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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Cessna Aircraft Company, 1936–1975 James C. Wallace American Ship Building Company, 1904–1913 Henry G. Walter, Jr. International Flavors & Fragrances, 1962–1985 Samuel M. Walton Wal-Mart Corporation, 1962–1988 John Wanamaker John... View Details

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What is FIELD Global Immersion? - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

November 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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Infarm: Betting the (Indoor) Farm on Food Security

By: Elie Ofek

In the summer of 2023, the co-founders of Infarm, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company, were contemplating a major pivot going forward. While Infarm had successfully shown it could grow over 75 products—mainly herbs, leafy greens and mushrooms—in modular... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Transition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; North America; Toronto; Northeastern United States

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12 Oct 1999
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It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America

all white immigrants before the Revolution arrived under these terms. They flocked to America mainly from England, but also from Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. (Germans tended to come in family groups, the others as single adults.) A few... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

27 Feb 2023
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How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

deviations on the performance of individual stores in a new study. “One employee being late or absent can negatively affect not only store operations, but also their coworkers by making them stay to make up for the lost labor.” Ananth Raman, UPS Foundation Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Review’s Cold Cast podcast with Brian Kenny interviewing HBS professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel about their teaching case about Kenya-based Sian Flowers. They discuss the company’s efforts to create a “low-carbon rose” by View Details

17 Nov 2023
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HBS Veteran Spotlight: Rex Willis (MBA 2024)

rewarding. Although physical assets such as ships and planes are vital, I quickly recognized that humans are the most important asset that the military has. Because of that, I dedicated a tremendous amount... View Details

May 1994 (Revised March 2008)
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Barilla SpA (A)

By: Janice H. Hammond

Barilla SpA, an Italian manufacturer that sells to its retailers largely through third-party distributors, experienced widely fluctuating demand patterns from its distributors during the late 1980s. This case describes a proposal to address the problem by implementing... View Details

Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Supply Chain; Technology; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy

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Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details

Richard H.K. Vietor

Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia... View Details

Keywords: shipping; shipping; shipping; shipping; shipping

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

started various new opportunistic shipping and property acquisition businesses and is now co-chairman. Chandris has been involved in the initial investment cycle of several... View Details

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Transcripts - MBA

617.384.5977 (option 1) or by email at hbs+edusupportcenter.com . Processing time: Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. Shipping time may vary depending on shipping method View Details

08 Mar 2021
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COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Dec 2023
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COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted

China through its trade and [global-value chain] links with these third-party countries,” the paper notes. “The global supply chains actually helped us during COVID-19.” Moreover, there are growing concerns that the reshuffling of global... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

transporting Asia-bound exports down to the Gulf and through the canal and shipping them out to Seattle by land. Conversely, eastern-bound cargoes no longer consisted of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

12 Jan 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora

college, I envisioned doing an MBA at some point. I thought of it as an ideal complement to my engineering background. Therefore, having a chance to apply earlier than usual was appealing. It came across as a high-reward and minimal-risk... View Details

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FAQs - Alumni

store opens two weeks after registration launches and closes two weeks a reunion. When will my items arrive? Most items will be shipped within 2-3 weeks after an order is placed. Who should I contact if I... View Details

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Photo Galleries - Alumni

of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Login is required to access the photo galleries. FALL REUNIONS... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Administration Elisabeth C. Paulson Assistant Professor of Business Administration Gary P. Pisano Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration (Leave of Absence) Ananth Raman UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been... View Details

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