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MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid
By: Lynda M. Applegate, José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta and Aldo Sesia
In January 2016, Guillermo Jaime had just returned home to Mexico City after attending a Harvard Business School executive education program. Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a company providing affordable housing to low-income... View Details
Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Social Capitalism; Housing; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Wealth and Poverty; Social Entrepreneurship; Construction Industry; Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta, and Aldo Sesia. "MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 817-073, June 2017.
- 12 Jun 2020
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Six Experts on How Capitalism Will Emerge after COVID-19
- 20 May 2022
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Musk Misconduct Allegation Won’t Stop Twitter Deal, Experts Say
- 08 Feb 2016
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Grad Student Lecture Series Asks Audience to Think Differently
- December 2017
- Article
Is There a Doctor in the House? Expert Product Users, Organizational Roles, and Innovation
By: Riitta Katila, Sruthi Thatchenkery, Michael Christensen and Stefanos A. Zenios
We explore the impact on innovation that professional end-users of a product have as inventors, executives, and board members in a young firm. In contrast to prior literature, which has emphasized technology roles, we put the spotlight on the executive and governance... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; User Innovation; Healthcare; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Katila, Riitta, Sruthi Thatchenkery, Michael Christensen, and Stefanos A. Zenios. "Is There a Doctor in the House? Expert Product Users, Organizational Roles, and Innovation." Academy of Management Journal 60, no. 6 (December 2017): 2415–2437.
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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
What is the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative? The HBS Social Enterprise Initiative applies innovative business practices and managerial disciplines to drive sustained, high-impact social change. It's... View Details
- 10 Nov 2010
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Ask Not What Your Company Can Do for You...
- 13 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Ask A Coach: How Do I Find a Mentor?
Career & Professional Development breaks down answers to some of the most common questions we get from alumni at all stages of their career journey. Q: I’m feeling stuck in my career and hoping to find a mentor who can guide me in... View Details
- 26 Nov 2016
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Four Ways to Prepare to Ask for a Raise
- 01 Dec 2011
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The Evolving Case Method
about leaders who failed to rise to moral challenges, the professor would hand out an exercise worksheet. “We asked students to reflect on a time when they failed to rise to a moral challenge,” recounts... View Details
Keywords: the case method
- 16 May 2014
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