Publications

September 2011 (Revised January 2012)
Case

Silver Lake and Private Equity in Brazil: Carnaval or Calamity?

By: Aldo Musacchio and Stephen J. Goldstein

Keywords: Private Equity; Capital Markets; Strategy; Brazil

April 2011
Supplement

Brazil: Leading the BRICs? (PPT)

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich

Keywords: Brazil

April 2010 (Revised May 2010)
Teaching Note

Codevasf (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

Teaching Note for 510042. View Details

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil

2010
Working Paper

Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)

By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes

The literature on the rubber boom applied a Dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though a sizable surplus was generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the Global Commodity Chain... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business History; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Brazil

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April 2009
Teaching Note

Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo (TN)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Andrea Minardi

Teaching Note for [808062]. View Details

Keywords: Natural Environment; Opportunities; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Business Model; Energy Industry; Brazil

2009
Working Paper

Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910

By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes

This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case-study of Brazilian market power on rubber markets during the boom years of 1870-1910 shows that the government generated 1.3% of GDP through an export tax on rubber but... View Details

Keywords: Government Legislation; Taxation; Business and Government Relations; Welfare or Wellbeing; Rubber Industry; Brazil

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January 2008
Teaching Note

Pacifica Residencial S.A. (TN)

By: Nicolas Retsinas

Teaching Note for [207094]. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Financial Services Industry; Brazil

October 2005 (Revised December 2006)
Case

Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of "Courting the Poor"

By: Frances X. Frei and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

Describes the innovative retail model of the Brazilian firm Magazine Luiza. Magazine Luiza enables low-income consumer credit by applying a flexible and nuanced evaluation system. Additionally, its dedication to customer service, employee motivation, and progressive... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Information Technology; Income; Innovation and Management; Success; Customer Focus and Relationships; Credit; Retail Industry; Brazil

May 2002
Teaching Note

Brazil: Embracing Globalization? TN

By: Laura Alfaro

Teaching Note for (9-701-104). View Details

Keywords: Brazil

November 2001
Supplement

Interview with Philip Casey at AmeriSteel

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingston Hout

Gerdau Group is a family-controlled Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of long steel products. Philip Casey describes the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and financial and management issues as the company has grown to be the #2 steel producer in... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Production; Organizations; Family Ownership; Corporate Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil

April 1994 (Revised August 1994)
Case

Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Keywords: Development Economics; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Brazil

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15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

above 5% annually and continue the country's leadership role among emerging economies. Between 2003 and 2010, Brazil benefited from strong economic growth and stable policies under the Lula administration. View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2019 (Revised June 2025)
Case

Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi

The case concerns the sale of Mãe Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mãe Terra’s CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mãe Terra's B... View Details

Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America

22 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

competing against the Soviet companies, you are competing against the champions of Brazil and China and Russia." In other words, it's not enough anymore to write off these companies as inefficient leviathans stuck in a hand-out mindset.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

uninterested in brands' global presence. The drivers also have less impact on consumers in Brazil and India. That may be because of vestiges of anti-colonial cultures, the strength of local manufacturers, and growing nationalism in those... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

March 2011
Teaching Note

ABB: 'In China, for China' (TN)

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull

Teaching Note for 711044. View Details

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry; China; India; Brazil