Publications

June 2004
Case

TechnoServe and the Tanzanian Specialty Coffee Industry

In 2003, TechnoServe, a U.S.-based, international, nonprofit organization, was deciding how to structure the capital investments required for Tanzanian business groups to acquire coffee bean central pulperies. This case explores the challenges of capital budgeting and... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Cash Flow; Emerging Markets; Financing and Loans; Capital Budgeting; Tanzania

March 1996
Case

African Communications Group

Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

lights and other electrical devices for three days before it’s swapped out for one that has been recharged. Customers pay a yearly subscription fee per battery and a small fee for each recharge. What comes next: On-the-ground research in villages in View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Kilimanjaro

“If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have done it. But I’m really glad I did.” That was the most common response among the group of fifteen HBS alumni and friends who participated in the pre-safari optional adventure of climbing the highest peak in... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2004
News

Maasai Village

Our first introduction to the Maasai came as we drove from Arusha to the Ngorongoro crater and saw members of their tribe off in the distance. Often alone or in pairs, their tall figures were clad in bright red cloth, a stark contrast to the green and brown landscape... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

01 Mar 2009
News

Antarctic Adventure

Photo OP: The penguins didn’t seem to mind being the center of attention when 21 HBS alumni and friends ventured ashore during a ten-day trip to Antarctica in early December. The School’s Alumni Travel Program heads to Tanzania and Rwanda... View Details

Keywords: Antarctica

01 Mar 2004
News

Safari Beauty

The natural beauty that we saw on the safari portion of the trip — both plant and animal — were truly spectacular. In the Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti, and Lake Manyara regions, we drove around in vans that had pop-up roofs so that we could stand and get an... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality; Personal Services

September 2016 (Revised March 2021)
Case

DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital

By: Shawn Cole, Mark Kramer, Tony L. He, Anshul Maudar and T. Robert Zochowski

This case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a San Francisco–based venture capital fund and one of the first impact investment funds to achieve significant financial returns to scale. This case allows for a competitive analysis of DBL's investment... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Tanzania