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Global Activities 2020
Leumi, Professor Joshua Margolis highlights the leadership style of its former CEO as she sought to disrupt the banking industry from within. Latin America Seeing the Immediate Impact of Faculty Research in... View Details
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
Markets project. Working Knowledge Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time Much of modern business history has been written on experiences in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Now, the unheard stories of emerging markets in Africa, Asia,... View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
live in suburbs than cities Population soars to 179 million largest ten-year increase Influence: High 60 1960 s 19 Baby boom tapers off Emigration from Asia and Latin America surges Influence: Medium-High 70... View Details
- 2023
- Book
Deeply Responsible Business.: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership
By: Geoffrey Jones
Corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? This book examines leaders who put values alongside profits to showcase the challenges and upside of deeply responsible business. Should... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; Business Ecuation; Socially Responsible Investing; Business Education; Ethics; Leadership; Business History; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Religion; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Banking Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Education Industry; Fashion Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United Kingdom; Germany; United States; Japan; India; Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey. Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2023.
- August 2012 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Netflix: Valuing a New Business Model
By: Francois Brochet, Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
In autumn 2011, Netflix was working to right the ship after publicly stumbling through a price hike and strategic shift and then retreat. The company was changing its business model to focus on streaming video service rather than the DVDs by mail that had brought the... View Details
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Online Business; Asset Recognition; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; Online Technology; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; United States; Canada; Latin America; West Indies
Brochet, Francois, Suraj Srinivasan, and Michael Norris. "Netflix: Valuing a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 113-018, August 2012. (Revised July 2017.)
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
Region, Career By Region* All Asia Europe Latin America US / Canada Any Harassment 88% 80% 91% 87% 88% Verbal Harassment, Career By Region* All Asia Europe Latin View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
diversification. In terms of opportunities, the exploitation of primary commodities in countries located far away from the main European markets became far more practical. At the same time new markets were opened by steamships, new ports, railroads, and telegraphs.... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- Profile
Ignacio Lartirigoyen
agribusiness in the U.S. through his upcoming role with Bayer/Monsanto in St. Louis, where he will be part of a team focusing on digital innovation. "Eventually," he says, "I'd like to return to Latin View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
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Published Materials - Creating Emerging Markets
2019 Article Enterprise & Society Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets By: Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale NOV 2018 Article Australian Economic History Review Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
MBA, he set up the New York-based property investment firm Drake Real Estate Partners. The firm has been of particular interest to Latin American investors looking for the protections offered by American real estate. Focused on deals... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
1974 Named Executive Director, Unibanco 1983 Launches Banco Pactual S.A. 1998 Launches JGP Asset Management 2001 Joins HBS Board of Dean's Advisors 2002 Jakurski House opens, British School 2002 Named Chair, HBS Latin View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
from Latin America, Africa, Turkey, and South Asia exuded this idea of stability, which assured employees, partners, customers, and everyone else. “After the crisis of 2009, the orders increased and our growth rate over the following five... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- March 2023
- Case
Roche: ESG and Access to Healthcare
By: George Serafeim, Susanna Gallani and Benjamin Maletta
In May 2022, Roche Group, one of the largest healthcare companies in the world, hosted its first ESG investor event focused exclusively on its efforts to impact access to healthcare. While Roche had recently set an ambitious goal to double the number of patients that... View Details
Keywords: ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Sustainable Finance; Growth Strategy And Execution; Sustainability Targets; Impact Evaluation; Healthcare Access; Healthcare Innovation; Healthcare Systems; Healthcare Operations; Finance; Strategy; Health Testing and Trials; Health Care and Treatment; Growth Management; Measurement and Metrics; Innovation Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland; North America; Europe; Asia; Latin America; Africa
Serafeim, George, Susanna Gallani, and Benjamin Maletta. "Roche: ESG and Access to Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 123-075, March 2023.
- November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
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Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman and Sarah McAra
This case considers Nestlé’s creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Health And Wellness; Nutrition; Health; Labor; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Operations; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland; Europe; Africa; Latin America; North America; Asia
Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman, and Sarah McAra. "Nestlé's Creating Shared Value Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 716-422, November 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
- June 2023 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in Lima, Peru
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Max Hancock
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Peru. It highlights Peru's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Peru; Latin America
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Max Hancock. "Doing Business in Lima, Peru." Harvard Business School Case 323-050, June 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
Unilever's sales and profits performance were flat, and it was underperforming its major competitors. Unilever was sustained by strong positions in the detergents and personal care markets of Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
Ghemawat explained to the audience in his introduction, is one of the first "outputs" of the School's new Latin America Research Center (LARC). It was co-written by Ghemawat with LARC executive... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Harvard Team Wins Second Place in MIINT Impact Investing Competition
Harvard MIINT faculty mentor. The five teams of Harvard students pitched investment opportunities across various sectors and geographies, from an anti-bully EdTech startup in Latin America to a cultivated... View Details
- April 2014 (Revised March 2015)
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GE and the Industrial Internet
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Kerry Herman
CEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Operations Management; Strategy; Big Data; Business Analysis; Corporate Strategy; Digital Technology; Digital Innovation; General Management; General Strategy; Global Competitiveness; Global Strategy; Innovation; Innovation And Management; Industrial Internet; GE; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Air Transportation Industry; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America
Lakhani, Karim R., Marco Iansiti, and Kerry Herman. "GE and the Industrial Internet." Harvard Business School Case 614-032, April 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
succession and legacy planning from some of the largest and most storied families across the globe. CASE STUDY Saving Our Public Schools Professor Joshua D. Coval + More Info – Less Info This session will explore the state of public education in View Details