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- January 2008 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat
ProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced Scorecard could be combined to help customer-facing employees provide consistent service across the world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Franchise Ownership; Performance Consistency; Argentina
Martinez Jerez, F. Asis, and Katherine M. Miller. "ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat." Harvard Business School Case 108-037, January 2008. (Revised August 2011.)
- October 2006
- Teaching Note
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)
By: Lynn S. Paine
- April 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Tells the story of Argentina's aggressive strategy for renegotiating its sovereign debt from 2003 to 2005. Most creditors accepted the offer to swap their debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, with no recognition of all past-due interest. Many holdouts,... View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Sovereign Finance; Government and Politics; Negotiation Tactics; Outcome or Result; Situation or Environment; Argentina
Maurer, Noel, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation." Harvard Business School Case 706-034, April 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Susana Balbo
Susana Balbo, owner and chief wine maker of Susana Balbo wines, based in Argentia, discusses the important role that business leaders play in economic development, especially when it comes to sustainability.... View Details
- 18 Nov 2019
- Video
Alberto Grimoldi
Alberto Grimoldi, President of the Argentina-based apparel and footwear company Grimoldi, S.A., describes the massive deterioration of the business under family leadership and his successful efforts, in the... View Details
- 18 Nov 2019
- Video
Alberto Grimoldi
Alberto Grimoldi, President of the Argentina-based apparel and footwear company Grimoldi, describes improving the image of his company by removing the name "Grimoldi" from their products, and using... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
Publications Impacto Histórico de la Globalización en Argentina y Chile: Empresas y Empresarios (The Historical Impact of Globalization in Argentina and Chile: Enterprises and Entrepreneurs) Authors:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
and deploy the product? Or an entirely new team dedicated solely to renewals? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815044-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-036 Breaking Bad (the Rules): Argentina Defaults,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2023
- Working Paper
Organizational Responses to Product Cycles
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicolas Torres
Product cycles entail the mass production of new—and often increasingly complex—products on a regular basis. How do firms manage these changes? We use granular daily data from a leading automobile manufacturer to study the organizational impacts of introducing new... View Details
Keywords: Training; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Knowledge Management; Production; Product; Organizational Structure; Auto Industry; Argentina
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and Nicolas Torres. "Organizational Responses to Product Cycles." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-061, March 2023. (Revise & Resubmit Journal of Political Economy.)
- October 2014 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
A Currency We Can Call Our Own: Populism, Banking Crises, and Exchange Rate Crises in Argentina, 1946–2002
By: Rafael Di Tella
The case describes Argentina's struggle to establish a credible monetary system under populist pressures and the recurrent use of exchange rate stabilization plans. It focuses on two episodes where there was "too little money" in the economy: during the hyperinflation... View Details
Keywords: Debt Crisis; Hyperinflation; Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael. "A Currency We Can Call Our Own: Populism, Banking Crises, and Exchange Rate Crises in Argentina, 1946–2002." Harvard Business School Case 715-019, October 2014. (Revised February 2017.)
- December 2011
- Supplement
Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B) Spreadsheet Supplement
By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero
- February 2011 (Revised July 2011)
- Supplement
Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B)
By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero
Argentine government claims inflation rate is 8 percent but others claim it is double that rate. Analysts' attempts to adjust the company's financial statements for inflation. View Details
Hawkins, David F., Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Hugo Pentenero. "Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-070, February 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- November 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Arcor: Global Strategy and Local Turbulence
Argentine confectionery manufacturer, Arcor Group, seeks to implement an international strategy but in 2003, recovering from the Argentine financial crisis, thwarts globalization plans. Already Latin America's leading candy producer and an exporter to over 100... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Argentina
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Michael G. Rukstad, and Jenny Illes. "Arcor: Global Strategy and Local Turbulence." Harvard Business School Case 704-427, November 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- January 1998
- Case
Sideco Americana S.A. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Culture; Values and Beliefs; Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Argentina
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-082, January 1998.