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  • April 2020 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism

By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied directly to one primary resource—in this case... View Details
Keywords: Place Making; Non-profit; Hotel; Economic Development; Tourism; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Development Economics; Economic Systems; Tourism Industry; Canada
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  • September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
  • Case

Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets

By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Operations; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; White Plains; Brazil
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

High Fives

Marilyn Goldstein Fedak Chief Investment Officer Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. New York, New York In 1993, Marilyn Fedak was named chief investment officer, chairman of the... View Details
  • 04 Jun 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

are told, for example, that standard telephone service is migrating toward becoming a free service, becoming a foundation instead for the sale of other information services. At least one New York daily... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

of network effects through various case studies helped me see market opportunities through an entirely different lens. The market knowledge I acquired helped me refine and expertly craft research reports. Asher Salik Student at New View Details
  • Fast Answer

Article databases: Which to choose?

How do I know which article database to use? Choose an article database to search using our comparison chart:   Recommended for: News Trade Articles Academic Articles Comments ABI/ProQuest  ... View Details
  • 24 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

healthcare. After eight years in leadership roles at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Rentas joined the New York State Executive Chamber as Assistant Director of Health in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.... View Details
  • 28 Jan 2016
  • Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

said, I can take a shot anyway. Upon graduating from HBS, I will join BCG in New York as a consultant.  That’s technically a role that I could have secured without an MBA.  Saying an MBA is unnecessary on... View Details
  • 18 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

Pinkham Notch, NH to test a new version of the boot. Participants were put in groups based on foot size, given two to three pairs of boots — the new Cresta Hiker, as well as the very best competitive... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
  • 26 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

million people daily with economic opportunities and essential services. As the city has grown, BEST is putting significant effort into expanding its transport options to accommodate increased demand for transportation. Key Objectives:a.... View Details
  • 02 Nov 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize

during the pandemic in each of the 51 countries from a variety of sources, including reports in the New York Times and the European Commission’s database, Eurostat. They compared that data to figures from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Web

Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Intervention Labor Global Events the 20 th Century Zeitgeist Demographics Demographics Technology Social Mores Government Intervention Labor Global Events Influence: High 1900 s 19 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade Cities... View Details
  • 19 Apr 2024
  • News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 17 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail
  • 07 Apr 2015
  • News

Warrior Spirit

the number of employees had grown to 140. Sityodtong then moved to New York City, where he bought his mother an apartment and launched a career on Wall Street as a hedge fund manager. Having enough money to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services
  • Web

Recruiting Partners - Health Care

Carmot Therapeutics CCD International Cedars-Sinai Health System Celgene Corporation Cerner Corporation Cerulean Pharma Inc. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Children's Hospital Boston Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Cigna City Health Works... View Details
  • February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
  • Case

Fondeadora

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss
Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and... View Details
Keywords: Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Institutions; Business Startups; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Mexico City; Latin America
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Brice Cutrer Jones

New York attorney. "We shook hands on the corner of 57th and Lex on September 17, 1972," recalls Jones. "He said, 'You go do it and I'll get the equity,' and that's been our only contract to this day." At... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 10 Jul 2007
  • What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

image of General George S. Patton stepping in front of a huge American flag to deliver a stirring speech, whether it really happened or not, is carefully staged theater. When he was commissioner of the New View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 23 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 23

ancillary benefits raise questions about how to structure and price ShopRunner's offering. Meanwhile, an investment from Alibaba presents new opportunities in China but risks distraction from the core business. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne