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  • December 1993 (Revised January 1994)
  • Case

Montana Land Reliance

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Thomas Patterson
The Montana Land Reliance is a small not-for-profit organization in the business of creating conservation easements on private lands in Montana. The easements preserve the scenic character and recreational value of the lands by precluding subdivision and other forms of... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Natural Environment; Nonprofit Organizations; Property; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Montana
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  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Preserving Patagonia

recognized that conserved land has many embedded values: limited development (environmentally friendly real estate), sustainable agriculture, carbon sequestration potential, recreation (eco-tourism), water rights, and more. Profits for... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2013
  • News

Progress Through Preservation

a former urban developer, likes the art of closing. The Trust helps to negotiate land transactions between landowners and public entities or groups hoping to preserve it. It also focuses on conservation... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon; Real Estate
  • 15 Mar 2015
  • News

An Urban Planner Gives the Lowdown on LA

Keywords: urban development; real estate; land preservation; Real Estate
  • 09 Oct 2015
  • News

Balancing Progress and Preservation

than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance
  • 22 Sep 2015
  • News

Balancing Progress and Preservation

Terminal, Bryant Park, and the surrounding neighborhood—working for a time with Dan Biederman (MBA 1977), a pioneer in revitalizing urban spaces through public-private partnerships—Zuckerberg joined the family-owned Samson Investment Partners in 2001. His interest in... View Details
  • June 2011 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile

By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas Ibanez and Jay Verjee
Warren Adams founded Patagonia Sur in 2007 as one of the world's first for-profit land conservation businesses. His goal was to purchase over 100,000 acres of land in southern Chile and to run a variety of sustainable businesses to generate annual returns for... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Investment; For-Profit Firms; Entrepreneurship; Investment Return; Revenue; Risk and Uncertainty; Capital; SWOT Analysis; Real Estate Industry; Chile
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  • Web

Bibliography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Bates, George E. Polaroid Corporation . Harvard Business School Case 246-006, 1948. Bernier, Brenda. “Polaroid Vectographs.” Topics in Photographic View Details
  • Web

Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

companies. 26 As head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, Bush enlisted Polaroid in the cause, and the company entered into a contract with the National Defense Research Committee to create a range of products for the military. In... View Details
  • 06 May 2025
  • Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

developing small-scale geothermal heat and power projects that promote energy and resource efficiency, energy security for small communities, and local green jobs, all while preserving nature’s balance. The warm welcome we received from... View Details
  • 04 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

match outgoing and incoming demographics to preserve group dynamics. They may also place more weight on avoiding diversity losses than on seeking greater diversity gains, so they don’t take bigger steps to diversify, even when they have... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • June 2025
  • Teaching Note

The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades (B): The Art of Coalition Building

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Curtis Osceola, Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, exercised leadership to mobilize allies, deal with opposition, and forge internal and external multi-sector coalitions to help preserve the Everglades. In December 2024,... View Details
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  • June 2025
  • Supplement

The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades (B): The Art of Coalition Building

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Curtis Osceola, Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, exercised leadership to mobilize allies, deal with opposition, and forge internal and external multi-sector coalitions to help preserve the Everglades. In December 2024,... View Details
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  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211106-PDF-ENG Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile Arthur I Segel, Nicolas Ibanez, and Jay VerjeeHarvard Business School Case 211-103 Warren Adams founded Patagonia Sur in 2007... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

    The Founders and Finance

    In 1776 the United States government started out on a shoestring and quickly went bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war’s end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking... View Details

    • 2022
    • Book

    Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

    By: Caroline M. Elkins
    Sprawling across a quarter of the world’s land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain’s twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation’s cultural superiority, but what legacy did... View Details
    Keywords: Imperialism; Violence; Colonialism; History; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Race; Policy; United Kingdom
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    • 06 Aug 2018
    • Blog Post

    Parks Management is People Management

    I began my MBA with the goal of utilizing business practices for land management issues. Scouring for applicable insights, I attempted filtering my coursework through the lens of a natural resource specialist. However, even with that... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
    • 2012
    • Book

    The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy

    In 1776 the United States government started out on a shoestring and quickly went bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power... View Details
    Keywords: History; Sovereign Finance; Ethnicity Characteristics; Economics; Great Britain; United States
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    • Web

    General Management - Faculty & Research

    Faculty Research Curtis Osceola, Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, exercised leadership to mobilize allies, deal with opposition, and forge internal and external multi-sector coalitions to help View Details
    • Portrait Project

    Anika Ayyar

    “Tell me a story,” I plead. Speaking in crisp Tamil, my grandmother transports me to the land of gods, kings, and ethereal demons where I eventually settle into sleep. Growing up, each of my four grandparents took turns telling me bedtime... View Details