Publications

Educators

2009
Book

Experiments in Financial Democracy: Corporate Governance and Financial Development in Brazil, 1882-1950

By: Aldo Musacchio

In Experiments in Financial Democracy, I challenge the idea that it was colonial institutions that sent Brazil, a civil law country, down a particular path of corporate governance and finance. Detailed archival research reveals significantly different patterns of... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Brazil

May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)

By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares... View Details

Keywords: Capital; Capital Budgeting; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Industry Structures; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Bids and Bidding; Economy; Ownership Stake; Chemical Industry; Brazil

July 2000 (Revised June 2009)
Case

Embraer: The Global Leader in Regional Jets

By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Gustavo A. Herrero and Luiz Felipe Monteiro

Embraer is the story of a company from a developing country, Brazil, that has become the leader in a high-tech field, regional passenger jets. Embraer's first family of regional jets has been highly successful and, at the time of the case, it is embarking on a major... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Capital Structure; Corporate Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Air Transportation Industry; Brazil

Educators

April 1990 (Revised December 1992)
Case

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Aerospace Industry; Brazil

December 1988 (Revised February 1989)
Case

USTR and Brazil--1985-88

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Brazil

Pedro Moreira Salles

Keywords: Financial Services

Paulo Cunha

Keywords: Petroleum and Natural Gas; Chemicals

04 Feb 2020
Video

Paulo Cunha

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04 Feb 2020
Video

Erling Lorentzen

Erling Lorentzen, former head of Aracruz Celulose, a leading Brazilan manufacturer of pulp and paper, describes his efforts to gain financing from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.

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20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose

conveying their purpose in a personal and authentic way helped them achieve buy-in from stakeholders. For example, David Vélez, co-founder and CEO of NuBank, the world’s largest digital bank, likes to share the powerful memory of trying to open a bank account in View Details

16 May 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources for International Students

large U.S. technology firm would be more likely to participate in the dedicated interview process, while those looking for roles in health care in South Africa or retail in Brazil will utilize CPD’s career resources and contacts to... View Details

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

often be greater. Brand preferences and consumption levels in emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil tend to be more fluid. Consumer research is therefore critical to aid marketers trying to cement brand preferences early on as... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

06 Dec 2006
Op-Ed

India Needs to Encourage Trade with China

similar, as is the relationship between Brazil and Argentina, just to pick a couple of other examples. Note that China is now among India's most important trading partners, but the importance that India assigns to China has not been... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

01 Jun 2002
News

New Fellowship Program Encourages Young MBAs to Work for Nonprofits

deep knowledge of the challenges facing communities and society.” To date, some eleven organizations from Boston to Brazil have indicated they would be interested in hiring Service Leadership Fellows. This enthusiastic response suggests... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public scrutiny. The authors of a new... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2018
Blog Post

Peek: The People, The Experience, and The Case Method

Kingdom and Brazil to be a part of this immersive experience. Not only was it an avenue for cultural exposure, it also provided us the opportunity to form what I believe will be lifelong connections. The cadre of professional interests... View Details

April 2009 (Revised August 2009)
Case

Petrobras in Ecuador (A)

By: Aldo Musacchio, Lena G. Goldberg and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

On October 18, 2007, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced his intention to migrate Petrobras' existing participation contracts to exploit oil reserves in Ecuador's Blocks 18 and 31 to servicing agreements under which Petrobras would be paid a production fee and... View Details

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Government Administration; Taxation; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Public Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Brazil; Ecuador

Educators

28 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, February 28

417-051 Vox Capital: Pioneering Impact Investing in Brazil Vox Capital was the first certified impact investing fund in Brazil. Founded in 2009, it provides early-stage capital for companies offering innovative and scalable solutions to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2013 (Revised June 2013)
Teaching Note

Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth & Currency Wars

By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White

Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil,... View Details