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- December 2017
- Case
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta
It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact...
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Keywords:
Scaling Technologies;
Youth Unemployment;
Innovation In Nonprofits;
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Cash Flow;
Labor;
Employment;
Commercialization;
Problems and Challenges;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa;
Nigeria
Alvarez, Jose B., and Sarah Mehta. "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 518-034, December 2017.
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
response, Beijing Hualian developed a new "Family Store" format targeted at the nation's growing middle class, made up of younger consumers with more fashionable tastes. Like hypermarkets, Hualian Family Stores include both food...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
business revolution is having, or promises to have, significant impact. The papers in this special issue (flagged with bold font below) provide a deeper analysis of the themes and applications we touch on here. May 2024 (Revised May 2024) Case Market by Met Council:...
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- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
imprisoned come from predominantly minority communities. In 2018, Black Americans were incarcerated in state prisons at nearly six times the rate of White Americans, research shows. Many prison reform advocates say long-standing disparities, such as racial segregation,...
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FAQs - Alumni
Executive Education reunion page – accessible via reunions.hbs.edu or the applicable "20-- Reunions" section below. Fees and key dates for cancelation, late fees, and refunds are listed on class / Executive Education reunion pages when...
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Global Business Course | HBS Online
cross-border flows of goods and capital affect firms’ and nations’ competitive positions, and analyze the effects of environmental change on the competitive landscape. Highlights Absolute Advantage - Static of Production Frontier Water and View Details
- December 2022
- Case
Mission Produce in 2022
By: Forest Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Founded by CEO Steve Barnard in 1983, California-based Mission Produce was a leading supplier of Hass avocados with a global sourcing, marketing, and distribution network and $892 million in 2021 sales. Barnard had been influential in the global avocado trade’s...
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Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
California;
Peru;
Guatemala;
Colombia;
Mexico;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, Jose B. Alvarez, and Natalie Kindred. "Mission Produce in 2022." Harvard Business School Case 723-026, December 2022.
- February 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Doing Business in Accra, Ghana
By: Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Leonard Schlesinger and Namrata Arora
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Ghana. It highlights Ghana economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles...
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- August 2021
- Case
Orchadio’s First Two Split Experiments
By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Marco Iansiti and David Lane
Orchadio, a direct-to-consumer grocery business, needs to conduct its first two A/B tests—one to evaluate the effectiveness and functioning of its newly redesigned website, and one to market-test four versions of a new banner for the website. To do so, it will rely on...
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Keywords:
Information Management;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Customization and Personalization;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Bojinov, Iavor I., Marco Iansiti, and David Lane. "Orchadio’s First Two Split Experiments." Harvard Business School Case 622-015, August 2021.
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For Guests - Commencement 2024
an adult's lap for the ceremony's duration can enter without tickets. Children are not permitted in the graduate seating area in Harvard Yard (i.e., graduates cannot have their children sit with them). Limited access to restrooms is...
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- October 2005
- Case
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool 2005
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mary L. Shelman
CEO Mayo Schmidt had just guided his firm through five difficult years. Survival had come with the difficult decision to change the 80-year-old agricultural cooperative into a Canadian business corporation. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) now faced the future with a...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Capital;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Demand and Consumers;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Technology Adoption;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Canada
Goldberg, Ray A., and Mary L. Shelman. "Saskatchewan Wheat Pool 2005." Harvard Business School Case 906-402, October 2005.
- 01 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes
ticking up again as recently as February. How should companies navigate the mood of shoppers, who remain cautious after being squeezed over the past two years, particularly in areas like food and housing? Harvard Business School faculty...
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IBISWorld | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
more. Go To IBISWorld Access Access method Authorized Baker Visitors HarvardKey HBS Intranet Access notes HBS intranet link (Alternative to HarvardKey) IBISWorld limits the...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Giving Named Fellowship Funds Giving Named Fellowship Funds Making HBS Accessible Over the years, HBS alumni, friends of the School, and organizations have established more than 750 funds that support learners across all of HBS’s...
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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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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Economic Development;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Emerging Country;
Teaming;
Public-private Partnership;
Inter-organizational Relationships;
Collaboration;
Strategy Implementation;
Agricultural Commodity;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Public Sector;
Supply Chain Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Learning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Private Sector;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Social Enterprise;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Haiti
Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. "Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 616-040, January 2016.
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
commercial real estate development company Prodigy Network, as he develops an equity-based crowdfunding model for small investors to access commercial real estate in Colombia and then tests the model in the United States. U.S....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
lack of talent and saying, “Gosh, we need to find more workers.” The unemployment rate is still less for computer programmers than it is for workers who take jobs in fast food restaurants, but both unemployment rates are at historic lows....
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by Rachel Layne
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
Nelson Peltz in 2012. He wanted to split Kraft’s global business by spinning off its North American grocery products unit, which Rosenfeld wound up leading as an international business renamed Mondelez. Without the ability to access...
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- December 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital
By: David Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded packaged cereal and a leader in branded convenience foods. Founded in 1906 and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and...
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Keywords:
CPG;
Consumer Packaged Goods;
Cereal;
Battle Creek;
Michigan;
Breakfast;
Snack;
Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Growth Strategy;
Corporate Venture Capital;
Innovation;
Startup;
Brand;
Brand & Product Management;
Advertising;
Demand and Consumers;
Innovation and Invention;
Venture Capital;
Food;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Michigan;
North America
Bell, David, Damien McLoughlin, and Natalie Kindred. "Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital." Harvard Business School Case 518-061, December 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
inside The future of the restaurant industry is especially of concern to us. We collectively share 35 years of restaurant and food industry experience, navigating our way through as waitstaff and bartenders, as managers and senior leaders...
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