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    • September 21, 2023
    • Article

    How to Build a Life: Feeling Burned Out? Here’s What to Do.

    By: Arthur C. Brooks

    • September 21, 2023
    • Article

    How to Build a Life: Feeling Burned Out? Here’s What to Do.

    By: Arthur C. Brooks

    • September 2023
    • Case

    Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment

    By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Tom Quinn

    • September 2023
    • Case

    Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment

    By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Tom Quinn

    • September 2023
    • Case

    FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite

    By: Brian Trelstad and Emer Moloney

    In 2013, Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward founded FoodCloud, a non-profit social enterprise that aimed to address food waste and food insecurity issues. Through its technology platform, Foodiverse, FoodCloud connected surplus food from retailers with community groups in need. By 2022, the company had partnered with Tesco Ireland and Tesco UK, and was rolling out its solution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. O’Brian and Ward were eager to scale their solution globally, but funding the growth of a non-profit posed a challenge. Options included spinning off Foodiverse into an investment-seeking entity or retaining non-profit status to raise a social impact bond. The founders also sought to amplify their impact in Ireland to position the country as a leader in food waste reduction. The co-founders wondered whether to focus on developing an exemplary local sustainable food system or expand their proven technology solution globally, and where to find the funds for their chosen path.

    • September 2023
    • Case

    FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite

    By: Brian Trelstad and Emer Moloney

    In 2013, Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward founded FoodCloud, a non-profit social enterprise that aimed to address food waste and food insecurity issues. Through its technology platform, Foodiverse, FoodCloud connected surplus food from retailers with community groups in need. By 2022, the company had partnered with Tesco Ireland and Tesco UK, and...

About the Unit

The General Management Unit is concerned with the leadership and management of the enterprise as a whole. This concern encompasses:

  • the personal values and qualities of effective general managers and enterprise leaders;
  • the philosophies, values, and strategies that inform successful enterprises; and
  • the relation of enterprise to the broader community and other external constituencies.

The Unit's work is conceived and carried out principally in four interest groups, each of which has its own leadership, research agenda, and teaching programs:

  • Management Policy and Process
  • Management Information Systems
  • Society and Enterprise
  • Leadership, Values, and Corporate Responsibility

Recent Publications

How to Build a Life: Feeling Burned Out? Here’s What to Do.

By: Arthur C. Brooks
  • September 21, 2023 |
  • Article |
  • The Atlantic
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Feeling Burned Out? Here’s What to Do." The Atlantic (September 21, 2023).

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad
  • September 2023 |
  • Technical Note |
  • Faculty Research
Citation
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Trelstad, Brian. "Measuring and Managing Social Impact." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-017, September 2023.

Patagonia: “Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder”

By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-he Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
  • September 2023 |
  • Teaching Note |
  • Faculty Research
Patagonia’s change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company’s profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses.
Keywords: Trusts; Business Ventures; Business Organization; Family Business; Restructuring; Change; Disruption; Transition; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Financial Management; Governance; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Innovation Leadership; Labor; Law; Common Law; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Ownership; Ownership Type; Family Ownership; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Value; Value Creation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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Trelstad, Brian, Nien-he Hsieh, Michael Norris, and Susan Pinckney. "Patagonia: “Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder”." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 324-003, September 2023.

Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment

By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Tom Quinn
  • September 2023 |
  • Case |
  • Faculty Research
Keywords: Trust; Tourism Industry; North Carolina; United States
Citation
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Sucher, Sandra J., Shalene Gupta, and Tom Quinn. "Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment." Harvard Business School Case 324-021, September 2023.

FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite

By: Brian Trelstad and Emer Moloney
  • September 2023 |
  • Case |
  • Faculty Research
In 2013, Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward founded FoodCloud, a non-profit social enterprise that aimed to address food waste and food insecurity issues. Through its technology platform, Foodiverse, FoodCloud connected surplus food from retailers with community groups in need. By 2022, the company had partnered with Tesco Ireland and Tesco UK, and was rolling out its solution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. O’Brian and Ward were eager to scale their solution globally, but funding the growth of a non-profit posed a challenge. Options included spinning off Foodiverse into an investment-seeking entity or retaining non-profit status to raise a social impact bond. The founders also sought to amplify their impact in Ireland to position the country as a leader in food waste reduction. The co-founders wondered whether to focus on developing an exemplary local sustainable food system or expand their proven technology solution globally, and where to find the funds for their chosen path.
Keywords: Green Technology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe
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Trelstad, Brian, and Emer Moloney. "FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite." Harvard Business School Case 324-031, September 2023.

How to Build a Life: Three Myths and Four Truths About How to Get Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks
  • September 12, 2023 |
  • Article |
  • The Atlantic
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Three Myths and Four Truths About How to Get Happier." The Atlantic (September 12, 2023).

How to Build a Life: A Knockout Technique for Achieving More Happiness

By: Arthur C. Brooks
  • September 7, 2023 |
  • Article |
  • The Atlantic
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: A Knockout Technique for Achieving More Happiness." The Atlantic (September 7, 2023).

Global Supply Chains: The Looming 'Great Reallocation'

By: Laura Alfaro and Davin Chor
  • 2023 |
  • Working Paper |
  • Faculty Research
Global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress as a result of U.S.-China trade tensions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical shocks. We document shifts in the pattern of U.S. participation in global value chains over the last four decades, in terms of partner countries, products, and modes, with a focus on the last five years (2017–2022). The available data point to a looming “great reallocation” in supply chain activity: Direct U.S. sourcing from China has decreased, with low-wage locations (principally: Vietnam) and nearshoring/friendshoring alternatives (notably: Mexico) gaining in import share. The production line positioning of the U.S.’ imports has also become more upstream, which is indicative of some reshoring of production stages. We sound several cautionary notes over the policies that have set this reallocation in motion: It is unclear if these measures will reduce U.S. dependence on supply chains linked to China, and there are moreover already signs that prices of imports from Vietnam and Mexico are on the rise.
Keywords: Supply Chain; International Relations; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries
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Alfaro, Laura, and Davin Chor. "Global Supply Chains: The Looming 'Great Reallocation'." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-012, August 2023. (in proceedings Jackson Hole Symposium, 2023 (also NBER WP 31661).)
More Publications

In the News

    • 21 Sep 2023
    • Business Insider

    Why the ‘Coffee-Cup Test’ Taps into Our Fears about the Rise of AI in Hiring

    Re: Sandra Sucher
    • 18 Sep 2023
    • Rich Roll Podcast

    Build The Life You Want: Arthur C. Brooks on Happiness, Transcendence & Creating Greater Life Satisfaction

    Re: Arthur Brooks
    • 18 Sep 2023
    • CoGenerate

    Midlife Transition Programs Come of Age. Here’s How to Make Them Better.

    Re: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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HBS Working Knowledge

    • 12 Sep 2023

    Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

    Re: Arthur C. Brooks
    • 28 Aug 2023

    The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

    by Kristen Senz
    • 01 Aug 2023

    Can Business Transform Primary Health Care Across Africa?

    Re: Regina E. Herzlinger
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    • Article

    Creating High-Impact Coalitions: CEOs Can Lead the Charge on Society’s Biggest Problems

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Tuna Cem Hayirli
    • August 2023
    • Case

    Beyond the Barricades: Chile 2023

    By: Debora L. Spar, Willis Emmons, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Ruth Costas
    • 2020
    • Book

    Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead

    By: Joseph L. Bower, Dutch Leonard and Lynn S. Paine
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