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  • December 2013
  • Case

Grupo Beta San Miguel

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San Miguel (BSM), Mexico's largest private sugar producer, is weighing the future prospects of the Mexican sugar industry as he considers whether BSM should bid on one of the state-owned sugar mills slated for... View Details
Keywords: Mexico; Jose Pinto; Beta San Miguel; Polycrom; Sugar; World Sugar Trade; NAFTA; Strategy; Trade; Futures and Commodity Futures; Agribusiness; Price; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico; United States; North America
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  • November 2000 (Revised April 2001)
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Grupo Beta San Miguel (A)

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Hal Hogan
The World Trade Organization and NAFTA are reviewing the sweetener system and governmental sugar programs and their impact on world trade. What position should Jose Pinto take, and how will this affect his company, Mexico, and the global sugar players? View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Government and Politics; System; Competitive Advantage; Management Teams; Mexico
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  • September 1990 (Revised December 1990)
  • Case

Privatizing the Mexican Sugar Industry/Grupo Beta San Miguel

By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Privatization; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Mexico
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  • April 1993 (Revised November 1995)
  • Case

San Miguel Corporation: Facing the 1990s

By: James E. Austin and Francisco Roman
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy
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  • June 2001
  • Case

Bang Networks- The First Customer (A)

By: Jay O. Light and Mary N. Caravella
In November 2000, six-month-old start-up Bang Networks is preparing a proposal for its first paid subscription contract. The recent MBA founders of the new San Francisco--based company believe they have a unique new solution for effective delivery of real-time Web... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation Tactics; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Value Creation; Negotiation Preparation; Information Technology Industry; San Francisco
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  • November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
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Khanmigo: Revolutionizing Learning with GenAI

By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean
Already a leader in the edtech space since its 2008 launch, Khan Academy was now one of the first edtech organizations to embrace generative artificial intelligence ("genAI"). In March 2023, Khan Academy began beta testing Khanmigo, a genAI “guide” and tutor built with... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Risk and Uncertainty; Education; AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States; San Francisco
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  • 25 Aug 2014
  • Blog Post

Working in Tech 4Dev

After spending the first half of my internship in Nairobi, I am now wrapping up the summer at Ushahidi’s San Francisco office, where I’ve been working in a business development capacity to develop a new mapping platform. Lately, I’ve been... View Details
Keywords: Technology

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
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    Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

    investor at Coatue Management, a technology-sector hedge fund. Previously, he worked at Vector Capital Management LP in San Francisco and at Goldman Sachs International in London. Originally from Norway, Abrahamsen earned an undergraduate... View Details
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    Partners - Case Method Project

    Adler-Ivanbrook Novato High School Novato, CA CA 2 of 65 Randy Baker Terra Linda High School San Rafael, CA Subjects: American Government CA 3 of 65 Leslie Bartlett Chaparral High School El Cajon, CA CA 4 of 65 Brian Bezner Rancho... View Details
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    Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

    U.S. Government and Politics, College Prep/Honors U.S. History WA Alexandra Baker Inglemoor High School Kenmore, WA Subjects: Civics MD James Baker Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD CA Randy Baker Terra Linda High School San... View Details
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    Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

    CNET Networks, Bonnie was a managing director at Tiger Management, a New York-based investment firm. Jon Burgstone (MBA 1999), Symbol Capital Mr. Burgstone is Managing Director of Symbol Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, where he... View Details
    • Web

    Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

    area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 6 Modules, 40-45 Hours Download full syllabus This course features access to an AI course assistant bot, in beta release, to facilitate your successful... View Details
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    Harvard Business School

    Peabody, and Merrill Lynch. She served as a co-chair of the San Francisco Ballet Association and has been a director at First Republic BanCorp. She also serves as a board trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Joyner is a recognized... View Details
    • 05 Sep 2014
    • Blog Post

    CPD on the Road in Manila

    pleasure of engaging with alumni, as well as representatives from several organizations, including: Ayala Corporation; Globe Telecom; Lenddo; FortmanCline Capital Markets; ICCP Group; AVA.ph; Kickstart Ventures; IdeaSpace Foundation; San... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Consumer Products / Retail
    • January 1979 (Revised February 1979)
    • Case

    Sears, Roebuck and Co. (A)

    By: Joseph G. San Miguel and Vijay Govindarajan
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    • January 1979 (Revised February 1979)
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    Sears, Roebuck and Co. (B)

    By: Joseph G. San Miguel and Vijay Govindarajan
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    • January 1979 (Revised February 1979)
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    Sears, Roebuck and Co. (C)

    By: Joseph G. San Miguel and Vijay Govindarajan
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    • 25 Mar 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: March 25

    Grupo Beta San Miguel In November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Mar 2011
    • News

    Local Hero

    Baer: From boyhood fan to leader of the franchise. One of Larry Baer’s (MBA 1985) fondest summer memories is of playing in the yard of his boyhood home in San Francisco on Friday afternoons, waiting for his dad to return from work. “I’d... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment