Food And Drug Administration - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

disciplines, where academic research is leading to the development of a second skin that could improve drug delivery or alerting farmers and scientists on how to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

When Munchery announced in January that it would join the compost heap of food delivery startups, the San Francisco company burned customers, suppliers, and investors that included Oscar-winning actors Jared... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

20 Dec 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

ho-hum and quickly forgotten? Stefan Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, explains that “the difference has less to do with catchy marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

Regulators often punish companies for bad behavior—for instance, by fining them if they pollute the environment. But instead of focusing on what business leaders are doing wrong and constantly slapping their hands, government officials... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

2013
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Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews

By: Jun Seok Kang, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi and Michael Luca

Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Food; Governance Compliance; Mathematical Methods; Applications and Software; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry

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23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

make "vapes" attractive to children. Some states and cities responded with restrictions on sales and advertising, and, in April, the Financial Times reported that the World Health Organization will... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

in startup mode. Currently the Kraft team is tracking three ongoing trials for pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, and multiple myeloma, and has met with the US Food View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

08 Mar 2016
First Look

March 8, 2016

cultural model and undermine their own positions with inappropriate use of symbolic market-creation actions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50701 Harvard Business School Case 916-026 Express... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

including a 20-article investigative series in the New York Times that discovered similar cases at other hospitals. The US Food and Drug View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

the United States, the Federal Drug Administration this week advised states to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women developed a rare blood-clotting disorder, raising new... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

13 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

onto patients. To work, a public plan must be regulated and have independent governance, and, if it is well-designed, it might inspire competition from private insurers—leading to better value for patients. Regina E. Herzlinger, The Nancy... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

genetically modified foods in Europe. Betting the company on a "life sciences" vision, Shapiro had sold or spun off Monsanto's traditional chemical businesses and moved aggressively to acquire seed... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

catastrophic risks to patients, physicians, pharmaceutical firms, and regulators. Between the early 1960s and the present, national systems were built to collect, standardize, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 30

drug had received approval several years prior. Moreover, Vectibix had also received Food and Drug Administration... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

Nestlé's Milk Districts: Case Supplement Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Supplement 906-411 Nestlé, as the largest milk company in the world, has a history of economic development, nutrition, health, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

May 2017
Article

Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary-Drink Portion Limits

By: Leslie John, Grant Donnelly and Christina Roberto

In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. Although a state court ruled that the Board of Health did not have the authority to implement such a policy, it remains a legally viable... View Details

Keywords: Nutrition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY)

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25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

income of American Home Products derived from healthcare and the remainder primarily from food and household products.28 By 1991, 89 percent of sales View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

partnership with the online review platform Yelp helped the researchers evaluate consumers’ interest in dining at restaurants as well as ordering food for delivery and takeout. The team found that: People... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

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