Publications

February 2022
Case

US Foods: Driving Post-Pandemic Success?

By: David E. Bell, Olivia Hull and Amy Klopfenstein

In November 2021, US Foods CEO Pietro Satriano must decide his company’s trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. US Foods suffered due to business closures and social distancing during the height of the pandemic. While the situation improved following the return of... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

structural inequities. Slides Governance Challenges in Professional Service Firms Professor Suraj Srinivasan (DBA 2004) Senior Lecturer David G. Fubini (MBA 1980) + More Info – Less Info In the session, Professors Fubini and Srinivasan... View Details

December 2011 (Revised October 2015)
Case

K&N's: Health and Happiness for Pakistan

By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin and Mary Shelman

Keywords: Family Business; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Pakistan

October 2014 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Gilead: Hepatitis C Access Strategy (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Vikram Rangan and David E. Bloom

Gilead had come up with an innovative drug for Hepatitis C, which affected 180 million people worldwide. The drug was priced at $1,000 a pill for the US market. Gilead had to decide how to price and market the pill in developing countries that bore the brunt of the... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Pharmaceuticals; Pricing; Access To Care; Emerging Markets; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Strategy; Ethics; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance” with Nicholas Otis, Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, and David Holtz. Rembrand M. Koning : Winner of the 2024 Wharton People Analytics White Paper Competition for “The Uneven... View Details

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

a new book, Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads, Harvard Business School's Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, and Patrick G. Cullen suggest opportunities for innovation. Understanding Users of Social Networks Many... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

one’s pre-tenure years when the opportunity cost of time seems especially high,” he writes. Colleague David A. Moss concurs. “The first priority should always be to identify truly important problems to work on,” says Moss, the Paul Whiton... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020

Professor, Entrepreneurial Management Himabindu Lakkaraju Assistant Professor, Technology & Operations Management Natalia Rigol Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurial Management Ishita Sen Assistant Professor, Finance Marco E. Tabellini... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

virtual Executive Education programs 14,000 hybrid classroom hours across 16 classrooms Harvard Business Publishing Leadership Change In February 2021, Harvard Business Publishing announced the retirement of CEO David Wan (MBA 1981). Wan... View Details

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

19 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 13, 2008 Moderator: David View Details

Keywords: Re: David E. Bell & Ray A. Goldberg; Agriculture & Agribusiness

March 2022 (Revised March 2023)
Case

The S.S. Kuniang (Abridged)

By: David E. Bell

December 2016
Case

Paine & Partners: Private Equity in Agriculture

By: David E. Bell

December 2014
Case

Louis Dreyfus Commodities

By: David E. Bell

Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC or Dreyfus) is the D of the ABCD grain-trading giants. The case describes how their business works and details the strategy by which management turned the company around in recent years. The case presents a number of issues facing the... View Details

Keywords: Commodities; Commodity Trading; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Goods and Commodities; Financial Markets; Business Strategy; Product Marketing