Publications

February 1990
Case

Compania Telefonica Mexicana S.A. (CTM) (Abridged)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Tomas Otto Kohn

Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Mexico

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February 1987 (Revised July 1987)
Case

Compania Telefonica Mexicana (CTM)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Tomas Otto Kohn

Keywords: Mexico

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April 1984 (Revised October 1984)
Teaching Note

Mexico: Crisis of Confidence, Teaching Note

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Mexico

08 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 8, 2006

prospects for growth in the future. The president of CEMEX North America wonders whether the program should be turned into a major line of business for the company. Provides a good understanding of financing mechanisms available to home builders in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Nov 2012
Op-Ed

Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities

The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
Case

Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (C)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry; Mexico; United States; Europe

May 1993 (Revised January 1994)
Case

Cummins Engine Company, The: Starting Up "B" Crankshaft Manufacturing at the San Luis Potosi Plant

By: Robert H. Hayes

Cummins Engine Co. is starting up production of diesel engine crankshafts in its plant in central Mexico. This operation requires much tighter tolerances than any product previously produced at the plant, and the young (recent MBA) manager who is in charge of the... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Production; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Industrial Products Industry; Mexico; Alabama

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

performance? Should a company choose to be in the sales prevention business? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/619018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-111 Gilead Mexico With a breakthrough cure for... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

Authors:Mark J. Roe and Jordan I. Siegel Publication:Journal of Economic Literature (forthcoming) No abstract is available at this time. Is There a Better Commitment Mechanism than Cross-Listings for Emerging Economy Firms? Evidence from View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

issues," he beams, "from land reform in Mexico to the development of the genetically modified tomato." "The genetic research revolution is changing our global economy and society more dramatically than any other single... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

16 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808025 PublicationsRelated Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico Authors:Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber Publication:Journal of Economic History 67, no. 3... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

experience I have ever had. Workers were warm and welcoming, generous with their time, conscientious in their responses to our questions, and fun! We traveled to the platforms by helicopter (the platforms are located in the Gulf of Mexico... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

May 2001 (Revised January 2010)
Case

Submarino.com (A)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Meredith Collura and Luiz Felipe Monteiro

Enables a thorough analysis of Submarino.com, a B2C e-commerce company with a presence in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal. Examines the company's global operations as well as its organizational design and operating and management capabilities. Considers... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Globalized Firms and Management; Operations; Organizational Design; Strategy; Internet; Retail Industry; Portugal; Spain; Mexico; Argentina; Brazil

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

explain the following stylized facts: (1) U.S. and Mexican output co-move more than consumption, (2) U.S. shocks have a larger effect on Mexico than in the U.S., (3) U.S. business cycles lead over medium-term fluctuations in Mexico, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 12

note presents statistics on private equity exits and discusses important issues relating to the most common exit routes. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/private-equity-exits/an/213112-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-041 salaUno: Eliminating Needless... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

family, friends, and employees." Jim Stuart has even gone so far as to help design a "Leadership Circle," an intensive program for CEOs scheduled to debut this summer in New Mexico that will integrate current management... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

April 2022
Teaching Note

Banorte Móvil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli and Carla Larangeira

In mid-2019, Carlos Hank was deliberating over the results for Banorte Móvil—the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico’s most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte´s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had... View Details

Keywords: Data Analytics; Customer Lifetime Value; Financial Institutions; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Customers; Technology Adoption; Communication Strategy; Banking Industry; Mexico; Latin America

December 2017 (Revised July 2020)
Case

Opportunity Growth at Grupo Torre Médica

By: Juan Alcácer, J. Ramon Lecuona-Torras and Katherine Grozier

Senior management must make a decision for how to grow their search fund to reach the final margins for investors. View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Growth Management; Decision Making; Strategy; Mexico; Latin America

Article

Early Stage Investing in Mexico: The Role of Angel Investors and Seed Capital Funds

By: Roberto Charvel

This articles does a review of newly formed seed capital structures, angel investors and their interaction with venture capital funds in Mexico. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Emerging Economies; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; Mexico