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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This working paper examines the history of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • January 2024
  • Case

Flashfood: The Magic of Commitment

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Josh Domingues had accomplished what countless young entrepreneurs long to achieve: founding a promising company that aspires to make the world a tangibly better place. Shocked to learn that international food waste cumulatively amounted to the world’s third largest... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Founder; Startup; Business Model; Business Startups; Food; Applications and Software; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Canada
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    Rosabeth M. Kanter

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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    • 15 Nov 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: November 15

    VTID) after unsuccessful attempts to market it in three different industry settings. The company must determine whether its most recent target market, the quick-serve restaurant segment, is still worth... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Apr 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: April 10

    widely, and research shows that it's often tough to increase profits by investing abroad. A new study of the grocery retail industry reveals that with a few exceptions globalization's benefits have not accrued to retailers. Local... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 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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      Dennis Campbell

      Dennis W. Campbell is currently the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching activities focus broadly on how management control systems can be designed to balance short-term strategy execution... View Details

      Keywords: service industry; service industry; service industry; service industry; service industry; service industry; service industry
      • 09 Sep 2015
      • HBS Seminar

      Judith A. Chevalier, Yale University

      • 07 Dec 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: Dec. 7

      copyrighted content over peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing networks and its impact on the music industry and to assess the viable business models for the industry in the future. Competitiveness: Business Model... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 24 Oct 2023
      • HBS Case

      From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

      industry pioneer Mary Kay Ash learned about hard work, strict priorities, and the power of positive reinforcement firsthand. When she was seven, her father contracted tuberculosis, becoming housebound and requiring constant medical care.... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman
      • 13 Oct 2015
      • First Look

      October 13, 2015

      James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside firms, examining the impact that smart,... View Details
      • 28 Oct 2024
      • Blog Post

      It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

      skills into practice. The highly popular courses are driven by faculty research and industry connections, with locations around the world. Classes meet several times on campus throughout the fall and culminate in a six- to 14-day... View Details
      • Web

      Hiring Organizations

      Partners AllWin Alpaca Real Estate Alphabroder Alpine Investors Alterra Capital Partners Altitude AI Altos Ventures Alumni Ventures Amazon Amazon Web Services - AWS Ambit Partners American Express American Industrial Partners Amex... View Details
      • Article

      Inviting Consumers to Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie Consumption

      By: Janet Schwartz, Jason Riis, Brian Elbel and Dan Ariely
      Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we tested an alternative approach: activating consumers' self-control by having servers ask... View Details
      Keywords: Food; Labels; Consumer Behavior; Interpersonal Communication; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Health Industry
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      • 2018
      • Working Paper

      How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections

      By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
      Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies and regulators. Inspection accuracy is critical to inspections being a useful input to assessing risks, allocating quality... View Details
      Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      • 25 Apr 2017
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research, April 25

      ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America Globalizing Latin American Beauty By: Jones, G. Abstract—This article discusses the growth over time of the beauty industry in Latin America and its bias towards celebrating whiter rather than... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

        Ray A. Goldberg

        A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

        ... View Details

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        • 25 Jun 2024
        • Research & Ideas

        Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

        parity at managerial levels, but right now we’re skewed the wrong way in almost every industry and every part of the world.” You Might Also Like: Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive Burgers... View Details
        Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage
        • 12 Oct 1999
        • Research & Ideas

        Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

        tried installing video terminals in one of its restaurants to allow patrons to place their own orders. Younger customers loved them, but older people preferred to talk with human attendants. I recently tested an on-line banking system and... View Details
        Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail
        • 23 Jul 2013
        • First Look

        First Look: July 23

        Restaurant Hygiene Inspections and Online Reviews By: Kang, Jun Seok, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi, and Michael Luca Abstract—Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades... View Details
        Keywords: Anna Secino