Faculty & Research

Facilitating faculty research and case development on an international scale

Our unprecedented network of research centers and regional offices in key areas of the world enable faculty to work with leaders, industry, government, and academia worldwide, and to learn from business challenges and innovations wherever they occur. Through sustained work in the field, faculty are provided the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and values – as well as intricacies and nuances – that lead to truly meaningful and insightful global research.

Research Centers & Offices

More than half the faculty are actively involved in international research, developing high-impact cases and course materials on relevant global issues and innovations.

New Research

September 2025
Article
Journal of Development Economics

Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India

By: Shawn Cole, Tomoko Harigaya, Grady Killeen and Aparna Krishna

This paper evaluates a low-cost, customized soil nutrient management advisory service in India. As a methodological contribution, we examine whether and in which settings satellite measurements may be effective at estimating both agricultural yields and treatment effects. The intervention improves self-reported fertilizer management practices, though not enough to measurably affect yields. Satellite measurements calibrated using OLS produce more precise point estimates than farmer-reported data, suggesting power gains. However, linear models, common in the literature, likely produce biased estimates. We propose an alternative procedure, using two-stage least squares. In settings without attrition, this approach obtains lower statistical power than self-reported yields; in settings with differential attrition, it may substantially increase power. We include a “cookbook'' and code that should allow other researchers to use remote sensing for yield estimation and program evaluation.

August 2025
Case

Must B Nutty?

By: Christina Wallace, Martha Hostetter and Alicia Dadlani

Veronica and Miguel Garza, siblings from a large Mexican-American family from Texas, founded a company in 2014 to sell the almond-flour tortillas Veronica had developed to fit her grain-free diet. Their company, Must Be Nutty, tapped into growing demand for allergen-free foods as well as rising interest in Latin American cuisine. After a year, the tortillas had made it onto the shelves of local Whole Foods stores and the siblings needed to decide how to allocate limited time, capital, and production capacity to grow their business. Their next steps would dictate the pace of expansion and determine whether Must B Nutty could scale to become a national brand or an acquisition target amid a quickly evolving food landscape.

August 2025
Teaching Material

Gary Convis: Supplement to 625-003 Knowledge Transfer: Toyota, NUMMI, and GM

By: Willy C. Shih

Set of supplementaru videos featuring Gary Convis, first Plant Manager of NUMMI

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Global Colloquium for participant-centered learning

For senior faculty at top business schools in emerging economies who want to be trained in interactive methods of teaching and learning. GloColl comprises a seven-day session held on the HBS campus, followed by a three-day session held in two cities in Asia, Europe, or Latin America each year.

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Faculty & Research

Facilitating faculty research and case development on an international scale

Research Centers & Offices

New Research

Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India

Must B Nutty?

Gary Convis: Supplement to 625-003 Knowledge Transfer: Toyota, NUMMI, and GM

Global Colloquium for participant-centered learning

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