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- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
restaurant Sonic—FirstBuild spent $600 to do a Google survey to gauge interest and then put out a design challenge to the FirstBuild community, collecting 29 ideas. Eventually, they’ll take the winning model to a crowdfunding platform to... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
homes—things like restaurants and taxi companies. Over the years, though, even those small openings were further restricted or rolled back, the relationship between the government and capitalism remaining antagonistic. But in 2010,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Sister Soldier
like to travel to Syria? It becomes a home away from home, in its own way. You’re there every few months and you notice which stores and restaurants have opened or closed. You become connected to the feel and the smells. The book works to... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Psychological Science Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary Drink Portion Limits By: John, Leslie, Grant Donnelly, and Christina Roberto Abstract—In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Art Nature Business
Catskill Mountains. Here Ford reworks Durand’s iconic painting, substituting Cole and Bryant with the writers Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne in the foreground, and inserting a McDonald’s restaurant in the background as his... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
launch were exhausting but exciting as we raced to hit our deadlines. We were living the Silicon Valley dream. The afternoon before the launch, I had retreated to a quiet restaurant to work alone when my phone rang. It was our data center... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 22 Dec 2022
- News
LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
Everlywell, a digital health care company founded by Julia Cheek (MBA 2011); Foodology, a virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen chain cofounded by Daniela Izquierdo (MBA 2019) and Juan Azuero (MBA 2019); and Bone Health Technologies, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
as it happened, Nova’s twin daughters had interned in the Mayor’s office. Segneri worked with then-Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis to launch Operation Safe Delivery, a comprehensive safety plan for local restaurants and delivery... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Yelp data can complement government surveys by measuring economic activity in close to real time, at a granular level, and at almost any geographic scale. Changes in the number of businesses and restaurants reviewed on Yelp can predict... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog
Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Rebecca Karp Innovating at Scale Strategy Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Organizational Model to Drive Growth Pal's Sudden Service has developed a unique operating model and organizational culture in the quick-service restaurant business. With a deep emphasis on process control and improvement, zero defects,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from restaurant decisions to voting behavior. These findings often leverage unique data sets and methods ranging from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
perspective. The book covers Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, the Luberon Valley, Nîmes, St-Rémy-de-Provence, and more, with a special focus on the area around St-Rémy. The authors recommend restaurants with fabulous food and offer tips... View Details
- 02 Oct 2017
- News
Radical Generosity for the Real World
had to pay, even in transition housing, he had to pay rent. He had lots of ways he could've used that $500. And yet, what he did was he went out and he gathered up his old buddies, from under the viaduct, and he took them out to a movie and a real View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
changed over time is at odds with the evolutionary path taken by the Canadian system. The Underground Culinary Tour: How the New Metrics of Today’s Top Restaurants Are Transforming How America Eats by Damian Mogavero (MBA 1996) and Joseph... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
capital in the world. It's time we had some kind of a health-care/SEC equivalent. There are some encouraging trends in the private sector. For example, Sears Holdings Corporation and Darden Restaurants are now giving employees cash... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
It’s an almost unfathomable amount of daily production, but Lo puts it in perspective. “A single fast-food restaurant chain uses 300 million pounds a year of leafy greens alone,” she says. “A one-ton-a-day farm produces 740,000 pounds a... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
when cities can tolerate risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs. We also report on an inexpensive Boston-based restaurant tournament, which yielded algorithms that proved reasonably accurate when tested... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
school and for a lot of other places.” Joe O’Donnell (MBA ’71) echoes Menino’s comments. “I was in the restaurant business a while back,” he says modestly. (O’Donnell’s Boston Concessions, a billion-dollar business empire, already... View Details