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- 2023
- Working Paper
Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance
Designing management practices to better onboard organizational newcomers working remotely is a key priority for firms. We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted at a large global firm that estimates the performance effects of different types of...
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Keywords:
Remote Work;
Virtual Water Coolers;
Social Interactions;
Careers;
Field Experiment;
Employees;
Interpersonal Communication;
Internet and the Web;
Performance;
Personal Development and Career
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Jacqueline N. Lane, and Iavor Bojinov. "Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-125, May 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- August 2019
- Case
Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli
By: Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano
This case explores one company’s attempt to experiment with a different underlying model for a capitalist enterprise. Brunello Cucinelli, S.p.A. is a leading manufacturer of luxury fashion apparel. Despite being a publicly traded enterprise with annual revenues...
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Keywords:
Corporate Culture;
Human Resource Practices;
Growth;
Growth Strategy;
Motivation;
Values;
Fashion;
Capitalism;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Human Resources;
Management;
Business Model;
Policy;
Behavior;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Luxury;
Italy
Gino, Francesca, and Gary Pisano. "Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli." Harvard Business School Case 920-007, August 2019.
- July 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Since its founding eight years earlier, Hidrovias do Brasil (“Hidrovias”), an integrated logistics provider serving corporate customers exporting products from South America via the Atlantic Ocean, had grown to 900 employees and $253 million in annual revenues....
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Private Equity;
Brazil;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Operation Management;
General Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Growth and Development;
Leadership;
Operations;
Problems and Challenges;
Transportation;
Human Capital;
Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Brazil
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters." Harvard Business School Case 419-007, July 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- March 2018
- Case
TrustSphere: Building a Market for Relationship Analytics
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
Manish Goel was the CEO of TrustSphere, a seven-year-old company in the data analytics industry that focused squarely on relationship analytics, a space in which TrustSphere was pioneering a unique technology and solutions in the areas of sales, risk, and people...
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Keywords:
Data Analytics;
People Analytics;
Talent Management;
Human Resources;
Networks;
Relationships;
Analysis;
Employee Relationship Management;
Core Relationships;
Applications and Software;
Communication;
Technology Industry;
Singapore
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "TrustSphere: Building a Market for Relationship Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 418-070, March 2018.
- March–April 2017
- Article
Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior
By: Sheila M. Reddy, Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher and Stanley T. Asah
Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral barriers to conservation and how to best overcome them. Behavioral sciences have informed policy in many other realms (e.g., health, savings), but they are a largely untapped resource...
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Keywords:
Adaptive Management;
Awareness;
Behavioral Economics;
Behavioral Science;
Conservation Intervention;
Conservation Planning;
Decision-making;
Incentives;
Nudge;
Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Marketing;
Decision Making;
Environmental Sustainability;
Economics
Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah. "Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior." Conservation Letters 10, no. 2 (March–April 2017): 248–256. (doi:10.1111/conl.12252.)
- December 2015 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis
By: Forest Reinhardt, David Bell, Natalie Kindred, Mary Shelman and Laura Winig
This case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015. Stuart Woolf, CEO of Woolf Farming, a grower and processor of almonds, tomatoes, and...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Natural Disasters;
Climate Change;
Resource Allocation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government and Politics;
Economics;
Weather;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
California
Reinhardt, Forest, David Bell, Natalie Kindred, Mary Shelman, and Laura Winig. "Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 716-038, December 2015. (Revised January 2016.)
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Meaney and Technology for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Renee Vuillaume
Two Valmont Industries (an international leader in infrastructure products and services) colleagues, Robert (Bob) Meaney and Richard Berkland hoped to improve the lives of small and medium-sized farmers in the developing world through modern irrigation technology. In...
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Keywords:
Developing World;
Farm;
Farming;
Small-scale Farmers;
Agriculture;
Agricultural Production;
Water Management;
Water;
Leadership Skills;
Agribusiness;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Leadership;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa;
Ghana;
Tanzania;
Rwanda
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Renee Vuillaume. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Meaney and Technology for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-059, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority
By: John Macomber
Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Resource Allocation;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Environmental Sustainability;
Policy;
Infrastructure;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
California
Macomber, John. "Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority." Harvard Business School Case 215-057, February 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
- July 2013 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
TaKaDu
By: Elie Ofek and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Amir Peleg, founder and CEO of TaKaDu, reflected on how to position his young firm for the next fiscal year and beyond. The small Israeli startup had developed an innovative software system that used patented algorithms and statistical analysis to...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Customer Selection;
Business Marketing;
High-tech Marketing;
Enterprise Resource Planning;
Water Resources;
Water Management;
Utilities;
Product Positioning;
Expansion;
Resource Allocation;
Applications and Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Utilities Industry;
Australia;
Israel
- June 2013 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social...
