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- 03 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
How Firm Strategies Influence the Architecture of Transaction Networks
- April 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
StarKist (A)
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...
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Business Subsidiaries;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Laws and Statutes;
Management Teams;
Brands and Branding;
Environmental Sustainability;
Competition;
Mexico;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "StarKist (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-128, April 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas...
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by Tim Gray
- January 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Dirigo International
By: Christopher M. Gordon and Chad M. Carr
Dirigo International is proposing a major expansion of their life sciences research and manufacturing facilities in the heart of a major city and middle to lower income residential neighborhood. The company and city government are seeking a development solution in the...
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Keywords:
Production;
Property;
Expansion;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Research and Development;
Outcome or Result;
Biotechnology Industry
Gordon, Christopher M., and Chad M. Carr. "Dirigo International." Harvard Business School Case 212-056, January 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- 29 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a Field Experiment
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership books for volatile and uncertain times
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Initiatives & Projects - Faculty & Research
seeks to deepen business leaders' understanding of today’s environmental challenges and to assist them in developing effective solutions. Business History The Business History Initiative seeks to facilitate learning from the past through...
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- February 2015
- Case
CLP: Powering Asia
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,...
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Energy Generation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Goals and Objectives;
Values and Beliefs;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Energy Industry;
Asia;
India
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
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Placement - Doctoral
Dissertation: Essays in Applied Microeconomics Advisors: David Laibson (Chair), Andrei Shleifer, Edward Glaeser, and Gabriel Kreindler Frank Pinter Business Economics, 2022 Placement: Federal Trade Commission, Economist Dissertation: Essays in Industrial Organization...
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Agribusiness Seminar
Summary Climate extremes, economic shifts, geopolitical conflict, environmental constraints, new technologies, regulatory changes, consumer expectations—these and many other forces are creating pressures, uncertainties, and opportunities...
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- 2011
- Chapter
Changing Identity, Changing Language
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Jeffrey T. Polzer
Environmental jolts and shifting membership challenge a group's efficacy and survival. Group identity is critical for a shared interpretation of and response to these challenges, but external and internal changes may require corresponding changes in a group's...
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Change;
Spoken Communication;
Performance Efficiency;
Problems and Challenges;
Safety;
Identity;
California
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Jeffrey T. Polzer. "Changing Identity, Changing Language." In Advances in Group Processes. Vol. 28, edited by Shane R. Thye and Edward Lawler, 125–145. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2011.
- 02 Aug 2017
- News
Going Green in Global Businesses
- 06 Jun 2016
- News
Shareholder Proposals Contested by Firm Management
- March 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Reading Energy
Reading Energy builds facilities that produce energy from nontraditional fuels. A privately held, entrepreneurial organization, it has spent six years developing a plan to build a waste-to-energy plant in the town of Robbins, Illinois. The plant would burn municipal...
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Keywords:
Energy Generation;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Business and Community Relations;
Business Plan;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Contracts;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Government and Politics;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business Strategy;
Energy Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Illinois
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Reading Energy." Harvard Business School Case 794-102, March 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- Forthcoming
- Other Article
The Sociology of Entrepreneurship Revisited
By: Tristan Botelho, Ranjay Gulati and Olav Sorensen
Over the last two decades, the sociology of entrepreneurship has exploded as an area of academic inquiry. Most of this research has been focused on understanding the environmental conditions that promote entrepreneurship and processes related to the initial formation...
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Botelho, Tristan, Ranjay Gulati, and Olav Sorensen. "The Sociology of Entrepreneurship Revisited." Annual Review of Sociology (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 15, 2024.)
- March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Making Impact Investing Markets: IFC (A)
By: Shawn A. Cole, John Masko and T. Robert Zochowski
In 2017, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) faced the first big investment decision in its new Scaling Solar project. Founded in 1956, IFC was an international investment body with national governments as shareholders, whose mission was to promote economic...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Renewable Energy;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Borrowing and Debt;
Credit;
Equity;
Bonds;
Financing and Loans;
Growth and Development;
Emerging Markets;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Investment;
Decision Making;
Financial Services Industry;
Energy Industry;
Zambia
Cole, Shawn A., John Masko, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Making Impact Investing Markets: IFC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 221-061, March 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
- 20 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It
- Research Summary
Corporate Reputation
Stephen A. Greyser is undertaking an empirical analysis of
corporate reputation based on interviews conducted by Opinion Research
Corporation with more than four thousand executives in nineteen
countries. His study is examining public awareness of, familiarity
with,...
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- September 2014
- Article
Pollution and Skin: From Epidemiological and Mechanistic Studies to Clinical Implications
By: Jean Krutmann, Wei Liu, Li Li, Xiaochuan Pan, Martha Crawford, Gabrielle Sore and Sophie Seite
In recent years, the health effects associated with air pollution have been intensively studied. Most studies focus on air pollution effects on the lung and the cardiovascular system. More recently, however, epidemiological and mechanistic studies suggest that air...
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Krutmann, Jean, Wei Liu, Li Li, Xiaochuan Pan, Martha Crawford, Gabrielle Sore, and Sophie Seite. "Pollution and Skin: From Epidemiological and Mechanistic Studies to Clinical Implications." Journal of Dermatological Science 76, no. 3 (September 2014): 163–168.