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Executive Education - Leadership
action, improve colleagues' perceptions and collaborate more effectively. Agribusiness Seminar HBS Campus | 12–15 JAN 2025 Determine the best trajectory for your business in the context of today's constantly...
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- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- December 2017 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Amazon Buys Whole Foods
By: José B. Alvarez, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
The June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move...
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Keywords:
Amazon;
Whole Foods;
Grocery;
Grocery Delivery;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Business Models;
Food Value Chain;
Agribusiness;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Operations;
Competitive Strategy;
E-commerce;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Alvarez, José B., David Lane, and Joni Coughlin. "Amazon Buys Whole Foods." Harvard Business School Case 518-056, December 2017. (Revised May 2018.)
- August 1980 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Freemark Abbey Winery
Freemark Abbey must decide whether to harvest in view of the possibility of rain. Rain could damage the crop but delaying the harvest would be risky. On the other hand, rain could be beneficial and greatly increase the value of the resulting wine. This decision is...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Krasker, William S. "Freemark Abbey Winery." Harvard Business School Case 181-027, August 1980. (Revised March 1994.)
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Executive Education - Business & Environment
than 60 years, business leaders from around the world have gathered for the Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School (HBS) to deepen their understanding of the food and View Details
Rohit Deshpande
Rohit Deshpandé is a Baker Foundation Professor and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus at Harvard Business School, where he has been teaching in the Advanced Management Program,... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
industry feeds billions of people but also contributes heavily to climate change. How do we employ more sustainable agricultural practices and maintain our ability to feed 7.7...
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- May 2009
- Case
Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products
By: John H. McArthur and Sunru Yong
Ceres is a leading player in the growing organic gardening industry, selling seeds, small plants, and related items. Their distribution depends heavily on retail sales through independent nurseries and garden centers. Because these small dealers are unable to finance...
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Keywords:
Accounting Procedures;
Marketing;
Business Growth;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Marketing Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Marketing Channels;
Credit;
Financial Statements;
Sales;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry
McArthur, John H., and Sunru Yong. "Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-017, May 2009.
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Power to the People
By: Eric D. Werker
Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details
Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Food;
Service Operations;
Inflation and Deflation;
Experience and Expertise;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Knowledge;
Poverty;
Agribusiness;
Diversity;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Innovation and Invention;
India
Werker, Eric D. "Power to the People." Foreign Policy, no. 169 (November–December 2008).
- September 2012 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Doing Business in Ghana
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Elena Corsi
An entrepreneur considered investing in tomato paste manufacturing in Ghana, an emerging economy, and pondered the opportunities and challenges of investing here. Ghana's economy had been growing over the last decade, reaching a peak of 14.4% growth rate in 2011. Now a...
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- December 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Impossible Foods
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Impossible Foods founder and CEO Pat Brown started the company out of concern over livestock production’s impact on climate change. Impossible’s mission is to end consumption of animals by 2035, and its strategy is to develop and market plant-based foods so similar to...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Food;
Consumer Behavior;
Behavior;
Venture Capital;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution;
Production;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Growth Management;
Global Strategy;
Competition;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
China;
Asia;
California;
Hong Kong;
Taiwan
Alvarez, Jose B., and Natalie Kindred. "Impossible Foods." Harvard Business School Case 520-046, December 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- November 2008 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Nestle
By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
In April 2008, Paul Bulcke took over as CEO of the world's largest food and beverage company. His predecessor, Peter Brabeck, had delivered 12 years of outstanding results while moving the company toward a new vision of health, nutrition, and wellness. Bulcke's...
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- March 2011 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
The Dutch Flower Cluster
By: Michael E. Porter, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Fred van Eenennaam
Describes the Dutch Flower cluster, or the group of interconnected growers, suppliers, service providers, and flower-related institutions located in The Netherlands. Examines the role of the FloraHolland auction in the value chain. Also describes the flower clusters in...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Auctions;
Industry Clusters;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Netherlands
Porter, Michael E., Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo, and Fred van Eenennaam. "The Dutch Flower Cluster." Harvard Business School Case 711-507, March 2011. (Revised November 2013.)
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
these things, people look on it as the most difficult country to change." And yet, a shift appears under way. A new reformist government has started treating agriculture as a problem to be solved by View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
conglomerate business model Influence: Medium-High 70197019 Deregulation of oil and airline industries New energy policies and programs Stagflation cripples economy...
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- June 1999 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
The California Wine Cluster
By: Michael E. Porter and Gregory C Bond
Describes the California wine cluster, or the group of interconnected wineries, grape growers, suppliers, service providers, and wine-related institutions located in California. Also describes the wine cluster in France, Italy, Australia, and Chile, the four other...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Geographic Location;
Industry Clusters;
Business and Government Relations;
Competition;
Food and Beverage Industry;
California
Porter, Michael E., and Gregory C Bond. "The California Wine Cluster." Harvard Business School Case 799-124, June 1999. (Revised February 2013.)
- December 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Zespri
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Louise Shelman
Grower-owned Zespri is the sole exporter of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit outside of Australia and New Zealand. Facing growing international competition, Zespri invested in consumer branding and innovation, which has led to new types of kiwifruit that taste better and...
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Elisabeth C. Paulson
Elisabeth is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches the first year course on Technology and Operations Management in the required curriculum.
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- February 2013
- Case
Diamond Foods, Inc.
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Tim Gray
The Diamonds Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blow up at the company in late 2011 that was triggered by a report by Off Wall Street, a prominent short selling research firm. Diamond Foods, a high flying growth company in 2011, grew from a walnut farmers'...
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Keywords:
Accounting Restatements;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Short Selling;
Revenue Recognition;
Board Of Directors;
Audit Committees;
Auditing;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Agribusiness;
Accrual Accounting;
Earnings Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Valuation;
Revenue;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
California;
Cambridge
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Tim Gray. "Diamond Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-055, February 2013.
- February 2014
- Case
BGI: Data-driven Research
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
BGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving...
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Keywords:
Genomics;
Gene Sequencing;
Life Sciences;
Plant Breeding;
Human Genome Program;
Beijing Genomics Institute;
BGI;
Rice Genome;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Research;
Research and Development;
Science;
Genetics;
Science-Based Business;
Strategy;
Commercialization;
Corporate Strategy;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China;
United States
Shih, Willy, and Sen Chai. "BGI: Data-driven Research." Harvard Business School Case 614-056, February 2014.