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  • November 2016
  • Case

Pete & Gerry's

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: ＂Pete ＆ Gerry's; ＂ Eggs; Egg Industry; Avian Flu; Cage Free; Free Range; Agribusiness; Agriculture; Industry Structure; Industry Evolution; Price Volatility; Small Business; Strategy Formulation; Branding; Marketing; Premium Brand; Growth; Consumer; Consumer Behavior; Animal Welfare; Retail; Grocery; Food Labeling; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Advertising Campaigns; Business Model; Change; Change Management; Disruption; Transition; Trends; Volatility; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Food; Ethics; Health; Problems and Challenges; Operations; Sales; Risk and Uncertainty; Quality; Public Opinion; Value; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the exception? What drives the offshore agglomeration of multinational firms in comparison to the agglomeration of domestic firms? Using a unique worldwide plant-level dataset that reports detailed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of politicians themselves and of their big... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 19

anticorruption efforts for 480 corporations to examine factors underlying firms' efforts and their consequences. We find that firms with high anticorruption efforts are domiciled in countries with low corruption ratings and strong anticorruption enforcement, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 1982 (Revised February 1985)
  • Case

Ruth M. Owades

By: Howard H. Stevenson, Richard O. von Werssowetz and Robert W. Kent
Ruth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Resignation and Termination; Operations; Risk and Uncertainty
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  • 1998
  • Article

Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods

By: Malcolm Baker, E. S. Mayfield and John Parsons
This paper provides an introduction to alternative models of uncertain commodity prices. A model of commodity price movements is the engine around which any valuation methodology for commodity production projects is built, whether discounted cash flow (DCF) models or... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Goods and Commodities; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Production; Projects; Cash Flow
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  • 14 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

I learn so much from my professors and peers every day in class, and I am inspired to share my perspective and experiences to push the class discussion forward. Learning and being evaluated in this way encourages me to take risks and... View Details
  • 07 Oct 2014
  • News

Network Effect

Alzheimer’s research. At McCance’s urging, they based the organization on venture capital principles: locate visionaries and invest in them; run a lean, frugal institution; and take the risk on bold ideas with enormous promise. Having... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

President and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company Smith has led Starbucks through more than ten years of tremendous growth, both domestically and internationally. Today, the company operates nearly 6,000 stores in 29 countries. Marjorie M.T.... View Details
  • 07 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

ease of service, and other factors. The bigger issue is how the organization should deal with competition that has successfully emulated more and more of what it does in an operating environment that has changed significantly. Hence the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

of risk capital are contributing increasingly to a massive expansion in new business, all underpinned by a deep social change and a willingness to “do things differently,” especially among the young. Drawing on his experiences and more... View Details
  • 02 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores

operations JSW's commitment to circularity goes beyond blast furnace slag as they additionally use other steelmaking by-products like alumina kiln slag and Linz-Donawitz (LD) slag. This pursuit of innovation not only diverts waste from... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

evidence to challenge a common misperception about internalization theory. The theory has often been criticized for maintaining that it assumes a hierarchically organized MNE based on knowledge flowing from the home country. This is not an accurate description of how... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Jul 2016
  • News

Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

company should “partner with more brands [and] structure rewards for retention.” Still other alumni, however, see risk: “Unless you go for original positioning that fits your brand (rather than replicating), you’ll fail,” said Alex Kruglov (MBA 2006). Whether View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
  • 29 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

some cases down to the source code level. Our study thus extends the concept of IP modularity to comprise the notion of hierarchy levels.   Working PapersInflation Bets or Deflation Hedges? The Changing Risks of Nominal Bonds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

competition. Comparison Quote is their clever service design that takes advantage of their data analysis superiority. They can get at the true 'riskiness' of a customer in a more refined way than anyone else can, so they know the true View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 12, 2016

bundled payments. The stakes are high, and the outcome will define the shape of the health care system for many years to come, for better or for worse. In this article, the authors argue that although capitation may deliver modest savings in the short run, it brings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 20

place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide. Strong internal links across locations allow these firms to leverage knowledge for competitive advantage without View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
  • Op-Ed

Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis

the European Financial Stability Fund, have been remarkable. Nevertheless, the markets have discounted every announcement and have continued to operate in a state of quasi-panic, as they move at a different speed than the political... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

What's the Word?

says. “And that was overly optimistic; it worked only when everything clicked.” The subsequent national conversation about minimizing risk through reshoring—that is, bringing American manufacturing facilities back to the United... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information