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- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
government is so driven by short-term election cycles and fundraising. It makes doing visionary things very difficult. In some ways, NASA offloading some of the shorter-term development to companies like Blue, and reclaiming it’s... View Details
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
mental health issues that are entirely manageable, and by making it more costly for them to come forward. "You can imagine a fallout from this tragedy, subjecting everyone from crane operators to Uber drivers to random mental health checks," says Quelch. "You can... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
Therefore, AI could perpetuate a cycle of higher workloads, leading to burnout, clinical errors, and poorer patient outcomes. History has shown that payers are hesitant to self-regulate in changing their profit-driven models,... View Details
- 04 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Blogs
http://daniellongo.blogspot.com/ (a cycling trip; archived since May 2008) OPM 17 Carol Cone, What Do You Stand For? https://www.conecomm.com/ (cause branding and corporate responsibility; archived since Aug. 2007) OPM 30 Will McKee,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
levers that politicians pull to spring the trap, including appointment of favored regulators, control of budget appropriations, and direct arm bending of regulators on behalf of companies they favor. In all these models, the cycle of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
price appreciation,” she concludes. If these seeds are carefully tended to by pioneering companies, Thakor says, a virtuous cycle will kick in as other companies strive to emulate industry leaders. Back to top Ly·ing flat (verb) It... View Details
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
has a positive effect on current hours. As we show, the model also has reasonable implications for stock prices. We estimate our model for data post-1984 and show that the innovations shock accounts for nearly a third of the variation in output at business View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
the much-neglected soil back to life through rotational grazing. “Nutrients cycle from the grass through our cows and sheep, and wind up back in the soil,” explains Reade. The global market for organic food and drink increased to $23... View Details
- August 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
New Hope Liuhe: Building an Integrated Agri-Food Business
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Shu Lin, Natalie Kindred and Nancy Hua Dai
In October 2018, LIU Chang (Angela), chairman of Beijing-based New Hope Liuhe (NHL), was considering the strategy of the firm. With $9 billion in sales and a presence in nearly 20 countries, NHL was China’s largest animal feed producer and a major pork and poultry... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food; Agribusiness; Expansion; Diversification; Growth Management; Consumer Behavior; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Government and Politics; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Transformation; Volatility; Business Cycles; Goods and Commodities; Supply Chain; Product; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; Asia
Reinhardt, Forest L., Shu Lin, Natalie Kindred, and Nancy Hua Dai. "New Hope Liuhe: Building an Integrated Agri-Food Business." Harvard Business School Case 720-009, August 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
institution, but also why folks should want to participate for themselves. We'll discuss what we're doing with this data and provide regular updates. It will be a three-year cycle that builds off of a baseline and shows us how we're... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
perhaps not 9 percent, but higher than today's 5 or 6 percent. He finds wisdom in a quarter-century-old article titled "The Answer Is Nine" by Stephen Steppe, who argued that returns on commercial real estate may dip during View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
“The single greatest driver of cash in a business is typically the selling cycle,” says Cespedes. “Accounts payable are accumulated during selling, and accounts receivable are largely determined by what’s sold, how fast, and at what price. That’s why accelerating... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
use process mapping and time-driven activity-based costing to measure the costs of treating patients over a complete cycle of care for a specific medical condition. With valid outcome and cost information, managers and clinicians can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
from Asia, for example, requires weeks for transit alone, not even considering coordination time. Product cycles are shortening, and less lead time allows companies to wait longer to make decisions on quantity, features, style, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
details Schön Klinik's founding, its early focus on measurement and improvement, and the design and implementation of a system-wide structure for measuring and reporting actual health outcomes. The case details the care cycle for eating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
Quality, defined in terms of outcomes, is the secret to success in health care. Second, high-value care is delivered by integrated practice units including all the needed specialties that care for the patient's medical condition over the full View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
curiosity.” High gear: “I’ve always been a mediocre but very resilient athlete. Cycling is a great exercise that teaches discipline, forces you to administer a plan, and takes you to beautiful places with friends.” Back to top Deborah A.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
The Venture Capital Cycle by Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner (MIT Press) U.S. venture capital firms have grown dramatically over the last two decades, nurturing a host of start-ups -- including Apple Computer, Genentech, Intel, Lotus,... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
Organizations." Coote noted that trends such as intense competition, faster cycle times, slimmer margins, and new business models have forced widespread company restructurings - changes that corporate information technology (IT)... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice