Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results : (50) Arrow Down
Filter Results : (50) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (2,571)
    • Faculty Publications  (50)

    Show Results For

    • All HBS Web  (2,571)
      • Faculty Publications  (50)

      Sustainability Targets Remove Sustainability Targets →

      Page 1 of 50 Results →

      Are you looking for?

      Sustainable Product Management at Solvay
      Sustainable Product Management at Solvay
      → Search All HBS Web
      • March 18, 2021
      • Article

      A Feasibility Study Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing as a Management Tool for Provider Cost Estimation: Lessons from the National TB Control Program in Zimbabwe in 2018

      By: J. Chirenda, B. Nhlema Simwaka, C. Sandy, K. Bodnar, S. Corbin, P. Desai, T. Mapako, S. Shamu, C. Timire, E. Antonio, A. Makone, A. Birikorang, T. Mapuranga, M. Ngwenya, T. Masunda, M. Dube, E. Wandwalo, L. Morrison and R. S. Kaplan
      Background: This study used process maps and time-driven activity-based costing to document TB service delivery processes. The analysis identified the resources required to sustain TB services in Zimbabwe, as well as several opportunities for more effective and...  View Details
      Keywords: Time-driven Activity-based Costing; Provider Cost; Health Care And Treatment; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing And Management; Zimbabwe
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Chirenda, J., B. Nhlema Simwaka, C. Sandy, K. Bodnar, S. Corbin, P. Desai, T. Mapako, S. Shamu, C. Timire, E. Antonio, A. Makone, A. Birikorang, T. Mapuranga, M. Ngwenya, T. Masunda, M. Dube, E. Wandwalo, L. Morrison, and R. S. Kaplan. "A Feasibility Study Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing as a Management Tool for Provider Cost Estimation: Lessons from the National TB Control Program in Zimbabwe in 2018." BMC Health Services Research 21, no. 242 (2021).
      • 2020
      • Chapter

      Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy

      By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
      In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically. Additionally, emerging countries are increasingly deviating from inflation targeting regimes, managing their exchange rate and engaging in...  View Details
      Keywords: Reserves; Exchange Rate; Sovereign Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Policy
      Citation
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy." In Asset Management at Central Banks and Monetary Authorities: New Practices in Managing International Foreign Exchange Reserves, edited by Jacob Bjorheim. Springer, 2020. (Book link.)
      • April 2020 (Revised May 2020)
      • Case

      NTT DOCOMO's Race to 5G

      By: Juan Alcácer, Horst Melcher and Akiko Kanno
      The case, based on extensive interviews with NTT DOCOMO’s technology leaders, focuses on the opportunities and challenges that NTT DOCOMO faces with the launch of infrastructure and services for 5G wireless telecommunication technology. With higher data rates and...  View Details
      Keywords: 5g; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Product Launch; Strategic Planning; Decision Making; Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Alcácer, Juan, Horst Melcher, and Akiko Kanno. "NTT DOCOMO's Race to 5G." Harvard Business School Case 720-413, April 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
      • November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
      • Case

      Danone: Changing the Food System

      By: David E. Bell, Federica Gabrieli and Daniela Beyersdorfer
      Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of the food and beverage company Danone, believed that humankind had only ten years to bend the curve on climate change and restore the biodiversity that the global food and agricultural ecosystem was critically dependent on. Upon...  View Details
      Keywords: Animal-based Agribusiness; Plant-based Agribusiness; Food; Nutrition; Quality; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Environmental sustainability; Climate Change; Business Model; Food And Beverage Industry; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry; France
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Bell, David E., Federica Gabrieli, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Danone: Changing the Food System." Harvard Business School Case 520-053, November 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
      • August 2019
      • Case

      Lemonade: Disrupting Insurance with Instant Everything, Killer Prices, and a Big Heart

      By: Elie Ofek and Danielle Golan
      Launching its first products in the fall of 2016 in New York, insurtech startup Lemonade was on a mission to disrupt the insurance market by using AI and behavioral economics principles. The company offered renters, homeowners, and condo insurance and mainly targeted...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Insurance; Technological Innovation; Business Model; Disruption; Brands And Branding; Growth And Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Decision Making; Insurance Industry; Technology Industry
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Ofek, Elie, and Danielle Golan. "Lemonade: Disrupting Insurance with Instant Everything, Killer Prices, and a Big Heart." Harvard Business School Case 520-020, August 2019.
      • December 2018
      • Case

      Good Energy Group PLC

      By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
      Founded at the end of 1999 by Juliet Davenport and Martin Edwards, Good Energy was the number-two renewable-energy seller in the United Kingdom at the end of 2016, supplying over 71,000 of the country’s 27 million households and small businesses with 100% renewable...  View Details
      Keywords: Power/energy; Green Energy; Renewables; Wind Power; Electricity; Power; Strategy Development; Electric Vehicles; Customer Service; Energy Policy; Barriers To Entry; Renewable Energy; Growth And Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Business And Government Relations; Problems And Challenges; Strategy; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Good Energy Group PLC." Harvard Business School Case 719-439, December 2018.
      • November 2018
      • Case

      Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Small Businesses Program

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Aldo Sesia
      In 2008, Goldman Sachs started the 10,000 Small Businesses program to help small businesses in the United States by providing education and a network of support—at no cost —and access to capital. It required the firm to create a new business ecosystem with a wide...  View Details
      Keywords: Ecosystem; Public/private Partnership; Small Business; Programs; Education; Partners And Partnerships; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; United States
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Aldo Sesia. "Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Small Businesses Program." Harvard Business School Case 319-005, November 2018.
      • September–October 2017
      • Article

      Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management?: Neither Great Leadership Nor Brilliant Strategy Matters Without Operational Excellence

      By: Raffaella Sadun, Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen
      A recurring message in business education is that you can’t compete on the basis of management processes because they’re easily copied. Operational effectiveness is table stakes in the competitive universe, it is often assumed, and thus cannot serve as a sustainable...  View Details
      Keywords: Management; Management Analysis, Tools, And Techniques; Management Practices And Processes; Performance Effectiveness
      Citation
      Find at Harvard
      Register to Read
      Related
      Sadun, Raffaella, Nicholas Bloom, and John Van Reenen. "Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management? Neither Great Leadership Nor Brilliant Strategy Matters Without Operational Excellence." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 120–127. (Winner of 59th Annual HBR McKinsey Award.)
      • Article

      Om det meningslösa och farliga med monetär heroism [On the Futility and Hazards of Monetary Heroics]

      By: Amar Bhide
      The decentralized enterprise that sustains the dynamism of economies makes top-down monetary interventions, such as quantitative easing, that target aggregates such as overall inflation, futile. Moreover, economic stability and dynamism also require prudent,...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Monetary Policy; Decentralization; Quantitative Easing
      Citation
      Register to Read
      Read Now
      Related
      Bhide, Amar. "Om det meningslösa och farliga med monetär heroism [On the Futility and Hazards of Monetary Heroics]." Ekonomisk Debatt 45, no. 4 (2017).
      • February 2017 (Revised January 2018)
      • Case

      Womenomics in Japan

      By: Boris Groysberg, Mayuka Yamazaki, Nobuo Sato and David Lane
      This case profiles Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vigorous attempts to revive Japan's economy, specifically by advocating for a larger role for women in the economy—not as a matter of social policy or gender equity per se, but as an essential element of any solution to...  View Details
      Keywords: Gender Equality; Japan; Leadership; Government-business Relations; Shinzo Abe; Economic Growth; Aging Society; Womenomics; Abenomics; Labor Market Discrimination; Workplace Culture; Women And Leadership; Change Management; Leading Change; Gender; Business And Government Relations; Growth And Development; Employment; Working Conditions
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Groysberg, Boris, Mayuka Yamazaki, Nobuo Sato, and David Lane. "Womenomics in Japan." Harvard Business School Case 417-002, February 2017. (Revised January 2018.)
      • January 2017 (Revised February 2018)
      • Case

      Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global

      By: Rohit Deshpandé, Esel Cekin and Akiko Kanno
      This case tracks Jerome Chouchan’s strategies and execution for a successful turnaround of Godiva Japan’s operations, which were experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010. Through various initiatives and innovations,...  View Details
      Keywords: Branding; Internationalization; Product; Innovation; Positioning; Customer Segmentation; Occasion-based Segmentation; Execution; Talent; Change Management; Customer-focused Strategies; Product Positioning; Globalized Firms And Management; Change Management; Talent And Talent Management; Customer Focus And Relationships; Product; Segmentation; Innovation And Invention; Brands And Branding; Retail Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Japan
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Deshpandé, Rohit, Esel Cekin, and Akiko Kanno. "Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global." Harvard Business School Case 517-056, January 2017. (Revised February 2018.)
      • October 2016
      • Case

      Addicaid: Scaling a Digital Platform for Addiction Wellness and Recovery

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
      In 2013, Sam Frons founded Addicaid—a mobile application (app) that allowed people in addiction recovery to track their progress, check in with counselors, and connect with others in recovery programs. The app was grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy and used the...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Health Interventions; Substance Use Disorder; Addiction Treatment; Addiction Recovery; Scale; Innovation; Health; Health Disorders; Health Industry; New York (city, Ny)
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Huckman, Robert S., and Sarah Mehta. "Addicaid: Scaling a Digital Platform for Addiction Wellness and Recovery." Harvard Business School Case 617-018, October 2016.
      • Article

      ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities

      By: Sakis Kotsantonis, Christopher Pinney and George Serafeim
      The authors’ aim in this article is to set the record straight on the financial performance of sustainable investing while also correcting a number of other widespread misconceptions about this rapidly growing set of principles and methods. Myth Number 1:...  View Details
      Keywords: Esg; sustainability; Investment Management; Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Investment; Environmental sustainability; Corporate Governance
      Citation
      Find at Harvard
      Purchase
      Related
      Kotsantonis, Sakis, Christopher Pinney, and George Serafeim. "ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 28, no. 2 (Spring 2016): 10–16.
      • November 2015 (Revised January 2016)
      • Teaching Note

      McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain—From Amazon Soya to Cage Free Eggs

      By: Michael W. Toffel
      This case provides an opportunity for students to consider how large, multinational corporations should respond when targeted by activists regarding environmental and social concerns in their supply chains. Greenpeace targeted McDonald's because its chicken supplier...  View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Welfare; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; United Kingdom
      Citation
      Purchase
      Related
      Toffel, Michael W. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain—From Amazon Soya to Cage Free Eggs." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 616-021, November 2015. (Revised January 2016.)
      • March 2015 (Revised February 2017)
      • Case

      Shanghai: GDP Apostasy

      By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and David Freiberg
      Balancing economic growth alongside environmental sustainability and social inclusion was becoming increasingly important in China. The case describes Shanghai's decision to abandon growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as its primary metric of measuring success....  View Details
      Keywords: China; Gdp; Measurement; Measurement And Metrics; Measurement Problems; Accountability; Accounting; sustainability; Sustainable Development; Corporate Governance; Strategy Execution; Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Strategy Map; Macroeconomics; Measurement And Metrics; Corporate Accountability; Accounting; Environmental sustainability; Development Economics; Corporate Governance; Shanghai
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and David Freiberg. "Shanghai: GDP Apostasy." Harvard Business School Case 115-042, March 2015. (Revised February 2017.)
      • March 2015
      • Case

      Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste

      By: David F. Drake, Janice H. Hammond and Matthew G. Preble
      The global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's chief supply chain...  View Details
      Keywords: Food Waste; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Sustainable Supply Chains; Sustainable Operations; Organization Alignment; Environmental sustainability; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Growth And Development Strategy; Food; Agribusiness; Strategy; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Beauty And Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Forest Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; North And Central America; Europe; Asia; Africa; Latin America; India
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Drake, David F., Janice H. Hammond, and Matthew G. Preble. "Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste." Harvard Business School Case 615-040, March 2015.
      • 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,...  View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental sustainability; Goals And Objectives; Values And Beliefs; Growth And Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
      • January 2015 (Revised January 2017)
      • Case

      Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation

      By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
      Set in Fall 2014, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being transformed by technological innovations and new student achievement standards. This case chronicles how Rob Waldron, CEO, and his team bring Curriculum Associates (CA), a traditional supplemental...  View Details
      Keywords: Education Technology; Saas; Turnaround; Textbook Publishing; Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Sales Cycle; Hr Strategy; Privately-funded Businesses; Sustainable Growth; Product Development Strategy; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Publishing Industry
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 315-053, January 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
      • December 2014 (Revised July 2016)
      • Case

      HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José Alvarez, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer
      The Dutch company HEINEKEN, one of the leading global brewers known for its brands like Heineken, Amstel, and Desperados and for its award-winning marketing campaigns, seeks to closely integrate its long-term sustainability "Brewing a Better World" approach into its...  View Details
      Keywords: Beer/brewing Industry; sustainability; Local Sourcing; Corporate Strategy; Global Strategy; Brands And Branding; Marketing Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Food And Beverage Industry
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Reinhardt, Forest L., José Alvarez, Tonia Junker, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World." Harvard Business School Case 715-022, December 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
      • November 2014
      • Case

      Nestlé SA, 2014

      By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
      In 2014, Nestlé was the largest producer of packaged foods and beverages in the world. 2013 revenues were $103.7 billion and operating profits $16.1 billion (15.5% of sales). The company owned 29 mega brands, each generating more than Euro 1 billion ($1.25 billion)....  View Details
      Keywords: Consumer Products; Strategy; Acquisitions; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
      Citation
      Educators
      Related
      Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Nestlé SA, 2014." Harvard Business School Case 715-428, November 2014.
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • →

      Are you looking for?

      Sustainable Product Management at Solvay
      Sustainable Product Management at Solvay
      → Search All HBS Web
      ǁ
      Campus Map
      Harvard Business School
      Soldiers Field
      Boston, MA 02163
      →Map & Directions
      →More Contact Information
      • Make a Gift
      • Site Map
      • Jobs
      • Harvard University
      • Trademarks
      • Policies
      • Digital Accessibility
      Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College