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Alphabet Energy: Thermoelectrics and Market Entry
Authors: Alexander, Beverly; Boscoe, Adam; Cabot, Mason; Dawsey, Philip; Barreau, Luc Emmanuel; Griffith, Russell
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2012
Alphabet Energy was founded in 2009 with a new thermoelectric technology that had the potential to advance energy efficiency by recovering heat wasted in combustion and mechanical processes. By 2010, Alphabet was facing its biggest challenge yet-how to select its initial market.
Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
Authors: Mackey, John; Sisodia, Rajendra S.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication Year: 2013
"Free-enterprise capitalism is the most powerful system for social cooperation and human progress ever conceived. It is one of the most compelling ideas we humans have ever had. But we can aspire to something even greater.” In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism.
Disney Crisis Exercise
Author: Feddersen, Timothy
Product Type: Exercises
Source: Kellogg School of Management
Publication Year: 2012
In this real-time exercise, student teams will advise Disney how to respond to a crisis precipitated by vocal and well-organized influence groups that threaten its brand as part of their advocacy on behalf of social causes...
Designing a Culture of Collaboration at Lake Nona Medical City
Authors: Edmondson, Amy C.; Ribot, Sydney; Zuzul, Tiona
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Describes Lake Nona, a 7,000-acre residential and research cluster in central Florida, and its process and innovation culture, and Lake Nona Institute, the organization behind the planning and governance of this new eco-friendly community. When the Institute's president is asked to decide who the next tenant in Medical City should be, he considers what kind of process would allow them to best grow going forward...
Making Lemonade in Chicago's Troubled Neighborhoods
Authors: Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Lamas, Jazzmin; Strope, Lisa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
This case focuses on the complexities of building a real estate portfolio in two low-income neighborhoods of Chicago, Roseland and Englewood, during the foreclosure crises in 2011.
Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings
Authors: Simcoe, Timothy; Toffel, Michael W.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Government purchasing programs often have policy objectives that go beyond getting a good deal for the taxpayer. This paper examines the impact of environmentally friendly government procurement policies on private-sector adoption of the targeted products. The authors find that municipal government green building procurement policies that apply only to municipal buildings also accelerate the use of green building practices in the private sector, both in the cities with these policies as well as in neighboring cities.
Telenor's Dilemma: The 2G Spectrum Scam in India
Authors: Prashar, Sanjeev; Prasad, Adeshwar Raja Balaji; Parasaran, V.S.; Venna, Vijay Kumar
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
In 2008 the Supreme Court of India revoked the 2G spectrum licences issued to many local and international companies because of major violations in the granting procedure by the Telecom Ministry. The case drives home the significance of political and legal business environmental factors that have an impact on the successful conduct of business. Multinational companies tend to be vulnerable to political risks, and the case suggests to students how to handle such situations.
Beef’s Raw Edges
Author: McGraw, Mike
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Kansas City Star
Publication Year: 2012
The Kansas City Star, in a yearlong investigation, found that the beef industry is increasingly relying on a mechanical process to tenderize meat, exposing Americans to higher risk of E. coli poisoning. The industry then resists labeling such products, leaving consumers in the dark...
When Exotic Investments Are Too Good to be True
Author: Sterngold, James
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: CNNMoney
Publication Year: 2012
Many investors don't trust Wall Street anymore, so they're putting money into exotic alternatives. The saga of two friends provides a window into a growing peril.
Sundt Construction Company
Author: Thomas, Jessica
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2012
Sundt had its share of ups and downs, but in 1992 when J. Doug Pruitt took over as the company’s COO, the company was headed toward bankruptcy. Today, the 100 percent ESOP-owned company operates out of eight offices located in Arizona, California, Texas, and North Carolina, and works on large construction projects in both the public and private sectors...
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