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- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Paulo Cunha
Paulo Cunha, chair of Brazilian-based Grupo Ultra, discusses policy changes under President Collor (1990-1992), and the effects on the petrochemical sector, including foreign competition.
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- Video
Jorge Gerdau
Jorge Gerdau explains that the secret to his Brazilian steel company’s longevity, which has lasted five generations, was the continuity in the firm’s values.
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- Video
Jorge Gerdau
Jorge Gerdau, Chair of Brazil-based Grupo Gerdau, which is one of the largest steel producers in Latin America, explains the importance of open communication among the different branches of his firm and the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
“hoping” that consumer and small-business debt will accelerate GDP growth (like Brazil did at the beginning of the century). Will this new measure take the Chinese consumer beyond tolerable levels of debt-to-income ratio? —Robert... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
company's superior productivity and market share gain in Brazil's cosmetics, fragrances, and toiletries (CF&T) industry. By 2009, Natura's direct sales business model generated income for over 1 million people in Brazil and Latin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2024
- News
What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Giving business tools to small farmers so they can compete and succeed
Sylvia Wachsner (PMD 35, 1978), director of Sociedade Nacional de Agricultura, runs business training programs for small organic and sustainable farmers in Brazil. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
Adidas-sponsored France soundly thrashed Nike-sponsored Brazil 3-0 in the championship game. "There's an adrenaline rush when an Adidas-equipped team beats one that's wearing the other guy's product," Louis-Dreyfus acknowledges. "And why... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
About five years after Leonardo Letelier (MBA 2002) graduated from HBS, he found himself at a career crossroads. He enjoyed the work he was doing as a consultant, but something was missing. He didn’t have the word for it. “Today, everyone talks about purpose,” he says,... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Jonathan Assayag (MBA 2010)
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
goals, and themes. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Entrepreneurship-in-Healt/an/815005-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-116 Advanced Leadership Pathways: Gilberto Dimenstein Opens Connections in Brazil In 2011, Gilberto... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)
grow another small software startup to reach its first $1M in annual recurring revenue and advised a logistics business in Brazil on operations optimization to improve profitability. What impact has HBS had on your career? My HBS... View Details
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
Association of Germany Matthew Perkins, MBA 2009 Founder Yield Pop agricultural resource platform latin america HBS Club of Brazil Jonathan Assayag, MBA 2010 CEO Lema21 Brazilian eyewear mid-atlantic us HBS Club of Washington, DC Angela... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- News
Five Alumni Named to Fortune's "40 under 40"
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410142-PDF-ENG Inequality in Brazil Aldo MusacchioHarvard Business School Case 711-086 This case examines the evolution of inequality in Brazil in the last few... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
Courtesy Tom Ferguson “Climate change is really water change,” says Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014). From the deadly floods that deluged western Europe in the summer of 2021, to the once-in-a-century drought conditions that have ravaged Brazil... View Details
- December 2019 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi
The case concerns the sale of Mãe Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mãe Terra’s CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mãe Terra's B... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-075, December 2019. (Revised June 2025.)