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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Funding Opportunities 23ms Career and Internship Support While many options exist to address environmental issues through traditional for-profit careers, some students make their marks on the world through other types of... View Details

March 2021 (Revised January 2023)
Background Note

The Pandemic's Impact on the U.S. Food System

By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

This note is intended not as a comprehensive account but as a starting point for discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. food system. Written in late 2020, the note describes, in part through the voices of industry leaders, how the pandemic... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Leadership; Change Management; Safety; Health; Health Pandemics; Disruption; Adaptation; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

2015
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Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports

By: Michele Rigolizzo and Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Innovation; Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention

November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
Background Note

Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System

By: José B. Alvarez, James Weber and Natalie Kindred

In 2016, the millennial generation (those age 19 to 35 in 2016), the largest generation by population in the U.S., was entering its prime home buying, family forming, earning and spending years. This generation was showing different beliefs and behaviors than previous... View Details

Keywords: Millennials; Consumer Packaged Goods; Food; Age; Consumer Behavior; Agribusiness; Demographics; Values and Beliefs; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

January 2012
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The Market for Energy: Scale, Cost, Security and the Environment (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris

Keywords: Energy; Markets; Energy Industry

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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 50ms Harvard University Climate Leaders Program Provides students with an opportunity to engage with others across Harvard who share a professional interest in climate-related work, to mentor one another in their development as... View Details

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Doctoral Affiliates - Business & Environment

About Doctoral Affiliates Explore the list of our doctoral affiliates whose research is at the intersection of business and environment. Fulton Christopher Eaglin PhD student Christopher Eaglin is a Ph.D. student in the Strategy unit at... View Details

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Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products

By: John A. Quelch and Stephen B. Ash

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16 May 2018
News

Changes in food safety inspectors' schedules could improve the standards

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

Restaurant inspectors can be the last line of defense between you and moldy bread. (HighLaZ) Simple tweaks to the schedules of food safety inspectors could result in hundreds of thousands of currently... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

16 Jun 2015
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U.S. Fracking Debate: Environment vs. Economics

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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment

the Era of Climate Change On March 4, 2020 the Business & Environment Initiative and Alumni Relations hosted Risks, Opportunities, and Investment in the Era of Climate Change,... View Details

29 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Global Change in the Built Environment

Date: May 5-7, 2008 Faculty Chair: Arthur Segel Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: Global Change in the Built Environment What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The goals of the colloquium were to celebrate Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur Segel; Construction; Real Estate

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Entrepreneurial Support 3ms Entrepreneurial Support Across HBS, Harvard, and Boston, there are many resources to support students interested in founding or joining a climate start-up. The resources below highlight... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Business & Environment Business & Environment July 2015 Article BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the View Details

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Bringing the Environment Down to Earth

For every winner in a zero-sum contest, there is a loser. Thus if the environment wins, the company loses, and vice versa. That view is prevalent in part because it fits with the widespread perception that... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt

21 Oct 2014
News

Showdown In The Produce Aisle: Whole Foods Vs. Walmart

July 2004
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Overcoming Focusing Failures in Competitive Environments

By: Lorraine Chen Idson, Dolly Chugh, Yoella Bereby-Meyer, Simone Moran, Brit Grosskopf and Max H. Bazerman

Keywords: Failure; Competition

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February 2011 (Revised February 2018)
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Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Greg Mazur decided to purchase a small business after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The case explores his decision about whether or not he should finalize his deal to purchase Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods, Inc. ("GEPP"). It gives students the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Preparation; Strategic Planning; Valuation