Latin America - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

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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 2013
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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

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Additional Archives - Creating Emerging Markets

Archives The Tata Central Archives holds over 150,000 documents, including manuscripts, printed material, and memorabilia. It also holds an extensive multi-media collection including audio and video recordings on Tata institutions and about major figures in the Tata... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

as part of our Global Initiative, we have opened HBS research centers in Silicon Valley, the Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong), and Latin America (Buenos Aires). By providing our faculty with support of many types —... View Details

Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

focused on building a strong regional presence in Latin America. Even if Telefónica has to sell its assets, or itself, its regional position will command a high price. Keep Your Eye on the Ball. A big deal takes lots of time and consumes... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose

over 2,000 locations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Even as sales were plummeting as the company closed most of its dining rooms, it promised not to lay off its workers. “We had a duty to these people... View Details

05 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

My name is Charlie Hernandez. I grew up in Los Angeles, California, where I attended Loyola High School, a Catholic, all boys high school located in downtown LA. I attended Harvard College, and after graduating in 2011, I worked in international hotel development in... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Bold Idea Takes Off

foundations, and most recently, Falik was named an HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow. GCY’s teen recruits will receive two months of intensive training, after which they will spend six months living with a family in a rural community and supporting a local development... View Details

Keywords: Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

2023
Other Unpublished Work

Urgent: The IMF Must Reform

By: Laura Alfaro, Guillermo Calvo, José de Gregorio, Augusto de la Torre, Roque Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Enrique Mendoza, Ernesto Talvi, Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Andrés Velasco

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; International Finance; Latin America

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November 2005
Column

La industria aeroespacial mexicana despega

By: Roberto Charvel

Keywords: Aerospace; Manufacturing; Production; Aerospace Industry; Latin America

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

set. We will examine the transformation of the FBI after the 9/11 attacks, Komatsu's introduction of "SmartConstruction," and the digital transformation of a large bank in Latin America (Davivienda), among... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Dean’s Award

Achievement program with ninth graders at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Matthew J. Turner (second from left), for his involvement in a broad range of activities, including his section, the Entrepreneurship Club, the African-American... View Details

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

11 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

they were quite special—which was a risk from other people's point of view. But she didn't see it as all that risky because she knew what they were made of." Swan ran the Latin America channel as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

October 2005
Column

Neology, La primera empresa mexicana productora de RFID, va al NASDAQ

By: Roberto Charvel

Keywords: R＆D; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Latin America

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February 2014
Case

Oxfam America's Women in Small Enterprise

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Aldo Sesia

Keywords: Latin America

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February 2014
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Arcos Dorados: How to Lead and From Where

By: Krishna Palepu and Gustavo Herrero

Acros Dorados, an Argentina-based multinational, is facing new organizational challenges as it seeks to build on its recent turnaround, and grow in Brazil and Mexico. Woods Staton and his management team have to make some hard decisions on how to structure and lead the... View Details

Keywords: Execution; Restaurant; Consumer; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Latin America

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