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12 Nov 2010
News

Opportunity in South Africa

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

More than one decade after the fall of apartheid, and despite ambitious economic reforms by the ANC government, foreign direct investment flows into South Africa averaged around two-thirds less than... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Nov 2018
Interview

Investment in South Africa [eNCA interview]

By: Euvin Naidoo

Partner and MD at Venture University and VU Fund, Euvin Naidoo, discusses the impact innovation can have on the growth of the South African economy. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Innovation and Invention; Economic Growth; South Africa

26 Jan 2011
News

China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts

November 2006 (Revised January 2007)
Case

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

May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
Case

Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa

By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson

Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1... View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Divisions; Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Planning; Competition; Apparel and Accessories Industry; South Africa

April 2011 (Revised May 2013)
Case

South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?

By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin

Fifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa

September 2012 (Revised August 2018)
Case

Doing Business in South Africa

By: Rawi Abdelal, Catherine S. M. Duggan and Ian McKown Cornell

Keywords: South Africa

2017
Other Unpublished Work

Improving Financial Inclusion in South Africa

By: Klaus Kessler, Adam Ikdal, Euvin Naidoo, Adrien Portafaix, Joshua Hendrickson, Alex Boje and Darryn Rabec

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June 1982
Case

Polaroid in South Africa (A), Supplement

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; South Africa

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September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Siba Mtongana: A Pioneering Chef in South Africa

By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams

For Siba Mtongana, South African celebrity chef, the year 2020 was fraught with challenges and unknowns. Her brand was strong and she was certain it would survive. But as she fine-tuned her growth and innovation strategy in a shaky, unpredictable economy in the midst... View Details

Keywords: Food; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; South Africa

1995
Simulation

South Africa Civil Service Simulation Exercise

By: Dutch Leonard

Keywords: Government Administration; Emerging Markets; South Africa

July 2007
Teaching Note

Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (TN)

By: Eric D. Werker

Teaching Note to 707019. View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Investment; Decisions; Economic Growth; Private Sector; Balance and Stability; South Africa

04 Aug 2015

HBS & HKS Information Session in South Africa

Hosted by the Africa Business Club, this event is designed for prospective students to learn about HBS, HKS, and the joint degree program from a student and alumni perspective. The event will include a presentation and reception.... View Details

25 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

A Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill & Maria Farkas; Communications; Telecommunications

September 2015
Background Note

Doing Business in South Africa 2015 Update

By: Andy Zelleke and Monica Baraldi

01 Apr 2001
News

Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa

before deciding to devote more time and energy to raising money for the Student Sponsorship ProgrammeSouth Africa (SSP-SA). With Nyagaka Ongeri (MBA 1997), Clarke cofounded SSP-SA in 1999. “We have a chance now to become a major player in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa

By: Mark Egan, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha

In late 2017, Satrix, one of the largest passive asset management firms in South Africa and a pioneer in the industry since 2000, had to decide its strategy going forward in a market where passive asset management had become increasingly commoditized and... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; South Africa; Africa