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22 Feb 2022
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Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect

programs, Beshears says. “There are a lot of researchers who are champing at the bit for ways to test these ideas in the real world, and we always hope that partnerships like these can lead to benefits that both sides can enjoy.” “Using View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

December 2005 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Nest Fresh Eggs (A)

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston

Cyd Szymanski's cage-free egg business was threatened by large caged-hen companies that saw new profit potential in the industry she had helped build. Szymanski had based her company, Nest Fresh Eggs, on a strong personal belief that people deserved healthier... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives

04 May 2021
News

A Return to the Office Is a Great Chance to Make a Fresh Start

14 Nov 2019
News

Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

doing those things and operating well, then you can start making the changes that are visible to consumers. You know, now you can start rolling out a new menu. Now you can View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

25 Mar 2014
News

A fresh bite of the Apple

19 Sep 2016
News

A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming

problem of sustainable food using business. “Singapore imports 90 percent of its food. By the time it gets to Singapore, it’s degraded, it’s expensive, its quality is terrible, and I won’t even start on the impact on the environment of... View Details

30 Jan 2021
News

Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning

or to spot- and hand-clean garments before they go into the dry-cleaning process. “Most cleaners don’t do that,” he says. “That kind of detail isn’t cheap. A laundered shirt that might cost 99 cents to clean at a competitor starts around... View Details

Keywords: Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

07 Jul 2016
News

Rescuing Fresh Food to End Hunger in Australia

former state president of the Liberal Party in Victoria and founder at PPB Advisory, started SecondBite 10 years ago, reusing food had just become legalized. Today, the nonprofit has 800 volunteers serving 200 agencies in even the most... View Details

26 Aug 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Built for Global Competition from the Start

students just those skills. When Kerr started drafting a syllabus for the course, he knew fresh business cases were needed—much of the academic research and course materials on global entrepreneurship he... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Education

05 Sep 2016
News

3 Reasons Why Trump Needs to Start an Advertising Blitz

07 Jun 2014
Video

Marius Andersen - Making A Difference

December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
Case

WayCool: Addressing Food Loss

By: Rajiv Lal and Kairavi Dey

Headquartered in Chennai, India, WayCool started by focusing on solving the growing challenge of food losses and low farmer incomes. Dasari and Jayaraman, surprised at the amount of fruits and vegetables lost in the agricultural supply chain, set up the company with... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Food; Supply Chain; Loss; Expansion; Distribution Channels; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Asia; India; Bangalore; Chennai

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

biggest customer in the world; on the other hand, 90 out of 100 VCs would say they don't back business models that sell to government," says Weiss. "Though that's starting to change as startups and government are View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Jan 2020
News

In a Burger World, Can Sweetgreen Scale Up?

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

maciek905 Started in 2011, the Autism at Work program grew from what was a side project by the head of SAP Labs in India into a companywide effort to have 1 percent of its workforce comprised of individuals with ASD. V. R. Ferose, then... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

08 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?

Post article, a mindset shift has occurred among owners and general managers responsible for hiring coaches: They are starting to embrace innovative offensive tactics, and to empower head coaches who can implement them. “For years,”... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

May 2009 (Revised November 2010)
Case

Depreciation at Delta Air Lines: The "Fresh Start"

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

In estimating depreciation for accounting purposes, Delta Air Lines has changed its assumptions about aircraft lifespan and residual values four times in the last thirty years or so. In the most recent changes, Delta adopted fair value accounting as part of its fresh... View Details

Keywords: Accounting Policies; Accounting Procedures; Depreciation; Bankruptcy; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Policy; Air Transportation Industry

December 2016 (Revised April 2017)
Case

BASF: Co-Creating Innovation (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain

In 2016, BASF's chief executive officer and chief technology officer reflected on the co-creation innovation program started almost 18 months ago as part of BASF's 150th anniversary celebration. Five hundred project ideas had been created, of which 100 had already... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Knowledge Sharing; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Consumer Products Industry; Europe