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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
his honeybees or working in his vegetable garden, where he grows everything from asparagus to sweet potatoes. “I think I’ve always tried to balance life with work,” Adams reflects. “But I did it by working on a project like crazy for two... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
his career, Alvarez would visit farms after they had been picked over for the best fruits and vegetables to be sold in stores and was astounded at the amount of edible food that was rejected. “If you could get consumers to go to a farm to... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
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 packaged food products, it also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
heightened consumer awareness and expectations make this appear not to be the case.” Global food safety standards are lacking Unsafe food, such as fruits and vegetables contaminated with feces, clearly creates a huge public health risk,... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
vegetables at the point of sale, improving the speed and accuracy of the checkout. If the benefit is not immediately apparent, make it obvious through advertising and promotional materials. Lesson 2: Make The Technology Easy To Use. Most... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
2,500 protesters marching through Copley Square—many of them costumed as ghoulish vegetables or three-headed beasts. The scene was hardly the ideal forum for discussion. But as knowledge of life sciences develops alongside even swifter... View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
decisions, remember information, and control mood are all affected by diet. What you need: Nearly all research on nutrition converges on one point: Eat as many vegetables and fruits as you can. Beyond that, avoid processed food (to... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
tolerance, can have substantial welfare costs. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13966 I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract How do decisions made for tomorrow or two days in the future differ from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
foods, ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables to frozen meals, through a partnership with Kroger supermarkets. In answer to a global obesity epidemic, DCP reformulated existing products and introduced new ones which met stringent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-045.pdf I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract How do... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
and investors and borrowers will keep on believing that they've been hoodwinked and fleeced. Moreover, he points out that only a thorough repair of the agencies that handle securities and banking regulation can prevent new crises down the road. I'll Have the Ice Cream... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport, including "food miles". The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production and export markets. With $121 million in 2012 revenues, VP Group has grown rapidly in recent years by expanding its vegetable and flower production beyond Kenya... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
emeritus Jim Austin and his wife, Cathy. It’s a welcome opportunity to swap stories about our experiences in the different villages and reflect on what we’ve seen while touring the Austins’ gardens, which provide vegetables to the local... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
explained Pedro Passos, operations president. The "tangible object" was a product line based on plant and vegetable oils traditionally used by indigenous communities in the hinterlands.13 The communities that possessed the key... View Details