Agricultural Business Parks - Publications - Faculty & Research

2011
Other Unpublished Work

Lords of the Harvest: Third-Party Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park

Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory agencies' decision making. We posit that regulatory agencies are influenced by the firms they regulate, but not exclusively via political influence as is argued in the traditional regulatory-capture... View Details

Keywords: Genetics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Reputation; Agribusiness; Power and Influence; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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01 Jun 2014
News

Research Brief: Capitol Gains

looked at "industry-tied votes" by "interested" legislators—senators from states where agriculture was responsible for a high percentage of the state's GDP—and compared those votes with the votes of "uninterested" legislators (from... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Darling Ingredients International

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

Led by CEO Randall Stuewe, Texas-based Darling Ingredients International was a rendering firm with $3.7 billion in 2017 revenues. Since 2003, Darling had transformed from U.S. focused into a global player in the processing of biological waste from meat and foodservice... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

01 Sep 2016
News

Pricing Paradise

How much is the Grand Canyon worth? What would you pay to prevent developers from building condos on the Cape Cod National Seashore? As difficult as it may seem to answer those questions, Linda Bilmes (MBA 1984) has made it her business... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2010
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Rent Out Your Ride

CLARK: A bright idea for utilizing untold idle capacity, America’s privately owned autos. It’s estimated that a privately owned midsize car costs about $8,000 a year to own and operate. In cities, it also spends most of its time parked... View Details

Keywords: car sharing; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration

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Map & Directions | About

Batten Way entrances on the right. What address should I use for GPS or Ride Share? 111 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02163 (Note: do not use this address for mail.) Directions to Harvard Business Publishing View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

WATER Ltd.

collect — may sicken or even kill them. The ocean-dominated Earth is indeed the “blue planet,” but only 1 percent of its water, the equivalent of one tablespoonful in a gallon, is fresh and accessible. Agriculture and industry are thirsty... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

25 Mar 2015
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The Greening of Houston

Ask most people to name a city with a lot of parks and chances are Houston won’t be the first one they name. “For better or worse, our built environment is known for the lack of zoning,” says Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Campus Vehicular Access | About

Campus Vehicular Access DEFINITION Access to campus roadways between Kresge Way Gate (Kresge Way near Soldiers Field Park apartments) and Harvard Way Gate (Harvard Way & North Harvard Street). TYPES OF ACCESS Unload/load only (tools,... View Details

03 Jun 2016
News

Again in a Great City

developer. In the Whole Foods parking lot, Cummings had seen Detroit pride, which he shares. But he also saw something more, something he hadn’t seen in the city in recent years: business opportunity. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

10 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

policy and business leaders, given that it accounts for approximately 70% of global water use. Speaking about the agricultural sector’s role in the global water crisis, Connor argued that “irrigation for... View Details

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Olivia Staffon Archives | Social Enterprise

Filter Results: (3) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive... View Details

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we also detect an impact of the prizes on... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

11 May 2021
News

Pitching to Win

the five grand-prize winners. Goble is co-founder of Karivez Bio, a platform for transforming chronic disease treatment through improved drug delivery. Okrah is founder and CEO of Chaku Foods, a fast-moving consumer goods company based in Ghana, West Africa, that uses... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

CloudFlare.” Good deal: Matthew “It really pays to keep old business cards. Years ago I met Lindon Leader at a Chamber of Commerce event in my hometown of Park City, Utah. He’s designed logos for FedEx,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2015
News

Case Study: Golden Ticket

(iStock) The startup shorthand for the year-old G8 Rocket (pronounced “gate rocket”) is SAP meets Square—an enterprise platform designed for local vendors. In G8 Rocket’s case, those vendors are typically high-school athletic departments, which rely on the View Details

11 Sep 2009
News

I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…

Do future MBAs emerge from the womb with business card in hand? Greet their preschool pals with a firm, not fishy, handshake? HBS alumni so frequently mention the lifelong benefits of connections made at Soldiers Field that I’ve always... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

16 Oct 2013
News

Progress Through Preservation

Trust for Public Land has a people-focused mission," says Rogers, "to protect the places or create the parks where people can connect to nature and each other." It all sounds simple and perhaps a little idealistic, but this kind of... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; Real Estate

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