Teaching

Course Syllabi

MPA/MBA/EMBA:

• Doing Business in China (Elective, Johnson College of Business, Cornell University
• Social Entrepreneurship (Elective, Johnson Cornell Tech MBA, Cornell University)
• Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (Elective, Harvard Kennedy School)
• Philanthropy and Social Innovation (Elective, Harvard Kennedy School)
• Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Models for a Changing Economy (Required (EMBA), Johnson GSM, Cornell University)
• Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Approaches (Elective, Harvard Business School)
• China’s Current Challenges (Elective Immersion, Harvard Business School)

PhD:

• Organizational Theory (Johnson College of Business, Cornell University; Harvard Sociology Department and Business School)
• Corporate Political Strategy (Johnson College of Business, Cornell University)

Published Case Studies & Teaching Materials

Corporate Sustainability & Social Issues in China

52. Christopher Marquis and Yen Hsiang Wu. Growing Home: Creating Institutional Change in China. (Harvard Kennedy School Case 2119.0), May, 2018.
53. Christopher Marquis and Zhishuang Guan. A Better Community (ABC): Developing the NGO Infrastructure in China. (Harvard Kennedy School Case 2119.0), May, 2018.
54. Christopher Marquis and Xinghui Chen. First Respond: The Challenges of Marketing Social Mission in China. (Harvard Kennedy School Case 2103.0), August, 2017.
55. Marquis, Christopher and Qi Li. “Beacon Group of Hong Kong: Finding Light in the Shadow Education Industry.” (Harvard Business School Case 415-082), June, 2015.
56. Marquis, Christopher, Qi Li and Ying Zhang. “Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) and the Chinese Employment Market.” (Harvard Business School Case 415-081), June, 2015.
57. Marquis, Christopher, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang. “China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China.” (Harvard Business School Case 415-078), May, 2015. Chinese version.
58. Marquis, Christopher, and Qi Li. “Continental Hope Group.” (Harvard Business School Case 415-050), January 2015
59. Marquis, Christopher, Zoe Yang, and Juelin Yin. “Fei Cheng Wu Rao (If You Are the One): The Media as a Reflection of Society” Harvard Business School Case 414-056, February 2014. Chinese version.
60. Marquis, Christopher, Zucheng Zhou, Mo Chen, and Heng Fan. “Building a Community at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.” Harvard Business School Case 413-083, November 2012.
61. Marquis, Christopher, Lynn Yin, and Dongning Yang. “COSCO: Implementing Sustainability.” Harvard Business School Case 412-081, November 2011. Chinese version.
62. Marquis, Christopher, Nancy Hua Dai, and Lynn Yin. “Chairman Zhang and Broad Group: Growth Dilemmas.” Harvard Business School Case 412-095, December 2011. (Revised December 2012.)
63. Marquis, Christopher, Laura Velez Villa, and Lynn Yin. “China Greentech Initiative (CGTI).” Harvard Business School Case 412-105, January 2012. (Revised February 2012.)
64. Marquis, Christopher, and Nancy Dai. “China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good.” Harvard Business School Case 410-142, June 2010. (Revised July 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-098, May 2011. Chinese version.
65. Marquis, Christopher, Nancy Dai, Dongning Yang, and Hong Wu. “State Grid: Corporate Social Responsibility.” Harvard Business School Case 410-141, June 2010. (Revised August 2010.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 412-006, July 2011. Chinese version.
66. Marquis, Christopher, G.A. Donovan, and YiKwan Chu. “Swire Beverages: Implementing CSR in China.” Harvard Business School Case 410-021, August 2009. (Revised August 2009.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-129, April 2010.

