Nigeria - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
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Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa

offered again in 2019. Through case discussions and interactions with 15 alumni guest speakers, most of whom traveled from Africa, students explored multinationals, regulation and compliance, public-private partnerships, and what makes Africa unique among emerging... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Analyze This

(239), Chile (159), Colombia (83), Ecuador (39), Peru (82), and Venezuela (85). On the African continent? Answer: South Africa (775), followed by Nigeria (239), the only other country in triple digits. It hasn’t always been this way. In... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

19 Jul 2019
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Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

The philosophy of “Africapitalism” has guided Tony Elumelu’s (AMP 166, 2004) business career. The chairman of United Bank of Africa coined the term to describe the type of community-focused investments made by Heirs Holdings, where he is now chairman. Among many other... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

dominance versus global or Western engagement. The regime’s sober assessment tipped the choice for negotiated political reconciliation, global engagement, and democratic economic governance. Nigeria is moving away from oil, and... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

possibility, but between her junior and senior undergraduate years, a summer internship with UNICEF in the West African country of Benin and a visit with relatives in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria put that plan on hold. “It was, by far, my... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services

01 Dec 2018
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Alumni Are Integral to HBS

among emerging markets. Vice President of Nigeria Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo also attended to share insights about Nigeria’s business environment. “A number of students said that it was particularly valuable having alumni present who were... View Details

11 Apr 2017
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Skoll Foundation Gives $1M Social Entrepreneurship Prize to a For-profit Organization

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Dec 2010
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Iron Lady

OTEH: “Local and international investors need to understand that things have changed” in Nigeria. On the fiftieth anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, one key player who wants to see the oil-rich country truly fulfill its promise is Arunma Oteh (MBA ’90). A former... View Details

Keywords: Finance

25 Nov 2013
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Jumia Pioneers Online Retailing in Africa

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

16 Nov 2021
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Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

HBS Club of Nigeria held their first in-person event since before COVID, with attendees declaring how great it was to finally meet and connect with each other. The HBS Club of Austin welcomed approximately 35 attendees—about half of whom... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 May 2018
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What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

two, and it's a real pain in the ass, and this is one of the things that really is hurting, I think, tourism in Africa and is really hurting commerce in Africa. The borders are extremely inefficient and painstaking. I mean, it took me, let's say, going from View Details

03 Apr 2018
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Taking Frontier Markets to the Next Level

Jake Cusack (MBA 2012) is cofounder of CrossBoundary, an investment firm that helps companies explore business opportunities in frontier and developing markets. In this interview, he explains how he and his partners focus their efforts on locations that make solid... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

same across the entire region, and we soon realized there was a huge opportunity. In 2010 we returned to Nigeria to set up AACE Foods, and subsequently Sahel Capital, which provides capital and technical support to agribusinesses within... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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A Boomtown's Echo

single resource into having another kind of economy. Whether you’re talking about a nation with the oil curse like a Venezuela or a Nigeria or a region like northern Maine or northern New Hampshire with the timber industry. Sometimes... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance

generalist. You put on many hats and play many roles.” — Toyosi Kolawole, founder, Integrated Business Strategies, Nigeria For a full report on these and other conferences, visit the “HBS Conference Coverage” section of HBS Working... View Details

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

25 Jan 2016
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Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home

of business in Africa.” That thought led to the launch of Young African MBAs (YAM). “What started off as a small networking group quickly grew to a registered organization with over 2,000 members,” says Igun, who was born in Nigeria and... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

25 Aug 2015
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Business for the Other Billions

Keywords: impact investing

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual citizenship to both countries. She has spent a considerable amount of time in Nigeria visiting family. In 2013 the Nigerian government named her Ambassador of Entrepreneurship, an... View Details