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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Campaign Regional Events
Once again this year, HBS will be hosting events throughout the country to showcase the School’s intellectual capital and highlight the impact of the campaign. Each event will includea presentation by an HBS faculty member. Watch for... View Details
Angle of Insight
poor country and essentially changed the way I think about development and poor countries. One case in particular that has stuck with me is Isaac Merritt Singer. Here is a guy who builds a global empire in... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
that was looking for "an expert at the intersection of technology, child exploitation, and trafficking," she says. "It was a job description that I would have written for myself." Now back in the Washington area, "I do all of the strategy... View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
beneficiary was European banks that had big operations here. The globalization of the top end of the financial services industry means that the Fed is everyone's central banker. The reactions we've seen in developing markets recently to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
but out of self interest," Porter told the group. "Economic development in inner cities must be approached from a competitiveness perspective and be based on business opportunities in the inner city that are genuinely... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Predicting Financial Market Bubbles and Crises in Real-time
among the first to develop comprehensive historical data on the incidence and length of financial and banking crises. KEY THEMES Greenwood conducted research into financial bubbles, called “Bubbles for Fama,” with colleagues Andrei... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
attend HBS. Earning her MBA, she says, will enable her “to look at myself and my home country from a very different perspective.” In the first-year Required Curriculum, she found Business, Government, and the International Economy to be... View Details
- October 2009 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Carolina for Kibera
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Cailin B. Hammer
A growing NGO based in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, is facing a complete change in leadership as the founders step back. At the same time, a $1 million grant presents new opportunities and challenges. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Negotiation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Power and Influence; Nairobi; North Carolina
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Cailin B. Hammer. "Carolina for Kibera." Harvard Business School Case 910-017, October 2009. (Revised August 2013.)
- Web
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA
explains that seniors in many African countries are more integrated into family life. The students were tasked with helping the startup expand its primarily word-of-mouth marketing strategies and View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
Volosovych Abstract—We construct measures of net private and public capital flows for a large cross-section of developing countries considering both creditor and debtor side of the international debt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Sela Kasepa | MBA
technologies. Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: I cofounded a robotics team in my country Zambia which is heavily themed as a STEM organization. However, in working with and expanding the team, I have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
WARM WELCOME: On an unseasonably mild December day, after a reception with faculty, staff, and students, Al Gore and Dean Jay Light walk to Burden Hall. We are managing the planet as if it were a business in liquidation,” former U.S. Vice President Al Gore declared to... View Details
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
what’s our strategy for doing so, how we’re going to partner with organizations around the world, and how we build and motivate a team of scientists, doctors, as well as fundraisers, to deliver that mission collectively. “If I give you... View Details
- December 2017
- Case
Mondelēz International
By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a growth company at a time... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "Mondelēz International." Harvard Business School Case 518-051, December 2017.
- May 2025
- Teaching Note
Boutiqaat: Influencing Retail in MENA
By: Juan Alcacer and Noor Al Qadhi
Boutiqaat, a Kuwait-based e-commerce platform, scaled an influencer-driven beauty retail model across MENA and now faces critical strategic choices about offline expansion and globalization. Founded in 2015, Boutiqaat combined social commerce, localized logistics, and... View Details
- January 2008 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Chocolates El Rey
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Gustavo Herrero and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
In late November 2006, Jorge Redmond, CEO of Chocolates El Rey, called a meeting with senior management to discuss the company's growth strategy. A relatively small firm with sales of around $14 million, El Rey produced top quality chocolate made with single origin... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Segmentation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit, Gustavo Herrero, and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Chocolates El Rey." Harvard Business School Case 508-052, January 2008. (Revised February 2010.)
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
than 75% of the average company's footprint. Their accounting standard has already enabled organizations to develop deep insights into their environmental impacts and will be of critical importance as View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
above are numerous in a channel that includes, in your comments, food and tobacco producers of unhealthy products (Christy Hitchens, Tom Dolembo); lifestyle equipment and service providers; developers and manufacturers of high-cost... View Details
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Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog
New Ventures Competition; the iF Gold Design Award; and a Blavatnik Fellowship. Another team launched its innovation in thirty clinics. Students can expect to: Review their existing business, opportunities, and challenges, and develop... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding the global economy from a new perspective
principal global challenges can be addressed more effectively if our two countries work in complementary ways.” The Paulson Institute takes a “think-and-do” approach to its work on US-China relations, through publications and programs... View Details