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- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
have several great examples of that. First of all, Nestlé. Since World War II, Nestlé's milk has by and large been produced by thousands of small farmers in developing countries. And their supply chain efforts have gone way beyond just... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
them involved from day one: ask them to take the full paternity leave; ask them to track a newborn's milk intake and count soiled diapers; ask them to manage childcare applications/babysitter hunting, etc. Then, PRAISE them directly, and... View Details
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Middle East: Measuring Sales Force Effectiveness Harvard Business School Case 106-063 Nutricia's Middle East and African region is transitioning from a trading to a customer focus. CEO Ernest Vandenbussche must decide how to market infant View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
School Module Note 608-076 Introduces students to the concepts covered in the Managing in the Information Age module on Network IT. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608076 Nestle Milk... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Nestlé, has long understood. "In order to get milk locally for its products, Nestlé realized it had to be the one to train the farmers in production, in making sure the milk was safe, in how to manage the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
cut spending. As a businessman, I know the money you don't spend often representsyour profit. In a Wisconsin vein, I'm working to change the formula by which dairy prices are paid to farmers. We are a dairy state, and because of a law from the 1940s, our dairy farmers... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
medical records. The idea was to improve HIV/AIDS treatment for as many people as possible by identifying fixes that could scale-up and serve as a blueprint for change. Kim’s MBA proved useful and not only in the office: His wife and one-year-old baby moved with him to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
it to be an overreach of constitutional commerce powers. Yet the fair trade movement later won some victories in the Supreme Court, including a decision to uphold a New York state law that fixed milk prices for farmers, dealers, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) Before his 14th birthday, Steven Rogers (MBA '85) was already learning a lot about business. He had delivered newspapers and milk in his Southside Chicago neighborhood, bused tables at a downtown hotel,... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
2003, the firm has been waiting for the FDA to declare that meat and milk from cloned animals are no different from non-clones. During that period the company has worked to educate regulators, consumers, and members of the livestock chain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
formulating that passing of the torch at the magazine, Navasky acknowledges that he experienced a pang of capitalist conscience: “In thinking about that succession process, the HBS voice in me said, ‘Hey, hold on there, Victor you can’t just give away something that’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
and oatmeal, thinned with ice and topped with Grape-Nuts and malted milk powder. They moved slowly in the thin air; breakfast took nearly an hour. The leather of their boots, which froze each night, softened by the fire. It took another... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
been widely interpreted as a way to signal China’s stance on safety issues in the wake of the melamine contamination and other lapses, such as the deaths in 2004 of thirteen babies in rural Anhui Province from malnutrition after being fed fake View Details
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
music, just like grocery shoppers buying organic milk or fair trade coffee." This lesson applies across all businesses. "We think this is only true for artists and entertainers, but it's true for making tennis shoes and semiconductors,... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
process as well as attempting, in parallel, a strategic sale to create a competitive bidding process. Ak Gıda was cofounded in 1996 by the Ulker and Topbas families as a result of a joint vertical integration strategy: Ulker family, owners of Yıldiz Holding, would... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
welfare, you have stories in the book about not being able to afford milk as a school boy, and of course you go on to overcome so much of that and become incredibly successful in your career. But there's so much in this book that has you... View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
Business School Case 814-079 Milk Baths and Charm Necklaces: Had Randy Weiner (Finally) Gone Too Far? The case on Randy Weiner explores the tensions between artistic and financial imperatives in a for-profit immersive theater venture. In... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
iPhoto, etc., and become more of a service and software digital home application company. The strategy going forward is going to be more like a consumer electronics company, making hardware and software, rather than being a computer company. The Macintosh will be the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
unconventional and unpredictable approach to policymaking. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718005-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-020 Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia With... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
to develop agricultural diagnostics for rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to detect milk spoilage, corn mold, and a cow's breeding status. "The entrepreneurial bug has definitely bitten me," says Puz. "Taking an idea and turning it into... View Details