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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

(one of the 54 recognized states in Africa or 10 non-sovereign territories). Applicants who are reside, work, or are based outside of Africa but focus their work on Africa and/or travel to the region regularly for business are ineligible for the fellowship. Are... View Details

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Global Activities 2020

collaboration, which is leading to meaningful results for a microfinance organization in Santiago, Chile. Middle East & North Africa South Asia Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan... View Details

August 2016 (Revised July 2017)
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Diageo and Mey Icki: Turkish Delight or Turkish Hangover?

By: Dante Roscini and Gamze Yucaoglu

In September 2013, two years after its $2.1 billion acquisition of Mey Icki Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Mey Icki), the principal spirits company in Turkey specializing in the local beverage, raki, Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, was concerned about new... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Emerging Markets; Government Legislation; Taxation; Valuation; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Risk Management; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Middle East; Turkey

April 2014 (Revised March 2015)
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GE and the Industrial Internet

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Kerry Herman

CEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients... View Details

January 2022
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Fueling a Cleaner Future: ACWA Power and Green Hydrogen

By: Dennis Yao and Alpana Thapar

In January 2020, Paddy Padmanathan, president and CEO of ACWA Power, was reflecting on the company’s sixteen-year record of success and thinking about its future growth plans. Founded in 2004, ACWA Power was a Saudi Arabian developer, owner, and operator of power and... View Details

Keywords: Green Hydrogen; Energy; Climate Change; Supply Chain; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Green Technology; Projects; Alliances; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Energy Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East; North Africa

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Peter Gumulia

management is only one piece of the puzzle. I wanted to get closer to the decision making – which ultimately led me to business.” After college, Peter turned to management consulting with a two-year stint at Bain & Co in the US and the View Details

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

business. December 2013 Tata Hall Dedicated Named in honor of Ratan N. Tata (AMP 71, 1975), Tata Hall was designed to enhance and expand the School’s Executive Education portfolio with residential space, classrooms, and common areas for participants. 2013 View Details

29 Oct 2020
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Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

Ministries of Finance across Africa and the Middle East on topics such as tax revenue improvement, expenditure management, and economic planning. I also advised commercial and development banks on revenue... View Details

June 2014 (Revised September 2014)
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Johnson & Johnson: The Promotion of Wellness

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop

To create the world's healthiest workforce, diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) mandated participation in its "Culture of Health" program globally, customized by location, culture, and specific health needs to offer prevention-focused education,... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Employee Motivation; Transformation; Ethics; Health; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe; Asia

27 May 2022
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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

Chicago for three years before joining the United States Marine Corps as an infantry and intelligence officer. I served for 8 years completing two overseas tours in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. What... View Details

June 2012 (Revised December 2017)
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Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading

By: Geoffrey Jones and Espen Storli

Examines the career of Marc Rich, the world's leading commodity trader before his criminal indictment in the United States in 1983. The case surveys the historical growth of commodity trading, especially in metals, from the late nineteenth century, and its evolving... View Details

Keywords: Commodity Market; Natural Resources; Metals and Minerals; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Mining Industry; Africa; Europe; Middle East; North and Central America; Israel; South Africa; Iran

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

Human dignity. Have economic hope, see a future, look forward, not back. Diversity. Understand the pluralism within a society. "More than just [wanting] peace, more than 'we won't kill or hurt each other anymore,' but 'how will we work together?'" Stand for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

faculty chair of the Global Initiative for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the Harvard Economics Department. Professor Hall received... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

the World J.G. Bartholomew, ed., Atlas of the World's Commerce (London: George Newnes, 1907), p. 22-23, map. Crude Oil Flow T. T. Connors, An Examination of the International Flow of Crude Oil, with Special Reference to the Middle View Details

24 Sep 2019
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Launching a Career in Clean Energy

international development and microfinance, having seen some of the Marines’ humanitarian work during my deployments to the Middle East and Africa. After HBS, I worked as a consultant to get business... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

finance-related issues and the experiences they go through. Saad Hashmi Associate Corporate Relationship Mangaer at HSBC Bank Middle East Limited Prepare for future professional opportunities and jumpstart... View Details

November 2018
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Governance Transition at Anadolu Group

By: Paul M. Healy and Esel Y. Cekin

Kamil Yazici and Izzet Ozilhan founded and built Anadolu Group Holding—a family business that grew into a multi-billion-dollar regional powerhouse. For 57 years they were equal partners in running the company. They then handed over a leadership role to a next... View Details