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- January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Expanding the Culture of Learning at Kraft Heinz
By: Ashley V. Whillans and Carolyn Watson
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) was an American food company formed in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group, Inc and the H.J. Heinz Company. The company sold food products like Heinz Ketchup, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kool-Aid, and Philadelphia cream cheese to supermarkets,... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Culture; Work Culture; Workplace Practices; Mergers; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competitive Advantage; Human Capital; Training; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development; Personal Development and Career; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry
Whillans, Ashley V., and Carolyn Watson. "Expanding the Culture of Learning at Kraft Heinz." Harvard Business School Case 922-036, January 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
restoring common sense to compensation schemes and holding officers and directors responsible for their actions. All of which implies greater transparency in information, education for non-officer directors, and stiffer penalties for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level, we find extensive evidence of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
bear in a consideration of America's burgeoning trade deficit. Lodge taught a wide range of courses in the MBA and Executive Education Programs at the School. Working with Scott and former HBS professor John W. Rosenblum, he helped focus... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
education experts concerning her organization's mission and effectiveness. Provides information on the leadership development of the protagonist, tracing her youth and education and the process of launching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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... View Details
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; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Haiti
Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. "Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 616-040, January 2016.
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
advisable? Would it bring more responsive government, passable roads, fair courts, and a quality education for citizens that the country's leaders desire? The answers to those questions could help not only Liberia but also other countries... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
example of how Old World wines can seem inaccessible to people. How can Old World wines become accessible to inexperienced consumers? A: Over the past decade, wineries around the world have gone to great lengths to enhance their consumer View Details
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
involves work in our educational program and in our research. The mission of the Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, and who make the world a better place. I... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
educated and valuable talent in a competitive labor market. The loss of women managers—and potential future leaders—has been particularly vexing for executives. Many of them cling to the belief that women’s struggle to balance their home... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
wedding march with the tagline: “You wouldn’t hire an organist without hearing them first, so why would you invest without checking BrokerCheck?” Since the working paper appeared in 2016, some firms proactively took it upon themselves to View Details
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
educational investment, or new technology. Fund solicitations providing only information without careful framing may be giving consumers an excuse to stay away because of what the product doesn’t have. “People exaggerate a charity’s... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
One of the highlights of my year is in November, when teams of enterprising families meet for the Executive Education program I founded and still lead at Harvard Business School, Families in Business. One of the thornier problems we... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
and respect for practice by faculty, increase the quality and impact of faculty research. With roles and boundaries clear, such ongoing relationships with firms, particularly those rooted in executive education venues, increase the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers
hoping to recruit African students more aggressively and to expand our executive education offerings on the continent. Our new initiative, Making Markets Work, has already received great interest from African universities and we are... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
the lessons of the past are being used to educate the business leaders of the future. Why Employers Favor Men Ruth comments: The race factor is important to be considered. In Latin America I have seen quite often that white men prefer to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
highly-skilled workers” Just as problematic are Trump’s numbers with educated voters. Even solely among whites, 60 percent of white voters with a college degree disapprove of Trump’s performance as president, and 54 percent of white... View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- 17 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?
degrees in education generally perform no better in their roles than those who do not. “So it’s likely recruiting managers are simply placing too much weight on things that look good on paper, but don’t turn out to matter much in... View Details
- 07 Oct 2015
- What Do You Think?
What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?
equilibrium of poverty.” (As a side note, one problem with Galbraith’s argument is that “labor exports” often involve people with the best education and skills, producing a brain drain. The result could well be greater inequality among... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 21, 2010
performance arts empire with a global brand. The story has a personal as well as professional dimension to it, including the launch of the Blue School (with their spouses), to provide children with the kind of education they wish they'd... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne