Publications

01 Dec 2010
News

A FEEL-GOOD HIGH: Founder Sarah Endline with sweetriot’s tiny treats. As a girl in Auburn, Michigan, a small town two hours north of Detroit, Sarah Endline (MBA 2001) grew up with a clear understanding of the link between crops in the field and food on the table. It’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture

11 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes

addition of poisonous substances to sweets and the coloring of foods for the purpose of concealing damage or inferiority. This spurred government-funded research on food-dye safety. In 1907, the US Department of Agriculture certified... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

Mumbai, and an ongoing investigation of the transfer of land from agricultural to industrial use in China. Pirates On The Horizon There are two primary types of IP theft for copyright industries, which include movies, music, books, and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video

04 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water

its coastal flooding yet the discussion didn’t delve into surface or groundwater issues. Hurricanes and flooding generate polluted or brackish water which impacts both agriculture and the overall water supply. I became more mobilized to... View Details

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

the methodology used to allocate fixed costs on strategic decisions, such as eliminating product lines or firm segments. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116047-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-150 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 1980 (Revised April 1981)
Case

International Harvester (B2)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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1993
Chapter

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

By: L. S. Paine

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

1 Aug 2010
Conference Presentation

Lords of the harvest: Symbolic signaling and regulatory approval of genetically modified organisms in the nascent U.S. agriculture-biotechnology sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park

Keywords: Science; Information Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

December 2006 (Revised October 2007)
Case

Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman

In 2003, Monsanto's patented "Roundup Ready" technology was used illegally on 70-80% of the soybean area in southern Brazil. Under pressure from U.S. soybean growers, who were paying to license the technology, the firm implemented an innovative delivery-based... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Patents; Lawfulness; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

case outlines the decisions Rollins took in terms of leadership and other strategic matters and shows how the center is performing a year after its initial disappointing progress. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412098-PDF-ENG The IPO of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

23-45 billion gallons of gasoline. Sufficient biomass, mainly agricultural and mill residues, will be available at prices of around $50/ton to meet the advanced biofuel mandates of the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 1989 (Revised January 1992)
Teaching Note

Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc., Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Ruback

Teaching Note for (9-289-045). View Details

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

December 2024
Case

Tropo Farms

By: David E. Bell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Namrata Arora and Natalie Kindred

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ghana; Africa; Sierra Leone

February 2023 (Revised March 2025)
Case

Doing Business in Accra, Ghana

By: Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Leonard Schlesinger and Namrata Arora

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Ghana. It highlights Ghana economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; Technological Innovation; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ghana

November 1984 (Revised April 1987)
Background Note

Note on Restructuring Meat Packers in the 1980s

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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July 2013
Case

Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai

As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product... View Details

December 2012 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite): Plus ça change…

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Arthur I. Segel, Elie Ofek and Carin-Isabel Knoop

For centuries Lafite has been the most admired wine Estate in the world. How does Baron Eric de Rothschild protect this crown jewel in a conservative manner while DBR develops other Chateaux blending wine programs, reaches out to new areas such as China and begins to... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Global Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; France; China