Environment; Sustainability; Capitalism; Ethics; Business History; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Climate Change
Jones, Geoffrey. "Capitalism and the Environment." Chap. 8 in Evolutions of Capitalism: Historical Perspectives: 1200–2000, edited by Catherine Casson and Philipp Robinson Rössner, 187–211. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press, 2022.
- 11 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Business and Environment Initiative
The Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS launched back in 2010. It was founded in order to educate View Details
- 26 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Business and the Environment
Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS
Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Reinhardt and Henderson: On Shad Hall’s green roof. Issue Focus View Details
- 22 Apr 2010
- News
Harvard Business School Faculty on Business and the Environment
- 22 Apr 2010
- News
Harvard Business School Faculty on Business and the Environment
- 2012
- Book
The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment
By: Pratima Bansal and Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental issues now loom large on the social, political, and business agenda. Over the past four decades, "corporate environmentalism" has emerged and been constantly redefined, from regulatory compliance to more recent management conceptions such as pollution... View Details
Bansal, Pratima, and Andrew J. Hoffman, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment. Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Apr 19 2017
- Interview
Understanding the Global Business Environment
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
We are honoring Earth Day by sharing stories from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative blog that highlight HBS community members View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and chair of the Business and View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment
The Business and Environment Initiative is the hub for environmentally-focused research, teaching, and discourse at HBS. We connect faculty,... View Details
- January 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Wal-Mart's Business Environment
In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. proposed to build a new supercenter in Inglewood, a low-income community near Los Angeles. The proposal was a part of Wal-Mart's strategy to bring its supercenter format to California. Introduced in the late 1980s, supercenters added a... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Strategy; Labor Unions; Conflict and Resolution; Retail Industry; Los Angeles
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "Wal-Mart's Business Environment." Harvard Business School Case 706-453, January 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
- 24 Sep 2013
MBA Admissions Panel: Wellesley College
This event will include a panel of Admissions Officers from Harvard Business School, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Yale School of Management. The panel will discuss the MBA Programs at each school and how to apply. The session will begin... View Details
- 2007
- Chapter
Postcards from the Edge: A Review of the Business and Environment Literature
By: Andrew A. King and Luca Berchicci
Environmental issues, while of growing interest, have been outside the main focus of business scholarship. This position on the periphery may have been a good thing. It allowed scholars of business and the environment to consider unusual theories and evaluate... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Research; Environmental Sustainability; Competitive Advantage
King, Andrew A., and Luca Berchicci. "Postcards from the Edge: A Review of the Business and Environment Literature." In The Academy of Management Annals, edited by James P. Walsh and Arthur P. Brief, 513–547. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
- November 1990 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
McDonald's and the Environment
McDonald's decides to withdraw its polystyrene plastic packaging for sandwiches and hamburgers after years of defending itself against environmental critics. The decision occurs in the midst of a six-month Joint Task Force study, with the nonprofit Environmental... View Details
Keywords: Announcements; Change Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Livesey, Sharon M. "McDonald's and the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 391-108, November 1990. (Revised June 2004.)
- January 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Background Note
Country Analysis: A Framework to Identify and Evaluate the National Business Environment
A manager's ability to build profitable firms depends upon the business environment within which firms interact. This note presents a framework to help understand, anticipate, and perhaps foster changes in the business environment. Describes building a picture of the... View Details
Dyck, Alexander. "Country Analysis: A Framework to Identify and Evaluate the National Business Environment." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-092, January 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Business Environment in the 21st century
activities by business groups and leaders; helping business leaders organize around the sort of system-level issues discussed at View Details