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Harvard Business School

policies. The activist efforts of AASU inspired the formation of other clubs including the Hispanic Club, Latin American Club, and Women's Club (later the Women's Student Association). HBS responded in part to growing student unrest by... View Details

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

response people had with microfinance. The concept of giving a loan that could start as low as $125 to someone who is poor and then think of that as a viable business was once inconceivable. But today in Latin America, the banks that are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

geographically contiguous but dispersed region. At times, the parts of a region aren't even contiguous. Spain, for example, can be thought of as "closer" to Latin America than to Europe because of... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

01 Mar 2007
News

Courting the Poor

while reading the New York Times. An article on the front page of the Business section about an innovative Brazilian retailer prompted an immediate e-mail to Gustavo Herrero (MBA ’76), executive director of the School’s Latin View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; department stores; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

28 Sep 2021
News

Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

value. Immediately, the VC partner knew the right person to introduce him to: Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999), founder of Facily. Dzodan cofounded Facily in 2018 after a successful career in technology, serving in senior leadership roles in Latin... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

01 Jun 1998
News

Generation Next

Today, Carricarte's two sisters also help run the firm, which is now the largest provider of insurance services to Latin America and the Caribbean. "The program gave my sister Jenny and me some important... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world

Sarah Endline (MBA 2001) produces chocolates with a mission. As founder of sweetriot, Endline works directly with Latin American cacao farmers to ensure a fair price for their labor. Founded in 2005, sweetriot’s product mix features dark... View Details

14 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale

and towards more sustainable materials. The two interviews featured below frame the issue from different perspectives as they discuss the point of view of consumers as well as that of business leadership: María Emilia Correa is the co-founder of Sistema B, a non-profit... View Details

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America Globalizing Latin American Beauty By: Jones, G. Abstract—This article discusses the growth over time of the beauty industry in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2013
News

A Healthy Profit

through last year, Antares had engaged 88 students in 17 projects, spanning 11 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America (in the Mississippi Delta). Teams of four to six students, evenly... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

28 Apr 2020
Blog Post

A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business

where the Hans have forged strong ties with bean producers. In January both mother and daughter visited nearly 20 farms in Latin America where, in addition to seeing how the sites operate, they sampled the... View Details

12 Apr 2011
News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

'03 David Merle, MBA '03 Superdome building integrated photovoltaics India HBS Club of India Vikram Sharma, MBA '06 Crossover Energy sustainable energy services Latin America HBS Club of Brazil Thomaz... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

14 Jul 2021
News

The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)

did you and your company address the challenges that came with the pandemic? “Honestly, right now our biggest problem is keeping up with demand. We hired the head of product of the largest delivery app in Latin View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

George C. Lodge

entered Massachusetts politics. Having finished Spearheads of Democracy (inspired by his Labor Department duties, which had taken him to Latin America, Africa, and Asia), he decided to leave the School to run for the U.S. Senate as the... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Stanley F. Teele; Ezra F. Vogel; John W. Rosenblum

01 Jun 2004
News

Life Lessons

America and the Caribbean. Gertsacov is particularly intrigued by the power of the media and its impact on the developing world. He spent last summer developing Grita (Speak Up), an on-air campaign for MTV Networks View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Apr 2014
News

A defining global experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential

involved in projects in Asia, Latin America, and Africa and another 200 alumni already making a difference as leaders on college campuses nationwide. Falik conceived the idea for Global Citizen Year after high school, when she moved to... View Details

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

suspicious. Q: What countries and corrupt activities have you studied? Have you been particularly surprised by anything you have learned? What trends are you seeing? A: My research does not have a geographic focus, although the experiences of Europe and the U.S. as... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

different role. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50419 Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves By: Jones, Geoffrey Abstract—This... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

important, too: as Houghton once wrote (paraphrasing Justice Learned Hand), “Perhaps the spirit of leadership is the spirit that is not so sure it is right all the time.” —GE Taran Swan Leading from the Middle Swan in 1998 at Nickelodeon View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Mar 2015
News

Leveraging the power of yes

low-income customers in India, Pakistan, East and West Africa, and Latin America. “Understanding the full scope of impact that these companies are having is a challenge,” he says, “but we know that if we can truly capture and quantify... View Details

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