Publications

October 2006
Teaching Note

Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; Argentina

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

Keywords: Wine

Pedro Tarak

Keywords: B Corporation

Luis Alejandro Pagani

Keywords: Food Production

Tomás Hudson

Keywords: Chemicals

Jorge Born

Keywords: Agribusiness, Food

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

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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

December 2011
Teaching Note

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (TN) (A) and (B)

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Argentina

December 2011
Supplement

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B) Spreadsheet Supplement

By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Argentina

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

Keywords: Financial Statements; Inflation and Deflation; Argentina

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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