East Africa - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Mar 2023

Student Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa

Please join us for this virtual event to meet HBS students from the Middle East and North Africa and to learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. View Details

19 Jan 2021

Life at HBS Chat Series: MBA Students from East Africa

Join for a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students from East Africa regarding their MBA experience. These students will share their background and talk about what their HBS experience... View Details

10 Nov 2022

Top Business Schools Discuss: Middle East and North Africa

Management and The Wharton School to learn about their MBA programs and the experience of Middle East and North African students and recent alumni in business school and beyond. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion with the... View Details

21 May 2020

Geographic Regions Webinar Series: Middle East & North Africa

The Geographic Regions Webinar Series aims to highlight different cultures at HBS. Each webinar will feature student panelists from the region featured as they reflect on their MBA experience and future plans. View Details

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Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa

By: Amer Bisat, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Mahmoud El-Gamal and F. Mongelli

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Introduction: Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

By: Kristin Fabbe, Melanie Cammett and Marc Lynch

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18 Mar 2021

External Partner Event: MBA Tour Eastern Africa & Middle East

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in the MBA Tour. The MBA Tour events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and alumni from a wide variety of schools. Our HBS team will be online and looking forward to meeting you to discuss our MBA... View Details

11 Mar 2011
News

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

Keywords: Professors Deepak Malhotra, Noel Maurer, Magnus Thor Torfason, and Tarun Khanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

November 1982
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Union Carbide Corp.: Career Development in Africa and the Middle East

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15 Apr 2024

Life at HBS Chat with the Middle East & North Africa Club

Join this interactive session for a Life at HBS Chat with the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Club. This virtual event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students regarding their MBA... View Details

11 Mar 2009
News

Asian footsteps in Africa

08 Dec 2023
Video

Case Studies: Untold Stories of Entrepreneurs in the Middle East

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Africa - Global

while our Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Research Center based in Istanbul, plays this same role for North African countries. Support for HBS engagement and activities across the school are enabled by... View Details

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Africa Business Club

18 Jul 2008
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness: Creating an East African Economic Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter

Competitiveness presentation delivered during the East African Business Summit in Kampala, Uganda. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Uganda

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July 2011 (Revised August 2011)
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Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several significant structural changes and leadership appointments were announced at GE, which reflected the company's commitment to global growth... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Africa; Republic of Ireland

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06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

South Africa at a rate about one-third of that flowing into Latin America or East Asia. Q: According to the statistics on FDI in your new case, in "all countries" FDI is 2.7 percent of GDP. South... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

November 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel and Nelson Hioe

In March 2006, Larry English, Director of Program Design and Innovation for Habitat for Humanity International Africa and the Middle East, was reflecting on a large development project in Durbin that had stalled. Notwithstanding global attention led by former President... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Innovation Strategy; Emerging Markets; Social Entrepreneurship; Poverty; Property; Projects; South Africa; Middle East

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March 2008 (Revised October 2009)
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Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa

By: Tarun Khanna and Ayesha Khan

This is the story of MTC, a Kuwaiti telecom company that has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly to become one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint across the Middle East and Africa. The CEO of the company, Dr. Saad... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Telecommunications Industry; Africa; Kuwait

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August 2023
Article

Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

By: Matt Buehler, Kristin E. Fabbe and Eleni Kyrkopoulou

Morocco, once primarily known as a country of emigration and transit to Europe, has become a destination country for migrants, the majority of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa. Using an original nationally representative survey of 2,700 respondents, together with data... View Details