Faculty & Research
Faculty & Research
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- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
by Martha Lagace
Almost a decade after writing Capitalism at Risk, Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that not enough companies are stepping up to fix big global problems.
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- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
by Danielle Kost
Millions of people have been harmed by cigarettes, defective merchandise, pollution, addiction and other business by-products. now, pioneering companies are exploring healthier ways to operate, say Amy C. Edmondson and Dr. Howard K. Koh.
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- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
by Geoffrey G. Jones
Companies have thought for decades about business-focused solutions to fix the deteriorating environment. But judging by continually rising waters and temperatures, we may need a rethink about what sustainability means, suggest participants at a recent conference at...
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- January 2016
- Cases with Notes
Open Innovation at Fujitsu (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines the open innovation journey at Fujitsu, a global information and communication technology company. The case ends with the location decision between Tokyo, Japan, downtown San Francisco or Sunnyvale, California, regarding establishing a small...
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- January 2016
- Case
Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the...
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- 2015
- Book Chapter
The Role of Multiplier Firms and Megaprojects in Leading Change for Sustainability
In both the private and public sectors, organizations around the world face increasingly pressing questions about how to stimulate and manage change for long-term environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the roles...
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- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change
by Amy C. Edmondson
Often depicted as greedy and shortsighted, business leaders face a crucial opportunity on the issue of climate change to change that perception, says Amy Edmondson.
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- 24 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Climate Change
Re: Multiple Faculty
What is the role of business and its leaders in creating positive climate change? In the middle of Climate Week, Six Harvard Business School faculty provide different perspectives.
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- 2013
- Book Chapter
Beyond Platinum: Making the Case for Titanium Buildings
By: Jock Herron, Amy C. Edmondson and Robert G. Eccles
Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and...
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- February 2012
- Teaching Material
The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security, and the Environment (B)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
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- January 2012
- Teaching Material
The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security and the Environment (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
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- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
by Garry Emmons
The city of the past is likely not the city of the future—climate change is bringing an end to the traditional model. Harvard Business School faculty are thinking along with government leaders and business practitioners about how to create sustainable places to...
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