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Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal

The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The... View Details

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28 Jul 2015
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Using panel data from the RAND Health and Retirement Study, I show that rejected applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) possess significantly more assets than accepted applicants immediately prior to application and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

of the domestic economy. Moreover, we illustrate that gray markets may cause unintended social welfare consequences when domestic governments mandate the use of arm's length transfer prices between international subsidiaries.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2013
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data suggest might be more effective at encouraging donations. These include non-linear matching, social (and team) matching, and lottery matching-each of which novel schemes could be tested empirically against a standard match incentive.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

of sugary drinks. Four well-powered, incentive-compatible experiments evaluate two possible ways in which firms might comply with such a policy: bundles (i.e., dividing the contents of oversized cups into two regulation-sized cups) and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2010
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Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

well as domestic companies have found success in emerging markets by positioning themselves as partners in progress—building businesses that also advance market development. Initiatives along these lines can take a number of forms—from advancing traditional corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016

social sector, and it can guide businesses in bringing together the various actors in their ecosystems to help remedy some of the world's most urgent problems. In the process, companies will find economic opportunities that their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

This note is designed to provide an understanding of brand management strategies firms use to build, sustain, and leverage their brands. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=509041 PublicationsThe Impact of Add-On... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Sep 2009
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is capital intensive and when it is difficult for headquarters to identify the value-maximizing investment strategy for the business unit. In evaluating the performance of profit centers, rate-of-return measures like ROA are likely to be... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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