Filter Results:
(8,113)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(8,113)
- People (22)
- News (2,517)
- Research (3,984)
- Events (26)
- Multimedia (143)
- Faculty Publications (2,551)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(8,113)
- People (22)
- News (2,517)
- Research (3,984)
- Events (26)
- Multimedia (143)
- Faculty Publications (2,551)
- Research Summary
The Food Chain
By: David E. Bell
The world's production of food has been keeping pace with the global population, but needs to step up the pace to meet not only the growing Asian population but also their growing consumption per capita. Through case studies, Bell is examining how farming is... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Making the Food of the Future
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
required three kinds of specialists: business managers, country managers, and functional managers, with a group of senior executives to coordinate the efforts View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 2016
- Report
The New Role of Business in Global Education
By: Mark R. Kramer, Greg Hills, Kate Tallant, Matt Wilka and Anjali Bhatt
Shared value defines a new role for business in helping to overcome the global education and unemployment crisis. By aligning profit with purpose, companies can become essential partners for schools, nonprofits, and governments while simultaneously discovering new ways... View Details
Kramer, Mark R., Greg Hills, Kate Tallant, Matt Wilka, and Anjali Bhatt. "The New Role of Business in Global Education." Report, FSG, 2016.
- December 2017 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Globalization Past, 1850–1914 (A)
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli
On the evening of 3 August 1914, British Foreign Secretary Lord Edward Grey contemplated whether to advise King and Parliament to declare war on Germany in the wake of the country’s invasion of Belgium or to stay out of what quickly was becoming a world war triggered... View Details
Keywords: The World; The Rise And Fall Of Globalization; World War; Globalization; War; Economics; Trade; Business Cycles; Economic Growth; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Society; History; Values and Beliefs; Macroeconomics
Reinert, Sophus A., and Federica Gabrieli. "Globalization Past, 1850–1914 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 718-023, December 2017. (Revised January 2024.)
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Global Business Club
refined geo-political context. We believe these traits will contribute to the success of students as savvy multinational business executives. Our activities are professional, educational and social in nature... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment
daughter to grow up in a better world. Global warming is an urgent situation that requires dramatic and immediate action.” Ayr Muir HBS MBA 2004 Founder, CEO, Clover Food Lab Katie Hsia-Kiung HBS MBA 2019... View Details
- December 2009 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Diamond Foods
By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
CEO Michael Mendes has transformed a grower-owned cooperative into a publicly traded top marketer of snack foods. Diamond's organization, culture, product development process, advertising and promotion strategy, and specifically its marketing department have been built... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cooperative Ownership; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Bell, David E., and Mary Louise Shelman. "Diamond Foods." Harvard Business School Case 510-013, December 2009. (Revised October 2015.)
- January 2019
- Case
Accenture's Code of Business Ethics
By: Eugene Soltes
Leaders of Accenture’s compliance and ethics program are seeking to design a new code of business ethics for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees. The case explores the decision-making process that went into the design process and ultimately how they created... View Details
Soltes, Eugene. "Accenture's Code of Business Ethics." Harvard Business School Case 119-049, January 2019.
- Article
The Business of Business Schools: Restoring a Focus on Competing to Win
By: Robert Simons
As business leaders worry about the decline of American competitiveness, business schools are responding by changing their curriculums. But are the topics and approaches taught in today's business schools part of the solution or part of the problem? In this paper, I... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools; Purpose Of Business Schools; Management Education; Business School Curriculum; Strategy Execution; U.S. Competitiveness; Capitalism; Management Profession; Innovation; Competing To Win; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Design; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Management
Simons, Robert. "The Business of Business Schools: Restoring a Focus on Competing to Win." Art. 2. Capitalism and Society 8, no. 1 (January 2013).
- 11 Oct 2015
- News
Students favour menu of food industry courses
- 16 Sep 2018
- News
Food Citizenship In An Age Of Technological Disruption
- September 2007 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Food Security and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Eliot Sherman
The Mormon Church focuses on self-reliance and being prepared for emergencies. Part of their program encourages each member of the Church to have a reserve food supply on hand at all times. Given U.S. and global food stock levels, is the Church program a good model for... View Details
Keywords: Food; Globalized Markets and Industries; Crisis Management; Logistics; Programs; Religion; United States
Goldberg, Ray A., and Eliot Sherman. "Food Security and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Harvard Business School Case 508-002, September 2007. (Revised June 2008.)
- June 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Procter & Gamble: Global Business Services
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Warren Brackin, Alex Cabanas, Phil Shellhammer and David L. Ager
Dave Walker, vice-president of business service opportunities and chairman of the governance team at Procter & Gamble, must decide what to do with P&G's 5,700 employee Global Business Services (GBS) group. GBS brought together internal services such as finance,... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Change Management; Decision Making; Globalized Firms and Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Organizational Design
DeLong, Thomas J., Warren Brackin, Alex Cabanas, Phil Shellhammer, and David L. Ager. "Procter & Gamble: Global Business Services." Harvard Business School Case 404-124, June 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper examines the evolution of concepts of the responsibility of business in a historical and global perspective. It shows that from the nineteenth century American, European, Japanese, Indian and other business leaders discussed the responsibilities of... View Details
Keywords: Rachel Carson; Sustainability; Local Food; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Business And Society; Business Ethics; Business History; Corporate Philanthropy; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Environmentalism; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Ethics; Globalization; History; Religion; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Africa
Jones, Geoffrey. "Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-004, July 2013.
- November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Biodiversity is being lost due to the delegation of the ability to store and maintain various types of plants to governments and foundations with no or little financial base. How does one develop the resources to maintain plant diversity for the future benefit of... View Details
Keywords: Food; Safety; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Finance; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security." Harvard Business School Case 903-418, November 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- January 2018
- Case
Ørsted Goes Global
By: Joseph L. Bower and Elena Corsi
The European leader in offshore wind, the Danish Ørsted is building a global position and entering markets where offshore wind is nascent. The case examines the transformations in strategy leading to Ørsted’s success and the challenges of adopting that strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Off-shore Wind; Managing Global Expansion; Business Strategy; Renewable Energy; Expansion; Global Range; Market Entry and Exit
Bower, Joseph L., and Elena Corsi. "Ørsted Goes Global." Harvard Business School Case 918-404, January 2018.
- November 2000
- Case
Dean Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell, Ann Leamon and Kim Slack
After 50 years of successful growth, mostly by acquisition, Dean Foods, the nation's second-largest dairy processor, has established a division to develop and market branded products nationally. Can a $4 billion company rely on a $300 million growth vehicle? Is this... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divisions; Transition; Food; Goods and Commodities; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Product Development; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., David E. Bell, Ann Leamon, and Kim Slack. "Dean Foods." Harvard Business School Case 901-007, November 2000.
- Research Summary
New Technologies and the Future of Food and Nutrition
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Ray A. Goldberg has been investigating the impact of new technologies
on, and the functioning of, the global agribusiness system in the
twenty-first century. He is currently developing a seminar to bring
scientists, business leaders, academics, and consumer... View Details
- March 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
Whole Foods Under Amazon
By: Dennis Campbell, Tatiana Sandino, James Barnett and Christine Snively
In August 2017, Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Whole Foods was struggling with high costs and faced growing competition from traditional supermarkets offering more organic products. Prior to the acquisition, Whole Foods began rolling out a new... View Details
Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Employee Relationship Management; Acquisition; Change Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Campbell, Dennis, Tatiana Sandino, James Barnett, and Christine Snively. "Whole Foods Under Amazon." Harvard Business School Case 118-074, March 2018. (Revised July 2018.)