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  • September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
  • Case

STARZPLAY: Shooting for the Stars

By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini and Alpana Thapar
In mid-2021, Maaz Sheikh, cofounder and CEO of STARZPLAY, a Dubai-based subscription video on demand (SVOD) provider that catered to the Middle East and North Africa region, was wrestling with how to find the right balance between continued subscriber growth and... View Details
Keywords: Pricing; Growth; Profitability; Subscription Business; Business Model Innovation; Fintech; Subscription; Performance Measurement; Promotions; International Marketing; Streaming; Competition; Marketing; Price; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Measurement and Metrics; Business Model; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Middle East; North Africa
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  • September 2020
  • Article

Community-Level Postmaterialism and Anti-Migrant Attitudes:: An Original Survey on Opposition to Sub-Saharan African Migrants in the Middle East

By: Matt Buehler, Kristin Fabbe and Kyung Joon Han
Why do native citizens of the Middle East and North Africa express greater opposition to certain types of migrants, refugees, and displaced persons? Why, particularly, do they express greater opposition to sub-Saharan African migrants? This article investigates these... View Details
Keywords: Postmaterialism; Immigration; Attitudes; Prejudice and Bias; Surveys; Africa; Middle East
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    Brian J. Hall

    Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; consulting; consumer products; executive search; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; private equity (LBO funds); restaurant; sports; venture capital industry
    • 20 Mar 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    In the Shadows? Informal Enterprise in Non-Democracies

    Keywords: by Kristin Fabbe, Allison Spencer Hartnett, and Steve L. Monroe
    • 28 May 2020
    • News

    Community-Level Postmaterialism and Anti-Migrant Attitudes: An Original Survey on Opposition to Sub-Saharan African Migrants in the Middle East

    • June 2018 (Revised October 2020)
    • Case

    Global Brand Management of Anheuser Busch InBev's Budweiser

    By: Jill Avery
    Brian Perkins, chief architect of the $6 billion Budweiser brand, was excited about 2018, in which the company would launch Budweiser into several new markets in Africa and Latin America. He was feeling the pressure to finalize a global brand strategy that would define... View Details
    Keywords: Brand Management; Global Brands; Brand Positioning; Brand Extension; Brand Storytelling; Brand Equity; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Advertising; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Communications; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Advertising Industry; Africa; China; United States; North America; South Africa; Nigeria; Kenya; Cameroon; Canada
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    • 04 Oct 2023
    • HBS Seminar

    Ithai Stern, INSEAD

    • 06 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

    selection. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53870 Harvard Business School Case 713-024 Doing Business in South Africa No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    LALIGA—From a Soccer Competition Organizer to a Global Player in the Sports and Entertainment Industry

    By: Stephen A. Greyser, Kenneth Cortsen and Juan Fuentes Fernández
    LALIGA, the first- and second-tier professional soccer league (known as “football” outside of the U.S. and Canada) in Spain, enters its 100th soccer season later this decade. The most popular game in the world (Giulianotti, 2012) has gone through many changes since... View Details
    Keywords: Soccer; ＂Sports Organizations,; Business History; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Technology Adoption; Sports Industry
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    • November 2024
    • Background Note

    Social Enterprise in the MENA Region

    By: Brian Trelstad and Ahmed Dahawy
    This research note provides an overview of the socio-economic landscape of social enterprise in the Middle East and North Africa. It highlights the diversity of players in the region including social enterprise organizations (in their many forms) and supporting... View Details
    Keywords: MENA; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Diasporas; Social Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Geographic Scope; Health Care and Treatment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Demographics; Health Industry; Service Industry; Tourism Industry; Egypt; Morocco; North Africa; Tunisia; Jordan; Lebanon; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Dubai; Middle East
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    • 2013
    • Working Paper

    Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850

    By: G. Jones
    This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently... View Details
    Keywords: Institutional Change; Political Economy; Emerging Economies; Developing Countries; Industrial Development; Culture; Human Capital; Economic History; History; Wealth and Poverty; Business History; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Mining Industry; Service Industry; Latin America; Asia; North and Central America; Africa; South America; Europe
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    • August 2007 (Revised October 2022)
    • Case

    Ken Durham and Unilever as a 'Multi-Local Multinational'

    By: Geoffrey Jones and Stephanie Decker
    Explores the opportunities and threats to Unilever's global business in 1978 based on the commercial and political challenges faced by three of its subsidiaries, Lever Brothers in the United States, Hindustan Lever in India, and United Africa Company in West Africa.... View Details
    Keywords: Business Divisions; Local Range; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Management Style; Competitive Strategy; Africa; India; United States
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    • 10 Aug 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

    Keywords: by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker
    • Article

    Merchants as Business Groups: British Trading Companies in Asia before 1945

    By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
    Merchants formed an important component of British foregn direct investment before 1945. Locating in parts of Asia, Latin America and other developing economies, they often diversified into non-trading activities, inclding the ownership of plantations. This article... View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Developing Countries and Economies; Diversification; Competency and Skills; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; Asia; Latin America; Europe; Africa; North and Central America
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    • September 2017 (Revised March 2019)
    • Supplement

    Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (B)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
    In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford’s... View Details
    Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Government and Politics; Africa; United States
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    • 20 Jul 2021
    • Blog Post

    Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

    From investment banking, to the federal government, to a beauty startup.From North America, to Africa, to Europe, to South America. Aisha Fatima Dozie (MBA 2002), founder of Bossy Cosmetics, has a colorful, vibrant, and inspiring life... View Details
    • March 2022 (Revised August 2022)
    • Case

    Swvl: Smart Mobility for the Masses

    By: Krishna Palepu, Esel Çekin and Menna Hassan
    The case focuses on strategy and governance issues at Swvl, a tech-enabled mass mobility marketplace. It describes the journey of CEO and Chairman Mostafa Kandil on his journey from founding the company to its listing on Nasdaq. Since its founding in Egypt in 2017,... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Growth and Development Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; North Africa
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    • Web

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    Finance 38% General Management 13% Marketing 11% Other 5% Strategic Planning 8% Locations United States: 88% Mid-Atlantic 5% Midwest 6% Northeast 49% South 5% Southwest 6% West 17% International: 12% Asia 5% Canada <1% Europe 5% Latin America 1% Middle East & View Details
    • June 2020
    • Teaching Note

    Global Brand Management of Anheuser Busch InBev's Budweiser

    By: Jill Avery
    Brian Perkins, chief architect of the $6 billion Budweiser brand, was excited about 2018, in which the company would launch Budweiser into several new markets in Africa and Latin America. He was feeling the pressure to finalize a global brand strategy that would define... View Details
    Keywords: Brand Management; Global Brands; Brand Equity; Brand Storytelling; Brand Communication; Brand Positioning; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; China; Africa; Latin America
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    • August 2022
    • Case

    Meaningful Gigs

    By: Brian Trelstad and Rachel Philbin
    In October 2020, just a year after founding their company Meaningful Gigs, founders Ronnie Kwesi Coleman and Stephanie Nachemja-Burton prepared for a vital investment meeting with Rethink Education. They had already reached $400,000 in annually recurring revenue (ARR)... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Revenue; Education Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; United States
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