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- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
well-functioning business model"), through capability (what it takes to execute a plan and gain access to needed resources, owned or not, over time), to scalability ("These students are not small-time operators, aiming to run the best View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
Kristen Krzyzewski, MBA 1997 Kim Moore, MBA 1997 Finale is a full-service, upscale restaurant concept serving desserts and beverages (coffee, tea, wine, and spirits). The business also includes a retail store featuring take-out desserts... View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Case 806-069 Randall Fojtasek, a partner at Brazos Private Equity Partners, must decide whether to invest more money in Cheddar's restaurant chain, which the firm invested in 10 months earlier. The incremental investment would fund a real... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Annual Report 2019 - Annual Report 2019
Forward-Thinking Sustainability In March, HBS joined the Leadership Circle at Farm Forward, a nonprofit that seeks to promote conscientious food choices that advance sustainable agriculture and support the humane treatment of animals. Working with View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
matching estimations, and regression discontinuity designs. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50067 Harvard Business School Case 315-049 Cravia: An Entrepreneurial Endeavor in Dubai Walid Hajj (HBS '95), CEO of Dubai-based View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=509050 Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1) Harvard Business School Case 109-013 Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
as it happened, Nova’s twin daughters had interned in the Mayor’s office. Segneri worked with then-Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis to launch Operation Safe Delivery, a comprehensive safety plan for local restaurants and delivery... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Yelp data can complement government surveys by measuring economic activity in close to real time, at a granular level, and at almost any geographic scale. Changes in the number of businesses and restaurants reviewed on Yelp can predict... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog
1.5 Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Matt Kelly Real Estate Investing Finance Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Tarun Khanna IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
will continue to see creative uses. I predict we’ll see more and more ‘line-waiting tasks’ for restaurants that don’t take reservations and for product launches.” —Jamie Viggiano (MBA 2009), VP of marketing, TaskRabbit Professor Sandra... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
both social distancing and masks in preventing the spread of the virus. Even during the peak of its crisis, when there were about 900 cases a day, South Korea never imposed a full lockdown. Most restaurants and businesses remained open.... View Details
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
to attract more sponsors. With KCON 2012 having lost money, despite a robust turnout, it was far from clear whether to repeat the event and, if so, whether its scale should be expanded beyond 2012's $1.1 million budget. With CJ recently opening a chain of mid-market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
even more learners, and we’re running a number of experiments to try and get to non-linear growth. Editor's note: Dean Datar's response applies to both of the following questions: Along with another HBS sectionmate, Steve Sarver, I operate a food manufacturing and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
for holding honest conversations with everyone in your organization. Used by more than 800 organizations across the globe, the strategic fitness process has helped leaders in a diverse range of industries—including medical technology, information technology, banking,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
free trade zones began the transformation of China’s state-run economy. In the 1990s, you saw a significant easing of restrictions on startups—first in the restaurant industry and gradually spreading elsewhere. Small, state-owned... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
a variety of environmental initiatives that he has undertaken over the years. His devotion to preserving the island's natural beauty as well as the Fijian culture has earned Turtle Island accolades that include the 1999 Green Hotelier Award from the International Hotel... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
the final stages of a 10-year plan of rejuvenation under CEO Kim Lopdrup. When he took over as CEO in 2004 the chain was closing restaurants and suffering declining same-store sales and declining customer satisfaction. But in 2010, even... View Details
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
and time costs. Organic wine finally attained niche popularity in the 2010s, mainly in northwest Europe and in cosmopolitan global cities elsewhere, as fine-dining restaurants like Noma sought wines with clear terroir. Organic wine... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Cracker Barrel In the fall of 2011, activist investor, Sardar Biglari, has acquired nearly 10% ownership in the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain. He believes that the board and senior management have failed and the company has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
available at this time. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816029-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-003 Launching Yelp Reservations (A) This case presents a multi-party negotiation among Yelp, current partner OpenTable, and two startups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne