Country Development Strategies - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Apr 2021
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'Better, Simpler Strategy': A Blueprint for Creating Business Value

August 2023 (Revised April 2024)
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eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gamze Yucaoglu

The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the young and ambitious company. In 2023, the... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Bicycle Industry; Africa; Kenya

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01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans

overworked, yet there's a huge gap in quality training for them." —Anthony Priest (MBA 1996) Program Specialist, Office of Career and Technical Education, District of Columbia Public Schools Marc Sternberg (MBA 2000) Senior Deputy Chancellor for View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

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The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) - Course Catalog

applicability for people joining or running companies, as well as private and public market investors. This course examines the most sensational global frauds of this millennium, such as Enron, FTX, and Lehman Brothers, with the following goals in mind: To learn the... View Details

September 24, 2024
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4 Steps That Can Optimize Your Sales Process

By: Frank V. Cespedes, Scott Peterson and Daniel Weinfurter

Sales is a performance art where outcomes matter, so most advice here focuses on closing the sale. But a close is the result of actions and choices that occur earlier in the process: how much time and effort to spend on customer discovery (understanding what and to... View Details

Keywords: Sales; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage

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August 2008 (Revised August 2009)
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Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Mitchel Jordan

Lan Airlines operates three distinct models: low-cost for domestic short-haul flights, full-service for international routes; and an international cargo business, the latter of which makes up 33% of Lan's overall revenues (markedly different from many U.S. legacy... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; Latin America

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September 1998
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Anheuser-Busch and the U.S. Brewing Industry

Presents an analytical report on the company's competitive position and on the industry structure in 1991. Used to show how a company can generate value through steady, incremental investment over a long period in a business model tailored to the industry context. Also... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Industry Structures; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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26 Jul 2023
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Is Your Start-Up’s Growth Sustainable?

09 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/419011-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 718-471 Medtronic: Navigating a Shifting Healthcare Landscape Medtronic is adapting its strategy to changes in healthcare competition and payments.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Dec 2017
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Puzzle Master

towards digital experiences that enhance customer engagement. In an interview with Black Enterprise, Williams-Sonoma Vice President and Head of Strategy & Business Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado (MBA 2014) said, “Technology has always been... View Details

02 Oct 2013
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Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

organizations increasingly will have to pursue transient strategic advantage rather than rely on strategies that can be sustained over long periods of time intensifies the challenge for some leaders. Several students of these phenomena... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

his MBA at Harvard, he served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps from 1943 to 1946 before returning to HBS to continue his education and launch his teaching career. In the mid-1950s, he played a major role in developing the concept of... View Details

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

industry shaped how America lived, worked, and played, helping the country grow into the colossus of the twentieth century. But now the U.S. industry, once the bellwether of the nation's economy, may become just another, ordinary player... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

30 Apr 2024
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IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

Camp and Marol Park—to gather data on cost-effective adaptation strategies and drive future investments. Indeed, in most developing economies, there is limited local data available on climate solutions and,... View Details

12 May 2015
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Just Starting to Recruit?

alumni and students for your hiring needs or to get started on your recruiting strategy for the coming year. -Hillary Mann, HBS Career & Professional Development View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

Rather than stifling investment, the proposed change will hopefully trigger increased focus on equity-type investments, on entrepreneurial activities that actually produce products and services to attract investors, and it will shine a positive light on an emerging... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

05 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Pioneer (Dis-)advantages in Markets for Technology

Keywords: by Moritz Fischer, Joachim Henkel, and Ariel Dora Stern; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Aggregating Impact: A Funder's Guide to Mission Investment Intermediaries

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch

Despite the wide range of impact investment intermediaries that are available and the advantages they can offer, many funders remain unaware of this growing trend to deliver both social impact and financial returns. This study from 2007 provides an overview of these... View Details

Keywords: Financial Intermediaries; Foundations; Impact Investment; Development Economics; Mission and Purpose; Investment; Strategy

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