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Green Business: beginner's resources and toolkit
Where can I find guides and tools for for first-time environmental startups? Resources on environmental/green business: ABI/Proquest: search for articles on topics related to green/eco/sustainable startups,...
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- November 2001
- Case
Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Governor Patton decides how to use settlement funds to develop a long-term plan for Kentucky's tobacco producers and rural communities.
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Keywords:
Financial Instruments;
Social Issues;
Laws and Statutes;
Rural Scope;
Policy;
Business and Community Relations;
Government and Politics;
Kentucky
Goldberg, Ray A., and James M Beagle. "Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky." Harvard Business School Case 902-412, November 2001.
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
systems and implementation. Ozark is deciding among three ERP options; different senior executives support different options. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/616019-PDF-ENG Harvard View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil
By: Mark Kramer, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi and T. Robert Zochowski
ExxonMobil, the world's fifth largest source of carbon emissions, remained committed to aggressively expanding its oil & gas business despite global warming. During the COVID pandemic this strategy resulted in massive losses as the price and demand for oil declined. ...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Global Warming;
Impact Investment Funds;
Hedge Fund Activism;
Leadership Development;
Business Model;
Renewable Energy;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governing and Advisory Boards
Kramer, Mark, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Engine No. 1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil." Harvard Business School Case 222-028, October 2021. (Revised May 2023.)
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Harvard Business Review Managing Political Misfits By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou, and Rory McDonald Abstract—Not all employees agree with your politics. That's OK. Publisher's link:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste
Cover image features Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO, and Taryn Stamper (MBA 2023), High Touch Advisor, of Celeste. BEI is delighted to bring you this mini-series on HBS alumni tackling problems related to water and climate change. Emotional...
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- July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable...
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Keywords:
Media Regulation;
Media;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Newspapers;
Government Legislation;
Business and Government Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Monopoly;
Journalism and News Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Jose Liberti, and Sarah McAra. "'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War." Harvard Business School Case 718-008, July 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook
A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Venture Capital;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe
Goldberg, Ray A., Robert E. Kennedy, and Laure Mougeot Strook. "Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-086, March 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- 04 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions
senior writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: istockphoto] Related Reading: You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why. How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- January 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Rennella
A fascination with flight and a forceful personality helped to create a market for air travel and shape the modern airline industry. Masterfully wielding his power and influence, Juan Trippe built Pan American Airways by combining bold moves and blind ambition. Across...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Growth;
Business and Government Relations;
Power and Influence;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Rennella. "Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways." Harvard Business School Case 406-086, January 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- January 2018
- Supplement
In the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: South Korea's Lotte Group, China and the U.S. THAAD Missile Defense System (B)
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case explores Lotte Group’s challenge of how to respond to Chinese government pressure in 2017, following the Group’s February decision to transfer land to the South Korean government, on which Seoul intended to deploy the U.S.-built THAAD missile defense system....
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- September 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Teaching Note
Cleveland Turnaround, The: Case and Video TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-796-151), (9-796-152), (9-796-153), (9-796-154), and (9-797-501).
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- 04 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them
Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
Sheeroy Desai, EVP and COO for Sapient, noted that his company saves 30 to 40 percent by offshoring IT — but the move has involved a significant investment in training. “Most IT organizations tend to underestimate the costs of management...
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- 29 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Can Paying Firms Quicker Affect Aggregate Employment?
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by Jean-Noel Barrot and Ramana Nanda
- Web
Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog
systems, streaming media, intellectual property, mobile communications, electronic ink, blockchain, crypto currency, and wearable technology. Course Content and Organization The course is structured into six...
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- 09 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration
interacting with racial minorities motivates White people to self-segregate, says Harvard Business School professor Jon M. Jachimowicz. And White people often attempt to erect barriers—even seemingly...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- September 2018
- Case
Advent International: Kroton Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina, Ruth Kostas and Priscilla Zogbi
Keywords:
Private Equity;
Acquisition;
IPO;
Valuation;
Education;
Distance Learning;
Turnaround;
Growth;
Exit;
PE;
Buyer;
Middle-class;
Low Income;
K-12;
Entrepreneur;
Family Business;
University;
College;
Consolidation;
Fragmentation;
Penetration;
Value;
Shares;
Control;
Negotiation;
Equity;
Transaction;
Board;
Majority;
Minority;
Post-secondary;
Leverage;
Campus;
Deal;
Shareholder;
Tag Along;
Brazil;
Latin America
Ivashina, Victoria, Ruth Kostas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Advent International: Kroton Investment." Harvard Business School Case 219-035, September 2018.
- April 2007 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (A)
By: Eric Werker
Incoming and outgoing foreign direct investment in an environment of politics, geography, globalization, and history. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa had undertaken substantial economic reforms in order to attract more foreign direct investment, but it was...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Macroeconomics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Africa;
South Africa
Werker, Eric. "Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-019, April 2007. (Revised August 2014.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Service Quality, Inventory and Competition: An Empirical Analysis of Mobile Money Agents in Africa
By: Karthik Balasubramanian and David F. Drake
The use of electronic money transfer through cellular networks ("mobile money") is rapidly increasing in the developing world. The resulting electronic currency ecosystem could improve the lives of the estimated 2 billion people who live on less than $2 a day by...
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Keywords:
Operations Strategy;
Base Of The Pyramid;
Mobile Money;
Inventory Management;
Competition;
Currency;
Service Operations;
Mobile and Wireless Technology
Balasubramanian, Karthik, and David F. Drake. "Service Quality, Inventory and Competition: An Empirical Analysis of Mobile Money Agents in Africa." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-059, January 2015. (Revised October 2015.)