Mexico - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

that’s my number one leadership takeaway.” HOME REGION Mexico City, Mexico UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Columbia University PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IGNIA, Home Depot, Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch... View Details

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

percent, and empowered 96 percent of participants in Mexico to become active decision-makers in their households. In Uganda, almost every participant reported believing in her own ability to succeed. Historically, Trickle Up has... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Events - Business History

University), "Business and Global Climate Politics" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. Oct 16 16 Oct 2023 Business History Seminar: Business, Society, and the Environment Christy Thornton (Johns Hopkins University), "Revolution in... View Details

30 Nov 2018
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8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS

C classmates visit Mexico City together Earlier this month, a section mate took us to Mexico City, his hometown. While it's always fun to travel, there is something special about going to someone’s home... View Details

Ray A. Goldberg

A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine

Profile

Ernesto Sterling

Coming to HBS is like... A dream that I thought was never going to happen. Coming to class is one of the most precious gifts I get every morning. Rushing past my section mates as I take my seat and when class is about to start, I can’t help but take a deep breath and... View Details

Richard H.K. Vietor

Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia... View Details

Keywords: energy; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; railroad; shipping

Research Summary

Reverse Innovation

VG and Chris Trimble reveal a bold discovery with far-reaching implications in REVERSE INNOVATION: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere (Harvard Business Review Press; April 10, 2012;... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Outsourcing ; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact ; Mexico ; Vermont Citation Educators Purchase Related Segel, Arthur, Ephraim Mernick, Derek C. M. van Bever, and Olivia Barba. "Balancing Returns and Responsibilities at Raya... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

at DC's Community Foundation to support issues they believe in, primarily empowerment of women and girls, ocean conservation, and sustainable cities. Organizations that have benefited from their involvement include numerous Washington-based nonprofits as well as health... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jul 2020
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How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

life-changing. It was my first time out of the country except to cross the border from Texas into Mexico to get my hair braided when I was younger. It expanded my outlook, brought me closer to the Spanish-speaking roots of my Afro-Latina... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Task Force

had experience with retail in emerging markets: Monroy, who is Colombian, worked for Procter & Gamble in Mexico for seven years, while Campbell held a number of positions at Walmart, with stints in India and China (which was “like going... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

Myra M. Hart

Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship. She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

Keywords: consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; real estate; retailing

October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Starbucks and Conservation International

By: James E. Austin and Cate Reavis

Starbucks, the world's leading specialty coffee company, developed a strategic alliance with Conservation International, a major international environmental nonprofit organization. The purpose of the alliance was to promote coffee-growing practices of small farms that... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Cooperative Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Alliances; Nonprofit Organizations; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico

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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia... View Details

07 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance

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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

University (Riyadh) Lebanon American University of Beirut (Beirut) Lebanese American University (Beirut) Lithuania ISM University of Management and Economics (Vilnius) Malaysia National University of Malaysia (Selangor) Mexico CETYS... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Mitsuharu’s long-term goal of improving the quality of the Japanese sweets, made from azuki bean paste and sugar, and expanding the company’s client base to reach global customers be in line with Toraya’s well-being? LATIN AMERICA RESEARCH CENTERS (Montevideo and São... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

October 2013 (Revised January 2017)
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Walmart around the World

By: Juan Alcácer, Abhishek Agrawal and Harshit Vaish

After reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil,... View Details