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- 24 Sep 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Regulation on Strategic Positioning: Self-Regulation in the RTE Cereal Industry
- March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Corporate Governance; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
Lorsch, Jay W. "The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 491-117, March 1991. (Revised January 1996.)
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
identifying such a social-sensitive goal for ourselves as a food company. We are willing to continue working along the same objective with additional features and more dedicated resources from now on.” MARCH... View Details
- August 2011
- Case
Martha Rinaldi: Should She Stay or Should She Go?
By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Renella
Martha Rinaldi has been an assistant product manager at leading beverage company Potomac Waters since graduating from business school. Rinaldi is frustrated by her relationships with her boss and a close co-worker. Even though she works hard to please her manager, she... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Relations; Management Styles; Managing Up; Career Planning; Conflict; Management Style; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Food and Beverage Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Mark Renella. "Martha Rinaldi: Should She Stay or Should She Go?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-310, August 2011.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
predominantly male working environments of the factory floor and management offices, as well as her family challenges in a dual-career household. At the end of each chapter are “Pearls from Pat,” which reinforce the effective strategies... View Details
- Blog
Inside the Learning: Sustainability—on Campus and Beyond
preparing, and serving food in ways that maximize sustainability while providing healthy meals. Learn more You can also play a role by being more mindful of your on-campus practices. Review some steps you... View Details
- April 1997
- Case
New and Improved: Product Reformulation at General Mills
By: Arthur Schleifer Jr., Craig Boreth and Phyllis Dininio
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr., Craig Boreth, and Phyllis Dininio. "New and Improved: Product Reformulation at General Mills." Harvard Business School Case 897-133, April 1997.
- August 2021
- Case
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Emmanuel Faber became CEO of Danone SA, the French food and beverage company, in 2014. Right from the start, he ran the company with a dual commitment to both profit and purpose (i.e., ESG objectives). In fact, in 2018, he said, “It’s time to make sustainable business... View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Emilie Billaud. "Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 722-354, August 2021.
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
who might prefer guaranteed tax-free retirement income not subject to Wall Street market fluctuations. The Tanner Extraction by Frank X. Biasi (PMD 41, 1981) F.X. Biasi Falling in Love Backwards: An Unlikely Tale of Happily Ever After by Diane Covington-Carter View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service by John A. Goodman (MBA 1971) (AMACOM) These days businesses have more opportunities to enhance the customer experience than ever before. Goodman explains how businesses can design and... View Details
- 2007
- Working Paper
I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time
By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman
How do decisions made for tomorrow or two days in the future differ from decisions made for several days in the future? We use data from an online grocer to address this question. In general, we find that as the delay between order completion and delivery increases,... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; Decision Choices and Conditions; Conflict and Resolution; Emotions; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-078, April 2007. (Revised December 2007, May 2008, September 2008.)
- November 1984
- Article
Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection
By: Alan Berg and James E. Austin
Berg, Alan, and James E. Austin. "Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection." Food Policy 9, no. 4 (November 1984): 304–412.
- January 2025
- Technical Note
U.S. and Global Agriculture: The Next Four Years
By: Forest Reinhardt, Sarah Dankens and Natalie Kindred
Reinhardt, Forest, Sarah Dankens, and Natalie Kindred. "U.S. and Global Agriculture: The Next Four Years." Harvard Business School Technical Note 725-015, January 2025.
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2023-2024 MBA Student Budget Class 2024 (EC) and Class of 2025 (RC)-9 months - MBA
2023-2024 MBA Student Budget Class 2024 (EC) and Class of 2025 (RC)-9 months 2023-2024 MBA Student Budget Class 2024 (EC) and Class of 2025 (RC)-9 months 2023-2024 MBA Student Budget Class 2024 (EC) View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
beaches, enjoying good food and a full regimen of sports activities. The outings of "Le Club" proved so popular that by the late 1950s they were commercialized. By 1999, Club Med boasted 120 villages... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
have been affected. Just a handful of these children were born in the U.S., where safety concerns were raised by Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, the medical officer handling the thalidomide application at the U.S. Food View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
a large scale into selling refrigerated meat and dairy food from New Zealand and Australia to Europe. 3 The upshot was the creation of diversified 'investment groups,' or... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
economy. From sartorial taste and food habits to marriage and old age, from music and language to celebrities and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
What happens when giant multinational corporations acquire relatively small companies that enjoy iconic status as socially progressive brands? According to recent research out of Harvard Business School, such marriages can be good for business View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
the food and apparel industries and the need to "secure" all elements of their production chain, most other industries have yet to recognize such a hazard. In the... View Details