Global Social Innovation

37. Christopher Marquis and Effie Sapuridis. Danone North America: The World’s Largest B Corporation. (Harvard Kennedy School Case 2156.0), December, 2018.
38. Marquis, Christopher, and Matthew Lee. “B Lab: Can it Scale Business as a Force for Good?” Harvard Business School Case 414-080, June 2015. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-073, June 2015.
39. Marquis, Christopher, and Zoe Yang. “Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.: Taking on Seasonal Starvation in Latin America.” Harvard Business School Case 414-065, April 2014.
40. Marquis, Christopher, David Plumb, Tom Blathwayt, and Zoe Yang. “Anglo American: Implementing a ‘Social Way’ for Global Mining.” Harvard Business School Case 414-063, January 2014.
41. Marquis, Christopher, and Juan Almandoz. “New Resource Bank: In Pursuit of Green.” Harvard Business School Case 412-060, September 2011. (Revised May 2013.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 413-114, April 2013.
42. Marquis, Christopher. “Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Models for a Changing Economy.” Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 413-113, March 2013.
43. Marquis, Christopher, and Juan Almandoz. “First Green Bank: Bringing Bloom to Desert Landscapes.” Harvard Business School Case 413-073, March 2013.
44. Marquis, Christopher, and Laura Velez Villa. “Warby Parker: Vision of a ‘Good’ Fashion Brand.” Harvard Business School Case 413-051, July 2012. (Revised September 2012.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 416-001, June 2015.
45. Marquis, Christopher, and Laura Velez Villa. “Managing Stakeholders with Corporate Social Responsibility.” Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 412-121, May 2012.
46. Marquis, Christopher, Daniel Beunza, Fabrizio Ferraro, and Bobbi Thomason. “Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P.” Harvard Business School Case 411-025, August 2010. (Revised September 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-068, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
47. Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Christopher Marquis, and Bobbi Thomason. “Public Architecture.” Harvard Business School Case 411-030, July 2010. (Revised September 2012.)
48. Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. “PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A).” Harvard Business School Case 409-108, March 2009. (Revised March 2012.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-120, March 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
49. Marquis, Christopher, William Drewery, Bradley Crane, and Laura Velez Villa. “PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (B).” Harvard Business School Supplement 412-119, March 2012. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-120, March 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
50. Marquis, Christopher, Marley C. Kornreich, and Bobbi Thomason. “Social Innovation at salesforce.com.” Harvard Business School Case 412-049, August 2011. (Revised October 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 416-002, June 2015.
51. Margolis, Joshua D., Christopher Marquis, and Laura Winig. “VeeV on the Rocks?” Harvard Business School Case 410-006, July 2009. (Revised October 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-076, December 2010.
52. Marquis, Christopher, Pooja Mehta Shah, Amanda Elizabeth Tolleson, and Bobbi Thomason. “The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (A).” Harvard Business School Case 410-121, April 2010. (Revised September 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 412-048, August 2011.
53. Marquis, Christopher, and Bobbi Thomason. “The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (B).” Harvard Business School Supplement 412-047, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 412-048, August 2011.
54. Marquis, Christopher, Andrew David Klaber, and Bobbi Thomason. “B Lab: Building a New Sector of the Economy.” Harvard Business School Case 411-047, September 2010. (Revised September 2011.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-073, November 2010. (Revised June 2015.)
55. Marquis, Christopher, and Rwitwika Bhattacharya. “Global Business School Network.” Harvard Business School Case 412-044, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
56. Marquis, Christopher, Donna Khalife, and Bobbi Thomason. “sweetriot 2.0.” Harvard Business School Case 412-007, June 2011. (Revised April 2014.)
57. Marquis, Christopher. “Western Union: Our World, Our Family®.” Harvard Business School Case 410-050, September 2009. (Revised December 2010.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-080, January 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
58. Marquis, Christopher, Marya Besharov, and Bobbi Thomason. “Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth.” Harvard Business School Case 410-023, August 2009. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-057, October 2010.
59. Marquis, Christopher, Vinay Ganti, Kevin Smith, and Doug Guthrie. “Mekong Capital: Building a Culture of Leadership in Vietnam.” Harvard Business School Case 411-023, July 2010.
60. Marquis, Christopher, Bobbi Thomason, and Jennifer Tydlaska. “Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement.” Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 410-138, June 2010. (Revised April 2014.)
61. Marquis, Christopher, and Rosabeth M. Kanter. “IBM: The Corporate Service Corps.” Harvard Business School Case 409-106, March 2009. (Revised July 2010.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-131, April 2010.
62. Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Cathy Ross. “Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative.” Harvard Business School Case 509-042, June 2009. (Revised July 2010.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-119, March 2010. (Revised March 2013.) Chinese Version.
63. Marquis, Christopher. “Burt’s Bees: Balancing Growth and Sustainability (Multimedia).” Harvard Business School Video Case 410-704, February 2010. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-100, February 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
64. Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. “Shaklee Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility.” Harvard Business School Case 509-031, October 2008. (Revised October 2009.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 509-061, April 2009. (Revised September 2009.)
65. Marquis, Christopher, Kwang Y. Ryu, Philip H. Mirvis, and Bobbi Thomason. “SK Telecom: Pursuing Happiness through Corporate Social Responsibility.” Harvard Business School Case 410-042, August 2009.
66. Kaplan, Robert Steven, Christopher Marquis, and Brent Kazan. “The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.” Harvard Business School Case 408-003, June 2008. (Revised July 2008.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 410-005, July 2009.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

1. Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Yannis Katsarakis. “Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (A).” Harvard Business School Case 407-050, October 2006. (Revised November 2007.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 408-081, November 2007.
2. Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Yannis Katsarakis. “Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (B).” Harvard Business School Supplement 407-051, October 2006. (Revised November 2007.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 408-081, November 2007.
3. Marquis, Christopher, and Alison Comings. Congruence Model Tutorial. Harvard Business School Tutorial 407-703, June 2007. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 407-131, June 2007.
4. Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, Richard Arum, and Abby Larson. “Joel Klein and Leadership in the NYC Public Schools.” Harvard Business School Case 407-065, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
5. Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. “Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A).” Harvard Business School Case 407-037, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 407-085, April 2007. (Revised April 2010.)
6. Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. “Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (B).” Harvard Business School Supplement 407-038, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 407-085, April 2007. (Revised April 2010.)
7. Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. “Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C).” Harvard Business School Supplement 407-039, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.) Harvard Business School Teaching Note 407-085, April 2007. (Revised April 2010.)