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John P. Mackey

Through a series of acquisitions, Mackey transformed Whole Foods from a small, niche player in the grocery retail business into a major enterprise. In many ways, Mackey and Whole View Details

Keywords: Retail

11 Feb 2014
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effects, we use experimental methods to demonstrate that participants who imagined shopping with their own bags are more likely to spontaneously consider purchasing chips or dessert items and indicate relatively higher willingness to pay... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2007
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In Brief

tell the story of how they launched SmartPak, a rapidly growing company in the horse- and dog-supplements business that landed smack in the middle of the melamine-pet food scare last spring. Seeking Silent... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Embrace/an/814001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 914-412 Beidahuang Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 1994 (Revised May 1995)
Teaching Note

Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s TN

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-794-055). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; North and Central America

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01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

Related Links Ten Amazing Facts about Beauty Register for a Club presentation with Professor Jones on October 19 In his new book, Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press), HBS professor Geoffrey Jones explores how the beauty... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Chemical Manufacturing; Chemical Manufacturing; Chemical Manufacturing

April 1990 (Revised February 1994)
Case

Standard Fruit Co. in Nicaragua (A) (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nicaragua

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01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

As a way to delve deeper into the link between motivation and creativity, Amabile and her husband, psychologist Steven J. Kramer, conducted a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26

Publications International Marketing Review Achievement Motivation, Strategic Orientations and Business Performance in Entrepreneurial Firms: How Different Are Japanese and American Founders? By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

1993
Chapter

Regulating the International Trade in Hazardous Pesticides: Closing the Accountability Gap

By: L. S. Paine

Keywords: Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Accountability; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry

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June 2003
Teaching Note

Pepcid AC: Racing to the OTC Market (TN)

By: Charles King III, Alvin J. Silk and Ann Leamon

Teaching Note for (9-500-073). View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

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January 2024
Supplement

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (B)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details

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01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

tax. This has effectively capped salaries, but invites unlimited compensation in other forms. Several high-performing companies such as Costco Wholesale and Whole Foods Markets limit CEO pay to some multiple... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

different sources (e.g., food versus fire safety). Up Close and Personal: Developing Foundations for Leader Development through Personalization of Management Learning Authors:Gianpiero Petriglieri, Jack... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2019
News

Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

fields at a farm owned and run by the Duhau Group in Argentina’s Pampa region. The company was the subject of a case Alvarez wrote, which he taught in the Agribusiness Seminar in 2019. (photo by Mariana Cal) Senior Lecturer José Alvarez... View Details

09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

enormous strain on the 1.2 billion people living on a dollar a day or less. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and relief agencies are on the front lines of this global crisis, distributing food View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
Case

A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA

By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi

The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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01 Mar 2006
News

Robots to the Rescue

firm has landed two rounds of private financing and placed pilot systems at operations of a major retailer and food company. If all goes as planned, Mountz sees “no limit to... View Details

Keywords: robotics; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services