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- May 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Teaching Note
Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick
By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-046. Nike’s selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the thirtieth anniversary of its iconic “Just Do It” campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint...
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- Teaching Interest
Executive Education: Finance for Senior Executives
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Finance for Senior Executives provides the frameworks to strategically use financial resources and position your company for future success. By examining corporate finance from both internal and external perspectives, this HBS Executive Education
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu are engaged in an ongoing project focused on understanding the convergence (or lack thereof) of corporate governance practices worldwide. That is, rules-on-books regarding View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
economic and social value. The goal of the corporation is to add value to employees, customers, suppliers and other partners, and community/society. These CEOs and the companies they lead make decisions with...
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by Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2017
- News
Want to do well? Then do good
- 18 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump
CEOs are public figures, with responsibility to uphold their company’s mission and values. When these values are violated, even by someone as powerful as the president of the United States, they are obliged to take a clear stand. In this...
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by Bill George
- 16 Sep 2015
- Op-Ed
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
define materiality for reporting and strategy. We call this the Statement of Significant Audiences and Materiality, or simply The Statement. No matter how big the corporation, it has limited resources. Thus, the board has a responsibility...
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by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
- June 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Restoring Trust at WorldCom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Examines the changes in corporate governance at WorldCom/MCI as proposed by the company's court-appointed corporate monitor, Richard Breeden. Following the largest bankruptcy ever and the downfall of the company, Breeden wrote "Restoring Trust," a report comprised of...
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Change;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Trust
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "Restoring Trust at WorldCom." Harvard Business School Case 404-138, June 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 06 Nov 2008
- Op-Ed
Selling Out The American Dream
spoke first of the American Dream in his 1931 book The Epic of America: "It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain the fullest stature of...
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by John Quelch
- 10 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Pay for Environmental Performance: The Effect of Incentive Provision on Carbon Emissions
- March 2009 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Benjamin Kramarz
This case describes how Denmark has balanced the impacts of globalization, including outsourcing and movement of labor, with its social welfare offerings. Reforms implemented during the past two decades drove down unemployment, promoted new company formation, and put...
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Macroeconomics;
Trade;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Employment;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Denmark
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Benjamin Kramarz. "Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State." Harvard Business School Case 709-015, March 2009. (Revised June 2012.)
- 28 Apr 2020
- News
The business of saving the world
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
responses by firms that receive poor ratings, especially those that face lower cost opportunities to improve and that operate in highly regulated industries. Our empirical analysis examines how nearly 600 firms in the United States...
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 1995 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Stonyfield Farm: September 1994
Samuel Kaymen and Gary Hirshberg founded Stonyfield Farm in 1983, in part to demonstrate that "environmentally and socially responsible businesses can also be profitable." In 1994, the company has grown to over $21 million in revenues, derived mainly from refrigerated...
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Growth Management;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
New Hampshire;
California;
Russia
Bhide, Amar, and Mark Thurber. "Stonyfield Farm: September 1994." Harvard Business School Case 395-157, March 1995. (Revised May 1997.)
- September 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Better World Books
By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Better World Books, a young start-up, provides a socially conscious alternative to Amazon, collecting and selling used books to keep them out of the waste stream, while donating a portion of their profits to support global literacy efforts. The case presents an...
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Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Online Technology;
Retail Industry
Norton, Michael I., Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "Better World Books." Harvard Business School Case 511-057, September 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- February 2005
- Article
Managing the Ecosystem
By: Marco Iansiti
The days of the corporate lone wolf are over. In our increasingly interconnected world, standing alone is no longer a viable business model. Instead, smart companies rely heavily on networks of partners, suppliers, and customers to achieve market success and sustain...
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Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Partners and Partnerships;
Industry Clusters;
Customers;
Markets;
Situation or Environment;
Banks and Banking;
Insurance;
Software
Iansiti, Marco. "Managing the Ecosystem." Optimize 4, no. 2 (February 2005).
- 2019
- White Paper
Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy
By: George Serafeim, T. Robert Zochowski and Jennifer Downing
Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism that works for every person and the planet. Massive environmental damage, growing income and wealth disparity, stress, and depression within developed...
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Impact-Weighted Accounts;
IWAI;
Background;
Economic Systems;
Economy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Measurement and Metrics;
Financial Statements
Serafeim, George, T. Robert Zochowski, and Jennifer Downing. "Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy." White Paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, September 2019.
- Article
Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging
By: M. Tripsas and G. Gavetti
There is empirical evidence that established firms often have difficulty adapting to radical technological change. Although prior work in the evolutionary tradition emphasizes the inertial forces associated with the local nature of learning processes, little...
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Tripsas, M., and G. Gavetti. "Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging." Strategic Management Journal 21, nos. 10-11 (October–November 2000): 1147–1161.
- January 2021
- Case
Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (A)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
In 2011, Daniel Herrero, CEO of Toyota Argentina (TASA) since 2010, was about to meet with the Secretary-General of the union representing automotive industry workers in the country. The company produced vehicles in Argentina since 1997 at their plant at Zárate, and,...
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Manufacturing Performance;
Bargaining;
Production;
Performance;
Labor Unions;
Labor and Management Relations;
Fairness;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Auto Industry;
Argentina
Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-394, January 2021.
- January – February 2011
- Article
Creating Shared Value
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new...
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Customer Value and Value Chain;
Economic Growth;
Economic Systems;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Trust;
Human Needs;
Welfare;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation
Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "Creating Shared Value." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011): 62–77.