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- January 2016
- Case
Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerging Country; Teaming; Public-private Partnership; Inter-organizational Relationships; Collaboration; Strategy Implementation; Agricultural Commodity; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Public Sector; Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Learning; Partners and Partnerships; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Enterprise; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Haiti
Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. "Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 616-040, January 2016.
- 05 Jul 2022
- Op-Ed
Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams
can easily switch from my Teams identify to a Teams/SharePoint account provided by a client, which enables secure collaboration and exchange of information without the use of email. Cyber and information View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
Desan dive into the evolution of these new historic perspectives. The Fearless OrganizationTo do their best work, people need to feel secure and safe in their workplace, argues Amy C. Edmondson. Rebel Talent Francesca Gino argues that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
2018 Oxford University Press Food Citizenship: Food System Advocates in an Era of Distrust By: Goldberg, Ray A. Abstract—The global food system is the largest segment of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
of life in the home--should be viewed as a miserable chore. I look forward to coming home from work and spending time mindfully cooking fresh foods and ... yes, even mindfully housecleaning (it takes less than an hour. Seriously.). It's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
airports come at a premium, however; securing space depended on financing, a credible design for Polished's stores, and leasing managers' belief in Rhyne's ability to hire people and satisfy customers—neither of which was possible, of... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
broadly available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52046 October 2016 Business History Review The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940 By: Hisano, Ai Abstract—This article... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
people to say, “I can do something, too. Now, what should I do?” BOOK EXCERPT Healthy and Sustainable Food Around the world, HBS alumni are tackling the challenges of food insecurity and realizing the... View Details
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718039 Harvard Business School Case 517-064 Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System In 2016, the millennial generation (those age 19 to 35 in 2016), the largest generation by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
common man and woman. The Indian government recently passed a massive food security bill, which is an attempt to provide subsidized food to the poorest of the poor and to raise... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
opinion is that the Administration should be candid and recognize that social security is a TAX used to fund a basic retirement benefit—the pension equivalent of food stamps. Higher income retirees should... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-038.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsFood Security and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Harvard Business School Case 508-002 The Mormon Church focuses on self-reliance and being prepared... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
impression of quietude is partly due to the fact that all shipping and receiving takes place at a centralized location on the periphery of campus. From that location, all incoming and outgoing goods (including food and trash) are... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
firms are temporarily closed and 40 percent of the workforce, on average, has been laid off or furloughed since late January. Retail, entertainment, food services, hospitality, and personal services industries have been hit hardest as... View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
and bargaining power than small liquor stores. Smaller vineyards often can find it more difficult to secure shelf space, and all wineries find themselves facing pricing pressure from the retail and distribution channels. There's no... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
Abstract—Homo sapiens has mastered its environment so thoroughly that, for the first time in history, a small minority of the population is capable of creating enough food and fuels to support not only itself, but also a growing majority... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
course, OLPC aspires to many more commitments to fulfill its vision of "one laptop per child." Herein, marketers find much food for thought. According to Quelch, a professor of marketing, the laptop's creation and diffusion are... View Details
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
food security (a key national security priority) by extending its control of the global food system through overseas acquisitions. At the same... View Details
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
discreet—smartphones are easily concealed. A banning policy often itself causes escalation of a conflict. “The video that this store doesn’t want you to see!” is that much more likely to get attention. And when store staff enforce a ban by calling View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
is compelling. Active hedge fund managers who aim their sights directly at alpha generation are a much better deal, as are passive index funds that secure market exposure or beta at a cheap cost (and, perhaps, a small subset of low-fee,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne