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- December 2021
- Case
Danish Crown: Feeding the Future
By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
Danish Crown, one of the world’s largest exporters of pork meat and one of Europe’s top five producers of beef, faced increasing headwinds in 2021, making CEO Jais Valeur feel like the core of the meat business was under attack. As a cooperative and prominent player in... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Nutrition; Cooperative Ownership; Change Management; Transition; Leadership; Leading Change; Marketing; Product Marketing; Corporate Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Denmark
Bell, David E., Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. "Danish Crown: Feeding the Future." Harvard Business School Case 522-057, December 2021.
- 2020
- Working Paper
To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Economic Theories via Logical Compactness
By: Yannai A. Gonczarowski, Scott Duke Kominers and Ran I. Shorrer
Many economic-theoretic models incorporate finiteness assumptions that, while introduced for simplicity, play a real role in the analysis. Such assumptions introduce a conceptual problem, as results that rely on finiteness are often implicitly nonrobust; for example,... View Details
Gonczarowski, Yannai A., Scott Duke Kominers, and Ran I. Shorrer. "To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Economic Theories via Logical Compactness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-127, June 2019. (Revised November 2020.)
- 2007
- Book
America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again
This book draws on the author's multiple research projects and field observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Policy; Leadership; Civil Society or Community; Cooperation; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again. New York: Crown, 2007.
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
trouble letting go, he gave us freedom to sink or swim." The brothers have pursued a strategy of maintaining Ayala's core strength—extensive, large-scale, high-end real estate development in and around Manila—while expanding their... View Details
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
competitive advantage"-and one of their core skills has to be quick and effective response when the travelers on one of their trips are exposed to flood, famine, pestilence, disease, earthquakes, tsunamis, terrorism, and other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About
Baker Library Historical Collections Exhibition “A Concrete Symbol / The Building of the Harvard Business School, 1908 – 1927). Those first HBS facilities, with modern upgrades, still represent the core of today’s vibrant campus, now... View Details
- 13 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)
things out, and embracing the core values that make one truly human. Ultimately, it was about lacing up those metaphorical cleats daily, fully committing to the team and the mission. It's in these foundational principles that I found the... View Details
- Web
Donor Societies - Alumni
deepen their connection with the School. HBS Fund Investors Society HBS Fund Investors Society members are recognized for their generosity to the HBS Fund, our annual fund. Their support helps advance core priorities and launch new... View Details
- Web
Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Credential of Readiness Prove your mastery of business fundamentals Earn by: completing the three-course CORe curriculum and passing the exam Learn More about what... View Details
- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
In his role, he oversaw the four core business units of the group, all operating worldwide: Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT). Previously, Lamprecht had... View Details
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
PepsiCo’s strategy “Performance with Purpose,” that focuses on complementing the company’s core soft drink and snack business with healthy foods and beverages. In 2013, PepsiCo was challenged by activist Peltz to split the company, but... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
innovation has gained currency among managers even while core concepts remain misunderstood. Likewise, foundational research on disruption has produced extensive citations and provoked vibrant debates, but empirical research in management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June, 2023
- Article
Walking the Purpose-Talk Inside a Large Company: Sustainable Product Development as an Instance of Divergent Change
By: Marissa Kimsey, Thijs Geradts and Julie Battilana
There is a growing interest in large companies pursuing a new purpose—changing their core reason for being from a singular focus on financial gain to a renewed responsibility to people and the planet alongside profit. Yet knowledge of how a large company can walk that... View Details
Kimsey, Marissa, Thijs Geradts, and Julie Battilana. "Walking the Purpose-Talk Inside a Large Company: Sustainable Product Development as an Instance of Divergent Change." Special Issue on Corporate Purpose. Strategy Science 8, no. 2 (June, 2023): 311–321.
- December 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
In January 2018, Manoj Sinha—founder and CEO of Husk Power—was contemplating raising $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread... View Details
Keywords: Scaling; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Energy Industry; India
Roth, Benjamin N., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Natalia Rigol. "Husk Power: Scaling the Venture." Harvard Business School Case 819-069, December 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2017
- Article
The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation
By: Paul Green, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons and Francesca Gino
We present theory suggesting that experiences at work that meet employees’ expectations of need fulfillment drive work engagement. Employees have needs (e.g., a desire to be authentic) and they also have expectations for how their job or their organization will fulfill... View Details
Keywords: Needs; Motivation; Work Engagement; Disengagement; Authenticity; Self-Expression; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Human Needs
Green, Paul, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons, and Francesca Gino. "The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation." Research in Organizational Behavior 37 (2017): 1–18.
- 22 Oct 2018
- HBS Seminar
Abhinav Gupta, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
- 06 Oct 2016
- HBS Seminar
Katy Borner, Indiana University
- Web
1.13 Satisfactory Academic Progress - MBA
(but not exclusively) on students' basic abilities and mastery of core concepts presented in RC courses. This mastery is required as a foundation for satisfactory completion of the elective curriculum (EC) year and for performance as a... View Details
- Web
Events & Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Value-Based Health Care Core Concepts by Professor Michael E. Porter oct 2019 Value-Based Health Care Delivery: Core Concepts by Professor Michael Porter More Presentations Competitiveness & Economic... View Details
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
something the airline takes very seriously." Beyond The Core The JetBlue case fits well with the overall course focus of growing and refining an operating model, Huckman says. "After you spend time perfecting your operation, you... View Details