Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 1980 (Revised June 1986)
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International Harvester (B1)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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1993
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Regulating the International Trade in Hazardous Pesticides: Closing the Accountability Gap

By: L. S. Paine

Keywords: Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Accountability; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry

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21 Feb 2012
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corporate archives to explore the fine details of how firms actually operated. It also includes work by those who have been influenced by evolutionary, transaction cost, and resource-based theories of the firm. The book will be an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

possibility of platforms investing in "educating" unsophisticated users. In a competitive environment, such education is a public good among platforms and therefore the equilibrium level is lower than the one that would maximize... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Feb 2018
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Teaching Farmers New Tricks of the Trade

in New Zealand, and I really grew to love the industry, the profession, and the trade. It just seems very real to me. It also has a direct connection with people. Every day, they're eating or they're touched... View Details

07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 1997
Case

Bluewater Aquaculture

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Tom Clay

An entrepreneurial shrimp farm in Belize is evaluating its future growth strategy in every segment of the vertical value-added food chain. View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Performance Evaluation; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry

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17 Feb 2022
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The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

His work with the GFI aims to accelerate the development of alternative proteins through international scientific research and innovation, industry investment, and public... View Details

10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

was a vertically integrated food company with a management system that allowed it to innovate and grow systematically. With sales of $2 billion in 2016, the firm not only produced flour, vegetable oil, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2006
News

Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass

the ultimate answer is what some people call ocean zoning. Just as we have zones for people and buildings and other zones for nature, I think we need to do something similar in the sea to allow fish habitats... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping

Profile

Darrin Rahn

Many people do not think of being a young agriculture entrepreneur as their first business venture. But for Darrin Rahn, making hay was in fact his first foray into business. He was born and raised on a... View Details

Keywords: CPG

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

remained optimistic about the future, carving a path for himself and others despite the obstacles and racism all around him. He was the leader of leaders. His legacy fuels my work. —Deborah Blagg Back to top... View Details

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer for the HBS Alumni Bulletin, and in July I flew from Boston to Omaha to spend a day with Taylor Keen (MPA 1996/ MBA 1997), a professor of entrepreneurship at... View Details

November 2011
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Associated British Foods, Plc

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom

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December 2021
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Zoetis

By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred

Keywords: Strategy; Food; Change Management; Leadership; Diversity; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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1985
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Food Policy

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Food; Policy; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018

2017 Annual Review of Economics Agricultural Insurance and Economic Development By: Cole, Shawn A., and Wentao Xiong Abstract—This article provides a review of recent research... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2017
News

Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact

Digital Initiative to facilitate online and offline conversations around classroom topics. Responses ranged from oil companies to ice-cream makers and almost everything in between. We’ve excerpted a few of... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell