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01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

Rumi, the company has grown into a successful for-profit social enterprise that ships spices directly from farmers in Afghanistan to a certification plant in Turkey, then to their Chicago office for distribution. In addition to Jung,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

others) produces in Mexico and ships back to the US under government contracts. Another tax could be devised to help defray worker retraining and relocation costs. Trade treaties could be renegotiated. The list goes on. It’s becoming... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

roles. ” Steven Henderson MBA 2016 | CEO, Fleetzero “Fleetzero builds and operates a fleet of batteryelectric cargo ships to affordably decarbonize ocean freight. Our zero-emission and hybrid vessels deliver long-distance ocean freight... View Details

27 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

employee begins, the hiring company must consider logistical equipment issues. For example, not only is the new employee working from home, but the company’s IT team is, too. Should equipment be shipped to an IT team member’s home for... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

the innovation process (as Pete Clekurs pointed out). The park is designed to create fast-response product development by linking product designers to manufacturers in a way that minimizes the need to ship liquid ingredients over long... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

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On Campus Logistics - Recruiting

converter to utilize Apple products during your event. Shipping: Any materials must arrive on-campus 1-5 days before your event or interview using the address below. HBS will deliver them to your room approximately 20 minutes before the event or interview starts. To... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Australian wool handling and shipping merchant Dalgety, which had been organized as interlocking colonial and London partnerships, incorporated in Britain in order to access the capital required to compete in that trade. Dalgety did not... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

chance of success than at home. — John Heard reflecting on his first trip to China in 1841, from his diary, 1891 4 Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business Augustine Heard grew up in Ipswich, Massachusetts, surrounded by ships... View Details

22 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Decarbonization and Sustainable Production: Immersive Field Course in Denmark and the Netherlands

sites ranging from industrial manufacturers of plastic and machines to shipping companies and producers of food, flowers, and other consumables. Across all these companies, the one commonality was low-carbon operations and responsible... View Details

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Leading Successful Digital Transformation

speedboats to the ship: While launching independent speedboats won't move the ship, connecting these speedboats strategically to the ship allows them to benefit from the resources and capabilities of the larger vessel while still... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be? Novo Nordisk Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping Circularity in Denmark BTG... View Details

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

repay, which means they're going to have a claim on our output. And someday, we're probably going to have to run a current account surplus, where we're producing more than we spend, and we're shipping off the rest (the surplus) to our... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

February 2023 (Revised February 2025)
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Doing Business in Athens, Greece

By: Alan D. MacCormack, Carlota Moniz and Emilie Billaud

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Greece. It highlights Greece's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2023 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Technological Innovation; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry; Greece; Athens

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26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

international heavy-equipment manufacturer, managers were so set on hitting their quarterly revenue target that they shipped unfinished products from their plant in England all the way to a warehouse in the Netherlands, near the customer,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

when an organization invites public input, it should also be prepared to lose its grip on a campaign, as the UK’s National Environment Research Council found out when it created a citizen poll to suggest a title for a ship and ended up... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

me, both my mother and father are great bosses to work for, and we share a very good working relationship! All of our roles are clearly defined and separated, wherein we don’t step on each other’s toes but still steer the ship together! I... View Details

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McCollum Center | About

Health Foundation, whose floating hospital ship HOPE gave free medical treatment around the world. He also spearheaded Project Orbis, a flying eye-care facility that brings medical treatment and education to underserved populations across... View Details

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

destroy health, wealth, and life itself. The issues span the ethical spectrum: falsified books and records, misleading communications, defective and dangerous products shipped without warnings or information, abusive behavior and unsafe... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

instability in Third World countries, and last year's shutdown of West Coast shipping docks—have awakened managers as never before to supply chain risks, some of which had been introduced or heightened by the very actions companies had... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

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