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  • 15 Dec 2017
  • News

Forget Net Neutrality

  • July 2016
  • Technical Note

Net Neutrality: A Managerial Perspective

By: Shane Greenstein and Christine Snively
The net neutrality debate had implications for Internet service providers, content providers, and end users. This note aims to inform the reader of the various sides of the debate where open issues remain, as well as what aspects an entrepreneur, investor, or content... View Details
Keywords: Net Neutrality; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Technology Industry
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  • 13 Dec 2017
  • News

Should you worry about net neutrality ending? This one chart tells you why you should.

  • 27 Jun 2016
  • News

Net Neutrality Rules Will Make Winners and Losers Out of Businesses

  • 07 Mar 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Trade-offs

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein, Martin Peitz, and Tommaso Valletti; Media & Broadcasting; Technology; Telecommunications
  • Spring 2016
  • Article

Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Tradeoffs

By: Shane Greenstein, Martin Peitz and Tommaso Valletti
The last decade has seen a strident public debate about the principle of "net neutrality." The economic literature has focused on two definitions of net neutrality. The most basic definition of net neutrality is to prohibit payments from content providers to internet... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Policy
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  • 01 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 1, 2016

asset returns. We present empirical evidence that bears on some of the model’s distinctive predictions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50677 Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Need for Speed: The Impact of Website Performance on Online Retail

By: Santiago Gallino, Nil Karacaoglu and Antonio Moreno
The share of e-commerce sales is rapidly increasing and so are the associated losses generated by website outages and slow websites. We leverage novel retail and website performance data to investigate the impact of website performance on online sales. This question is... View Details
Keywords: Online Retail; Quasi-experiments; Abandonment; Synthetic Control; Internet and the Web; Performance; Service Operations
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  • January 2024 (Revised January 2025)
  • Case

Colbún and Chile’s Energy Transition

By: Forest Reinhardt, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In May 2023, Colbún, Chile’s second-largest electricity generator, plans capacity expansions using renewable energy and storage. This strategy supports Chile’s commitment to carbon neutrality (also known as net zero emissions) by 2050. The case delves into the... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Infrastructure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Business Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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  • 16 Nov 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Private Equity and Employment

Keywords: by Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, Josh Lerner & Javier Miranda
  • Research Summary

Multilateral Bankruptcy Rules

By: Jerry R. Green

A classic problem in economics is the selection of a bankruptcy rule with good normative properties.  The problem as usually specified is given by the “estate” E which is to be divided among the “claims” c= (c1,... View Details

  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

President of Social Impact and Sustainable Development, Arcos Dorados An Investor’s Perspective on Corporate Climate Action 30 AUG 2023 | Climate Rising Today’s episode in our corporate net zero climate series features Paul Bodnar,... View Details
  • 07 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

infrastructure to encourage more recycling among customers. That will require end user education, something the company is well positioned to do, but didn’t explicitly commit to. Further, a more comprehensive recycling infrastructure will require significant government... View Details
  • 26 Apr 2022
  • Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

Parker is carbon neutral and advocates publicly on behalf of social issues, including immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ+ protection, and net neutrality. Like Mahindra, Warby Parker addressed the Too Many Bosses prob... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • 28 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that... View Details
  • 17 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

sense? Toffel says that leaders should ask themselves: “Are we aiming for net zero like so many other companies? Are we aiming for products that are going to be carbon neutral? Are we instead going to go with the Paris Agreement... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment

is seeking a way to decouple its development from emissions and to increase its energy independence. In this context, green hydrogen can play an integral role in India in achieving net zero by 2070 – in particular, green hydrogen is key... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 27, 2016

entrant—should know. From a management perspective, net neutrality rules could have major consequences on the business models of content providers, ISPs, and other businesses that depend on the transfer of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Impact Stories - Business & Environment

a more sustainable world." Martine Drageset MBA 2015 | A Catalytic Conversion "Engagement and passion matter, and that's why people come to HBS." Bill Eacho MBA 1979 | Carbon Neutral “The most effective way to address the climate crisis... View Details
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing