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  • 11 Dec 2014
  • News

No silver lining in partisan gridlock

  • November 2022 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

'A Marshall Plan for Africa': James Mwangi and Equity Group Holdings

By: Caroline M. Elkins, Debora L. Spar, Zeke Gillman and Julia M. Comeau
Financial Inclusion. Dignity. Trust. These were the core principles driving James Mwangi’s transformation of Equity Building Society, insolvent in 1991, into what is, today, Equity Group Holdings, East and Central Africa’s largest retail banking institution. Raised in... View Details
Keywords: Income Inequality; Micro Finance; Microcredit; Microfinance; Banks and Banking; Equality and Inequality; Mission and Purpose; Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Kenya
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  • 2021
  • Article

Les multinationales comme catégorie politique: les années formatrices (1970-1990)

By: Sabine Pitteloud
While multinationals are emblematic economic actors driving the current globalization process through the organization of production in global value chains, they appear to be important political actors as well. This article provides an historical perspective on such... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Lobbying; Investor Protection; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Governance
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  • 16 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher—or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products
  • 07 Jan 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

farmer. They already decided that what's good for the farmer is these kinds of implements, these kinds of equipment, this kind of loan. In fact, the farmer may say, "Given... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • December 2022
  • Case

Mission Produce in 2022

By: Forest Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Founded by CEO Steve Barnard in 1983, California-based Mission Produce was a leading supplier of Hass avocados with a global sourcing, marketing, and distribution network and $892 million in 2021 sales. Barnard had been influential in the global avocado trade’s... View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; California; Peru; Guatemala; Colombia; Mexico; Chile
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  • 12 Feb 2015
  • News

The Blonde Salad at Harvard

  • 03 Feb 2009
  • News

Social Enterprise Conference Named to Forbes.com's Top 12 Executive Conferences for 2009

  • 07 Oct 2019
  • News

Weighting accounts for impact

  • January – February 2011
  • Article

Creating Shared Value

By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new... View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Trust; Human Needs; Welfare; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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  • 14 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

October 2017 Negotiation Journal Prescriptions Based on a Realistic View of Human Behavior By: Bazerman, Max Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53096 November–December 2017... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 8 Mar 2005
  • Other Presentation

Armenian Competitiveness: Towards a Strategy for Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05 (World Economic Forum, 2004); "Clusters and the New Competitive... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Armenia
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  • 29 Jun 2012
  • News

Funds and Allies Defend the Buck

  • 05 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

the United States. What has driven its success? How can it be sustained? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706417 John Mackey and Whole Foods Market Harvard View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Oct 2013
  • News

What it Really Means to Give Back

  • 13 Jan 2019
  • News

Why Silicon Valley needs more visas

  • Blog

Mark your calendars! HBS Executive Education reunions are back on campus!

friends, you'll stay informed about the latest business trends and best practices. This year's program includes the latest thought leadership from faculty and guest speakers on topics ranging from digital strategy and innovation to the... View Details
  • 4 Oct 2013
  • Other Presentation

Economic and Social Development: The New Learning

By: Michael E. Porter
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Panama
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  • 01 Jan 2002
  • News

  • Video

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