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  • September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
  • Case

Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective

By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero
Patrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Housing; Income; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Finance; Mexico
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    Tarun Khanna

    Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School. For almost three decades, he has studied entrepreneurship as a means to social and economic development in emerging markets. At HBS since 1993, after obtaining degrees from Princeton... View Details

    • November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
    • Case

    'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A)

    By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia M. Comeau
    Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Public Opinion; Mission and Purpose; Utilities Industry; Asia; Philippines
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      Tom Nicholas

      Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

      Keywords: financial services; high technology
      • 10 Dec 2021
      • Blog Post

      African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest

      The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members from... View Details
      • August 2001 (Revised May 2004)
      • Case

      Maria Hernandez & Associates

      By: William J. Bruns Jr.
      This case presents the situation of an unemployed web page designer who starts a new consulting firm with personal savings and a family loan. Two months later, she is to report on operations to her father, using financial reports she must design and construct. View Details
      Keywords: Financial Reporting; Accounting; Business Startups; Design; Borrowing and Debt; Service Industry
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      • 14 Feb 2023
      • Blog Post

      African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

      The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members... View Details

        Samuel L. Hayes

        Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.  He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details

        • June 2013 (Revised August 2014)
        • Case

        Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)

        By: Eric Werker, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz and Arthur Wit
        While the Philippines are located in the vicinity of many of the "Asian Tigers," its development has followed a unique path. The country suffered for years under a dictatorial political regime and protectionist economic policies. Remittances were the largest source of... View Details
        Keywords: Asset Allocation; Assets; Business Conglomerates; Philippines
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        • 10 Feb 2022
        • Blog Post

        African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

        The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members who... View Details
        • November 2006 (Revised June 2010)
        • Case

        SUN Brewing (B)

        In July 2004, Shiv, Nand, and Uday Khemka are discussing their holdings in SUN Interbrew, a leading Russian beer producer that is part of the family's global portfolio of businesses. SUN Interbrew has been operating as a joint venture since 1998, when the Khemka... View Details
        Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Ownership Stake; Family Ownership; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia
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        • May 1994
        • Case

        Colgate-Palmolive: Managing International Careers

        Colgate-Palmolive, the U.S.-based consumer products firm, has long emphasized international experience for its managers and has developed a comprehensive policy to manage expatriate assignments. The rise in dual-career families has made some managers reluctant to... View Details
        Keywords: Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Personal Development and Career; Experience and Expertise; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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          Rajiv Lal

          Rajiv Lal, is the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. He is currently teaching an elective MBA course on the Business of Smart Connected Products/IOT. He has been responsible for the retailing curriculum and has served as the course... View Details

          • 29 Mar 2022
          • Book

          5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

          chairperson of Narayana Health; and Rahul Bajaj, the late chairperson of the Bajaj Group. Leadership to Last finds five common characteristics among Indian and other South Asian companies that built lasting enterprises and a legacy of leadership. 1. The View Details
          Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
          • April 2013 (Revised April 2014)
          • Case

          Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures

          By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Dawn H. Lau
          The director of an interim executive search firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland Chinese client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment... View Details
          Keywords: China; Cross-cultural Management; Management Style; Conflict Management; Family Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; China
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          • May 2020
          • Case

          Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?

          By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
          Four college friends market a beverage that combines ingredients like those in a drink they consumed in college bars. It includes a caffeinated energy drink, malt liquor, and a soft drink flavoring. They launch the business, Big Boom Beverages (BBB), with their own... View Details
          Keywords: Alcoholic Beverages; Energy Drinks; Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Reputation; Communication Strategy; Decision Making
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          • 4 PM – 5 PM EDT, 07 Apr 2021
          • Virtual Programming

          Sports As A Classroom: Lessons in Leadership, Diversity, Inclusion & Impact from Women in Sports

          Join us for a virtual panel discussion with some of Harvards sports leaders as they share lessons about the importance of diversity, the impact of inclusion, and their journey to successful leaders. Panelists: Tari Cash, Founder & CEO at City Swing Golf, Harvard... View Details
          • 15 May 2022
          • News

          Hitting the Books: Why We Need to Treat the Robots of Tomorrow Like Tools

          • October 2016 (Revised April 2017)
          • Case

          Succession Planning at Samsung: The Merger Formula of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T

          By: Gwen Yu and Tim Gray
          A merger deal of two Samsung group companies becomes a center of a corruption scandal. The merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T was seen as a crucial step to transfer power to Lee Jae Yong, the heir of Samsung group. The deal was criticized to purposefully... View Details
          Keywords: Merger; Mergers and Acquisitions
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          • January 2009 (Revised December 2009)
          • Case

          Playing With Fire at Sittercity (A)

          By: Noam T. Wasserman and Rachel Gordon
          To help her finance her aggressive expansion plans, Genevieve Thiers plans to raise venture capital for the first time. She has spent the last six long years building Sittercity into the nation's leading babysitting web service, larger than all of its competitors... View Details
          Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Family and Family Relationships; Expansion; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Agreements and Arrangements
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