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  • February 2014
  • Case

BGI: Data-driven Research

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
BGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving... View Details
Keywords: Genomics; Gene Sequencing; Life Sciences; Plant Breeding; Human Genome Program; Beijing Genomics Institute; BGI; Rice Genome; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Science; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Strategy; Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States
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  • December 2014 (Revised August 2015)
  • Case

Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Annelena Lobb
Muñoz Group, which supplied supermarket chains and food distribution chains around the world with fruit, flowers, juice and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Muñoz had to choose the best way to achieve profit goals and provide his company... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Supply Chain; Retail; Agribusiness Industry; Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Profit; Innovation and Invention; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; North and Central America
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  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

is therefore more likely to succeed, they will be more willing to commit resources to the firm. In this way, success breeds success and strengthens performance persistence. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-028.pdf... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 25

business model, dominate the industry's early history. As the industry evolved, a new breed of managers emerged who built a dominant business model that enables their companies to grow dramatically. Later, after the industry matured,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1) - MBA

, and PRIDE . WHAT DOES BEING FIRST-GENERATION, LOW-INCOME (FGLI) MEAN TO YOU? Norquata Allen , Class of 2023 Being a first-generation college and graduate student represents sadness for me. I believe education to be essential to quality of life. Education View Details
  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

A Binary Formula

horizons, risks, and norms. New management skills, new organizational forms, new institutional and financial arrangements, and a new breed of leadership are all essential.” Adds Pisano, whose case “The Science Economy: Creating Leaders... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • Web

High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
  • 09 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
  • 05 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

forest at a nearby Tata Thermal Power Plant. While peering out from a 150 meter-high coal power plant boiler, we saw a large swath of mangroves in the distance. Later, we arrived at the Godrej headquarters, where we were greeted by... View Details
  • 16 Nov 1999
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

and operate profitably. But, far too often, that success breeds inertia. As customers and markets change, organizations must continually sow fresh seeds if they are to remain a viable force in tomorrow's markets. In this program, we... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

WATER Ltd.

source of water. Indeed, tensions have emerged in such situations, as is the case with the aquifers of the Middle East. But water strains can also breed cooperative efforts, such as the Nile River pact involving some ten countries. As it... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

flowers, juice, and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Muñoz had to choose the best way to achieve profit goals and provide his company with a sustainable competitive advantage. The company had already developed innovative citrus, grape, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Media

Media

This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details