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Keywords:
Nike;
Hannah Jones;
Mark Parker;
Phil Knight;
Philip Knight;
Eric Sprunk;
Jill Ker Conway;
Phyllis Wise;
Don Blair;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
SB&I;
Flyknit;
DyeCoo;
Footwear;
Athletic Footwear;
Apparel;
Athletic Apparel;
Sustainability;
Greenpeace;
Detox Campaign;
Dirty Laundry;
Water;
Water Use;
Water Pollution;
Water Resources;
Corporate Responsibility Committee;
Judgment;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Footwear Industry;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Alignment;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Judgments;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Asia;
China;
United States;
Oregon;
Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-he Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-146, June 2013. (Revised April 2023.)
- June 2013 (Revised September 2016)
- Supplement
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social...
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Keywords:
Nike;
Hannah Jones;
Mark Parker;
Phil Knight;
Philip Knight;
Eric Sprunk;
Jill Ker Conway;
Phyllis Wise;
Don Blair;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
SB&I;
Flyknit;
DyeCoo;
Footwear;
Athletic Footwear;
Apparel;
Athletic Apparel;
Sustainability;
Greenpeace;
Detox Campaign;
Dirty Laundry;
Water;
Water Use;
Water Pollution;
Water Resources;
Corporate Responsibility Committee;
Judgment;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Footwear Industry;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Alignment;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Judgments;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Asia;
China;
United States;
Oregon;
Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-he Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-147, June 2013. (Revised September 2016.)
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Hans Jöhr, Nestlé's head of corporate agriculture, was preparing to meet with the company's board of directors to discuss its vision for the future related to sustainable agriculture. Nestlé's continued success depended on its ability to access the...
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- February 2013 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Phu My Hung
By: John Macomber and Dawn H. Lau
Privately held city development promoters decide whether to partner on next phase or go it alone in a 20-year, 4000-acre project. Set outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this decades-long project led by two Taiwanese families reshaped and built the economic...
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Macomber, John, and Dawn H. Lau. "Phu My Hung." Harvard Business School Case 213-098, February 2013. (Revised February 2014.)
- August 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Background Note
A Note on Water
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim and Sarah E. Farrell
This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk, resulting in significant economic, political and environmental issues.
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Keywords:
Economics;
Government and Politics;
Demand and Consumers;
Supply and Industry;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Natural Environment;
Pollutants;
Environmental Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim, and Sarah E. Farrell. "A Note on Water." Harvard Business School Background Note 412-050, August 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- Article
The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities
By: John D. Macomber
Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends....
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Keywords:
Trends;
Demographics;
Private Sector;
Investment;
City;
Infrastructure;
Opportunities;
Urban Development
Macomber, John D. "The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 64–74.
- October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
YES BANK: Mainstreaming Development into Indian Banking
By: Michael Chu and Namrata Arora
YES BANK, founded in 2003 and highly successful, has consistently been profitable meeting the Indian government's Priority Sector Lending (PSL) requirements, unlike virtually all other private sector banks, which view PSL activity as a necessary but loss-making part of...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Private Equity;
Microfinance;
Investment;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Expansion;
Banking Industry;
India
Chu, Michael, and Namrata Arora. "YES BANK: Mainstreaming Development into Indian Banking." Harvard Business School Case 311-063, October 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- December 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Woolf Farming and Processing
By: David E. Bell, Laura Winig and Mary Louise Shelman
Woolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water and unavailability of surface water due to federally...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Resource Allocation;
Quality;
Business and Government Relations;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Infrastructure;
Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
California
Bell, David E., Laura Winig, and Mary Louise Shelman. "Woolf Farming and Processing." Harvard Business School Case 510-033, December 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- April 2009
- Article
How to Market in a Downturn
By: John A. Quelch and Katherine Jocz
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Because no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Spending;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Segmentation
Quelch, John A., and Katherine Jocz. "How to Market in a Downturn." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 4 (April 2009): 52–62.
- December 2008 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mary Louise Shelman
Arcadia Biosciences is an entrepreneurial California agricultural biotech company seeking to earn carbon credits by modifying commodity crops for use in China and India. Eric Rey, Arcadia's CEO, faced a strategic inflection point in early September 2008. The company...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Science-Based Business;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
China;
India;
California
Daemmrich, Arthur A., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mary Louise Shelman. "Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change." Harvard Business School Case 709-019, December 2008. (Revised January 2011.)
- November 2008 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Elizabeth Collins
CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc., which comprises an older division that fabricates products like piping and tanks for water and wastewater processing plants, and a much newer division that develops biochemical...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Human Resource Management;
Motivation;
Business Growth;
Motivation and Incentives;
Leadership;
Business Subsidiaries;
Innovation Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Retention;
Operations;
Recruitment;
Integration;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Elizabeth Collins. "Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division." Harvard Business School Brief Case 083-214, November 2008. (Revised January 2010.)