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An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania

By: Diego A. Comin
Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its unique natural assets, is an ideal candidate. However, despite being so richly endowed in touristic resources, Tanzania receives very few... View Details
Keywords: Natural Environment; Business Ventures; Luxury; Revenue; Price; Developing Countries and Economies; Accommodations Industry; Tourism Industry; Tanzania
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Comin, Diego A. "An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 17902, March 2012.
  • 29 Mar 2012
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An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania

Keywords: by Diego A. Comin; Entertainment & Recreation
  • March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (A)

By: Karthik Ramanna
Loan officer Jim Teague discovers his agro-processor client has a serious health-code violation just days before a disbursement is due. Proceeding with the loan could jeopardize the health of thousands of customers and put his employer at serious risk. But withholding... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Financing and Loans; Health; Risk Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Tanzania
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Ramanna, Karthik. "Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (A)." Harvard Business School Case 112-069, March 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
  • June 2012
  • Teaching Note

Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (TN)

By: Karthik Ramanna
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Ramanna, Karthik. "Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 112-112, June 2012.
  • October 2012
  • Supplement

Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (B)

By: Karthik Ramanna
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Ramanna, Karthik. "Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-042, October 2012.
  • 29 Nov 2016
  • Lecture

Constructing Socialism in the Third World: The Case of Tanzania

By: Jeremy Friedman
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Friedman, Jeremy. "Constructing Socialism in the Third World: The Case of Tanzania." Yale University, New Haven, CT, November 29, 2016.
  • April 2015
  • Teaching Note

Yara International: Africa Strategy

By: Michael Porter and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo
Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Africa; Tanzania
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Porter, Michael, and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo. "Yara International: Africa Strategy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 715-461, April 2015.
  • December 2014 (Revised January 2018)
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Yara International: Africa Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman
Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Value Creation; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Tanzania
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Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo, and Kerry Herman. "Yara International: Africa Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 715-402, December 2014. (Revised January 2018.)
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Africa: Building Cities: Immersive Field Course

By: John D. Macomber
This second year elective takes students into the field to assess and report on the opprtunities in the next decade for the private finance and delivery of public infrastructure in the Global South.  In January of 2016 and 2017 the cities studied were Addis Ababa,... View Details
Keywords: Cities; Urbanization; Economic Development; Infrastructure; Sustainability; Africa; Latin America; Peru; Argentina; Ethiopia; Tanzania
  • 03 Dec 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem: It's not clear whether the local agency flagging the potential... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage
  • 08 Apr 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

businesses reinveted the image of wine. An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in TanzaniaWhy, despite being so richly endowed in touristic resources, does Tanzania receive relatively few tourists and little revenue from tourism? Image: iPhoto... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion
  • September 2012 (Revised March 2015)
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CoET: Innovation in Africa

By: Diego Comin, Diana Dimitrova and Yukiko Tsukamoto
Keywords: Innovation; Developing Countries; Technology Commercialization; Entrepreneurship; Africa; Technology Diffusion; Tanzania
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Comin, Diego, Diana Dimitrova, and Yukiko Tsukamoto. "CoET: Innovation in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 713-021, September 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
  • June 2004
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TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry

In 2003, TechnoServe, a U.S.-based, international, nonprofit organization, was deciding how to structure the capital investments required for Tanzanian business groups to acquire coffee bean central pulperies. This case explores the challenges of capital budgeting and... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Cash Flow; Emerging Markets; Financing and Loans; Capital Budgeting; Tanzania
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Hecht, Peter A., and Salim Haji. "TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry." Harvard Business School Case 204-153, June 2004.
  • March 1996
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African Communications Group

Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
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McGahan, Anita M., and Dale Coxe. "African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Case 796-128, March 1996.
  • December 2010
  • Supplement

Urban Water Partners (B) Spreadsheet Supplement (CW)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim
Solution to spreadsheet 111704. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Dar es Salaam
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Ramanna, Karthik, and George Serafeim. "Urban Water Partners (B) Spreadsheet Supplement (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 111-706, December 2010.
  • August 2010 (Revised December 2010)
  • Supplement

Urban Water Partners (A) (CW)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim
The case explores a new venture to bring clean water to Tanzanians who otherwise cannot access or afford it. Management has enough money to get their company through August 2010, but needs more capital. An HBS alum is interested in investing in the company;... View Details
Keywords: Human Needs; Accrual Accounting; Financial Statements; Health Industry; Utilities Industry; Dar es Salaam
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Ramanna, Karthik, and George Serafeim. "Urban Water Partners (A) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 111-701, August 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
  • September 2016 (Revised March 2021)
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DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital

By: Shawn Cole, Mark Kramer, Tony L. He, Anshul Maudar and T. Robert Zochowski
This case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a San Francisco–based venture capital fund and one of the first impact investment funds to achieve significant financial returns to scale. This case allows for a competitive analysis of DBL's investment... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Tanzania
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Cole, Shawn, Mark Kramer, Tony L. He, Anshul Maudar, and T. Robert Zochowski. "DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 217-022, September 2016. (Revised March 2021.)
  • May 1999
  • Case

African Communications Group (Condensed)

Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
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McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania Authors:Diego A. Comin Abstract Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its unique natural assets, is an ideal... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • January 2019 (Revised December 2019)
  • Case

CrossBoundary Energy

By: John Macomber
Almost 500 million people are without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments and public utilities are challenged to bring generation and distribution to most of them. Considerable promise exists in “off-grid” or “mini-grid” technologies, notably using renewable... View Details
Keywords: Energy Investing; Economic Development; Renewable Energy; Business Growth and Maturation; Developing Countries and Economies; Project Finance; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Infrastructure; Segmentation; Private Equity; Decision Choices and Conditions; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; Tanzania; Ghana
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Macomber, John. "CrossBoundary Energy." Harvard Business School Case 219-089, January 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
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