food and beverage - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 May 2015
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A Flash of Insight

Cooper’s forward-looking approach doesn’t exclude further adventures, either. He is passionate about food and often jokes that his next move will be to attend culinary school. “It is said that a man’s life... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; 9/11; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

03 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

are considering adopting the course materials and can use the teaching notes to really teach the material in the fullest possible way. Having said that, an inquisitive reader who wants a perspective on how finance works in this richer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

01 Dec 2008
News

Alumni Books

Breakthrough Marketing Plans: How to Stop Wasting Time and Start Driving Growth by Tim Calkins (MBA ’91) (Palgrave Macmillan) Most marketing plans are a waste of time — too long, complicated, and dense —... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

computer consulting firm specializing in e-commerce; Akal Security Company; and natural food enterprises such as the Yogi Tea Company), for which he serves as executive vice president. "Our goal is to... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

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Global - Global Activities 2020

of HBS faculty interviewing business leaders from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The five new videos feature South African business leaders in banking (Cas Coovadia), retail (Shirley Zinn), View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Case Study: Power Nappy

late at night, now that she’s up in the wee hours feeding her baby and scrolling Amazon on her phone, Saigal starts to question the exclusive direct-to-consumer route. “Are we losing out by not being on Amazon—and in retailers like Whole... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2004
News

Retirement's Changing Face

full-time — is their own clearly articulated definition of fulfillment and success. While each emphasized that there is no single strategy for achieving balance between work, family, and spiritual/personal... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

21 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Accelerating Climate Solutions - Short Intensive Program 2023

issues of science and policy acted as a reminder of the scale and ever-changing policy landscape as students dove more deeply into specific solutions with such topics as food... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

What do a health food manufacturer, an infectious-diseases specialist and a content-management expert have in common? Answer: All are women, all are entrepreneurs. And by... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

the Internet and promised one-hour delivery of a wide range of products, including an entire evening's complement of food and videos, with no delivery fee View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

20 Dec 2024
News

Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

return from the program. Angella says SPNM participants represent a broad range of organizations championing arts, theatre, education, health care, addiction recovery, food security, climate resilience, and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2005
News

Profiles from the Class of 2005

see how a different people think. That doesn’t happen unless you’re immersed in the language and culture.” Mahesh is eager to return to India and the home-cooked food he... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2011
News

Downtime

Turkish novelist.Â The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, because I loved the documentary film Food, Inc. and would like to learn more about where our food comes from. Better by Atul Gawande, because it’s... View Details

Keywords: fiction; Christianity

27 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

In a world devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has been able to effectively combat the disease without ever imposing a full lockdown of its economy. How did the country accomplish its success, and what... View Details

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung; Health

03 Sep 2018
News

Moving Pictures

LA and a quick visit to check out the Globe’s new offices in downtown Boston, Singer (MBA 2000/JD 2001) dives into a Starbucks; the unanswered question evaporates in the effort to acquire a restorative latte with one pump of mocha. It’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety View Details

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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Alto, California where she was an assistant to the director of the Food Research Institute at Stanford. The couple married in a simple ceremony in New York in 1930. Over the course of their long marriage, Edna would come to support... View Details

20 Feb 2014
News

Managing the World’s Trouble Spots

are you going to with this money?’ He said, ‘I’m hungry and I’m going to buy food for my family because they’re hungry too, and I’m going to save some of it so we don’t get... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Latin America - Global Activities 2020

food delivery, groceries, or restaurants, those types of businesses could become eligible for the loans. There were also some people who, when the pandemic hit, had actually finished repaying their loans and... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

reactions to the tragedy and to share emotional support. Food and clothing drives were organized on campus, and the School set up a matching fund... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

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