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26 Oct 2011
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The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details

Keywords: Society; Peru

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February 2009 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Mibanco: Meeting the Mainstreaming of Microfinance

By: Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero

Mibanco, Peru's leading microfinance bank, faces intense competition as the banking industry rushes into low income segments. Companion video clips bring into the classroom the contemporary reality of a world-class microfinance institution, where the unpaved streets... View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Profit; Business History; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Performance; Competition; Banking Industry; Peru

July 2002
Case

Fresh Start? Peru's Legacy of Debt and Default (B)

By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Lisa Lewis

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Peru

May 2025 (Revised June 2025)
Background Note

Social Enterprise in Latin America

By: Brian L. Trelstad and Karina Souza

This research note provides an overview of the social enterprise ecosystem in Latin America, exploring current dynamics across key markets, including country-specific insights on Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Central America. In a region characterized... View Details

February 1997 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Bidding for Antamina

By: Peter Tufano

In June 1996, executives of the multinational mining company RTZ-CRA contemplate bidding to acquire the Antamina copper and zinc mine in Peru. The Antamina project is being offered for sale by auction as part of the privatization of Peru's state mining company. RTZ-CRA... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Mining; Mining Industry; Peru

March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
Case

Peru: 'A Beggar Perched on a Throne of Gold'

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Jonathan Schlefer

Keywords: Peru

November 2015 (Revised February 2020)
Teaching Note

IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design

By: Ryan W. Buell

The case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers can do to make their own organizations more innovative. In reaction to a rapidly changing competitive landscape,... View Details

Keywords: Design Thinking; Innovation; Service Management; Service; Design; Service Delivery; Innovation and Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Peru

August 2011
Case

Mibanco: Meeting the Mainstreaming of Microfinance (MM)

By: Michael Chu, Gustavo Herrero and Jean Hazell

Facing an increasingly competitive microfinance market in Peru, Mibanco must continually optimize its product offerings, marketing operations, and human resource management to stay on top. This multimedia courseware provides visual orientation to enable viewers to more... View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Markets; Change; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Employees; Marketing; Operations; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Peru

17 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?

as much as it affects business, I believe what could occur here is what happened in Peru during the bloody terrorist war... a profound economic, moral, and political crisis." Gil Robinson and Pankaj Dubey suggested productive... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Article

Competing with a Goliath

By: Jill Avery

A Peruvian apparel company struggles to position itself against a global brand. View Details

Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Peru; Latin America; South America

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05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

saw them before. I think that in addition to the commonalities, the project sheds light on how business cultures differ in Latin America. Outsiders perceive the countries of the region as homogeneous, while the truth is very different. Between Argentina, Brazil, Chile,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

September 1998 (Revised July 2009)
Case

Power Across Latin America: Endesa de Chile

Endesa, a privatized Chilean electricity generator, has made significant investments in the privatization of Argentina's electricity sector and is now contemplating an even larger privatization opportunity in Peru. In deciding how much to bid in Peru, Endesa must... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Energy Generation; Privatization; Government and Politics; Utilities Industry; Peru; Chile

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25 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

day and night, with just a slight pause from about 11 pm to 3 am. You smell the Mela before you see it—a combination of wood smoke and dust. And to see it is like nothing I've witnessed—and I've done field research in cities from Vietnam to View Details

Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

27 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere

example, the California-based Rogers Family Company exports coffee from its farm, Finca Peru Paris, and sells it at major retail outlets such as Costco stores on the west coast of the United States. Lurtz points out that the most... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Agriculture & Agribusiness

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

the national microfinance markets of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru within the context of global microfinance. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307060 Foreign Direct Investment and South... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

across all contexts of innovation, our goal is to develop a more generalized account of what drives the process of innovation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-096.pdf Much Ado About Nothing: Expropriation and Compensation in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2016
Case

Financial Services at Falabella (A)

By: C. Fritz Foley and Agustin M. Hurtado

In 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its financial services division. More than 4.5 million customers had CMR credit cards that could be used in... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Credit; Financial Institutions; Personal Finance; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Banking Industry; Retail Industry; Latin America; Chile; Argentina; Colombia; Peru