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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
progression from the 1925 McKim, Mead & White footprint for the first residential business school in America to an array of HBS projects slated for completion by 2023, he emphasizes the importance of continuity and symmetry. “When the... View Details
- Profile
Sebastian Vargas
Why did you choose this path at this point? Before coming to HBS, I worked for five years as an R&D engineer at Procter and Gamble (P&G). I loved my time at P&G because I worked in teams that looked at new-to-the-world technologies and had fantastic mentors... View Details
- Profile
Luana Bichuetti
Encouraged by her father, an alum of HBS' Owner/President Management Program (OPM), Luana applied and was accepted to three prominent MBA programs. Visiting the HBS campus tilted her choice in HBS' favor. "I was surprised by the people. The students here have an... View Details
- Portrait Project
Antonio Rocha
Until January of 2010, I was following the script. I graduated from university, got a good job, moved to a bigger city, got married. However, I could feel that I was not as happy as I wanted. Three months later, I was accepted to Harvard Business School, moving to a... View Details
- February 2017
- Teaching Note
Paez
By: Jill Avery
Paez, an Argentine start-up fashion brand, sold traditional alpargatas, a sleepy category that suddenly woke up when TOMS, a U.S. company, appropriated the traditional alpargata design, covered it with fashionable colors and prints, and tied it to a social cause.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
A Look at Olook
André Beisert's olook targets a very particular part of Brazil's new consumer market. "Our brand has a persona," Beisert (MBA 2009) says in his white brick office, which sits atop a small warehouse in the Vila Nova Conceição neighborhood in View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
There is a moment in the musical Hamilton, right after America wins the Revolutionary War, when British King George III strides on stage and asks cheekily, “What comes next?” This is an urgent question for the United Kingdom as it lurches... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
America Harvard Business School Case 908-004 Describes the auction of Cable & Wireless America (CWA), a bankrupt subsidiary of the British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. While an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- December 2018
- Case
Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
By: José B. Alvarez and Mariana Cal
Crop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax, and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial... View Details
Keywords: Trade Negotiations; Soybeans; Production; Trading; Agribusiness; Decision Making; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Economics; Macroeconomics; Goods and Commodities; Government and Politics; International Relations; Trade; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; South America; Argentina
Alvarez, José B., and Mariana Cal. "Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group." Harvard Business School Case 519-033, December 2018.
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
likely to be opened in South America. "We're in the midst of profound changes that will be of lasting consequence," said Clark at a luncheon address to participants. "Long-established paradigms are now becoming inadequate. As we think... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Connecting with Clubs
Cooper Until joining the Alumni Board three years ago, clubs were my only connection to HBS and the HBS network. After graduation, I had returned to South Africa and joined the vibrant club in Johannesburg, which opened doors for me to... View Details
- November 2004
- Teaching Note
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Teaching Note to (9-398-033) and (9-398-034). View Details
- December 1997 (Revised September 1999)
- Supplement
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 398-034, December 1997. (Revised September 1999.)
- July 1997
- Teaching Note
Compania de Telefonos de Chile (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-293-015). View Details
- December 2018 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale
By: Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi and Johanna Mair
Dr. Vera Cordeiro founded the NGO Instituto Dara in 1991 to help poor families break the cycle of poverty and illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on... View Details
Keywords: Social Innovation; NGO; Scaling; Health; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Non-Governmental Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Poverty; Health Industry; South America; Brazil
Battilana, Julie, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi, and Johanna Mair. "Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale." Harvard Business School Case 419-048, December 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- August 2016
- Case
CSI Ingenieros
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
CSI's business unit managers gathered around the downstairs conference room for the company's weekly meeting to discuss project bids. Cristina WaldAshley Hartman, who was in charge of finding projects for the engineering firm to work on, read through several she had... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Board; Board Committees; Board Dynamics; Organization; Organization Alignment; Dynamic Capabilities; Organization Design; Organizational Prototyping; Organizational Silence; Organizational Learning; Organization Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; South America; Uruguay
- November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power
By: Forest Reinhardt and Shon R. Hiatt
This case is about Colbún, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices,... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Chile; Environmental Protection; Energy Generation; Energy Industry; South America; Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, and Shon R. Hiatt. "Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power ." Harvard Business School Case 713-047, November 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- February 2024 (Revised May 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in Medellín, Colombia
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Karina Souza
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Colombia. It highlights Colombia'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... View Details
Keywords: History; Economics; Crime and Corruption; Business and Government Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Colombia; Medellín; South America
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Karina Souza. "Doing Business in Medellín, Colombia." Harvard Business School Case 224-079, February 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- 2015
- Book
The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile: Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurship
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrea Lluch
This book compares the effects of globalization on two Latin American countries, Argentina and Chile, over time. The chapters examine the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted relations between business and government. The book... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Business Groups; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Globalization; Growth and Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; Latin America; Argentina; Chile
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrea Lluch, eds. The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile: Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurship. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
anti-American sentiment in many nations was rising because of the Iraq war. Most of the consumers were like the South African who candidly said, "I hate the country, but I love their products." A Filipino confessed: "I used... View Details