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- June 2003
- Case
Ford Argentina: Transforming a Global Industry in a Local Market
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre, Laureano Berasategui and Paula Rodriguez Etchard
The president of Ford Argentina has to decide on the e-business approach at this subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. The approach must take into consideration the ambitious global e-business transformation proposed by the parent company within the context of a major economic... View Details
- May 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Submarino.com (B)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Luiz Felipe Monteiro
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- May 2003
- Teaching Note
Argentina's Convertibility Plan (TN)
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Teaching Note for (9-702-002). View Details
Keywords: Argentina
- April 2003
- Teaching Note
Argentine Paradox, The: Economic Growth and the Populist Tradition (TN)
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Teaching Note for (9-702-001). View Details
Keywords: Argentina
- April 2003
- Article
The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires
By: Rafael Di Tella and Ernesto Schargrodsky
We study the prices paid for basic inputs during a crackdown on corruption in the public hospitals of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 1996 97. We find a well-defined, negative effect on the measures used to capture corruption. Prices paid by hospitals for... View Details
- April 2002 (Revised April 2003)
- Teaching Note
Zucamor S.A.: Global Competition in Argentina (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-599-096). View Details
- April 2002 (Revised February 2004)
- Teaching Note
Argentina's Financial System: The Case of Banco de Galicia
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Tarun Khanna, Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel
Teaching Note for (9-702-033). View Details
- February 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Argentina's Financial System: The Case of Banco de Galicia
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Tarun Khanna, Huw Pill, Alexandra de Royere and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the development of Argentina's financial system after the "Tequila Crisis" that came about as a result of the speculative attack on the Mexican peso's peg to the U.S. dollar in December 1994. Although Argentina's banking system was strengthened overall due to... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Argentina's Convertibility Plan
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the political and economic development in Argentina from 1989 to 1995, with a focus on the role of the currency board. Culminates in Argentine policy makers (Menem in particular) contemplating how to respond to the tequila crisis in the middle of 1995.... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Argentine Paradox: The, Economic Growth and the Populist Tradition
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the political and economic development in Argentina from 1900 to 1989, with a focus on the role of Peron and populism. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
- 7 Nov 2001
- Other Presentation
Building a Competitive Argentina: Towards a National Agenda
Presentation delivered at the competitive advantage seminar in Buenos Aires, Argentina. View Details
- September 2001 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Buenos Aires Embotelladora S.A. (BAESA): A South American Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Gustavo A. Herrero
In 1998, BAESA, PepsiCo's largest bottler and distributor outside North America, experienced severe financial difficulty and had to restructure its debt and business operations to avoid bankruptcy or liquidation. Based in Argentina, with operations throughout South... View Details
- May 2001 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Submarino.com (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Meredith Collura and Luiz Felipe Monteiro
Enables a thorough analysis of Submarino.com, a B2C e-commerce company with a presence in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal. Examines the company's global operations as well as its organizational design and operating and management capabilities. Considers... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Supplement
Merck Latin America (B): Argentina
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
- October 2000
- Case
Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
In January 1999, Francisco de Narvaez sold Tia, his family's retail business in Argentina. De Narvaez reflects on the decision to sell and the selling process. View Details
- March 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Eliseo Neuman
Argentina has flourished under a fixed exchange rate system, yet there are large income and employment fluctuations. The social cost of unemployment is threatening the viability of the economic model. Building a welfare state is one alternative, but this may be a... View Details
- November 1999 (Revised February 2001)
- Teaching Note
Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina TN
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Eliseo Neuman
Teaching Note for (9-700-061). View Details
- October 1999
- Case
Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In June 1999, Spain's former state-owned oil giant Repsol, acquired 97% of YPF, despite opposition from YPF management. The case describes the status of the two companies at the time of the acquisition and highlights concerns expressed by industry analysts on the deal. View Details
- June 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Zucamor S.A.: Global Competition in Argentina
Describes the evolution of Zucamor and its business strategy, particularly after the opening of the Argentine economy in 1992 and 1993. Traces the action that led to its association with U.S. paper giant Union Camp. Poses some of the critical challenges faced by the... View Details
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Exxel Group: September 1995 TN ,The
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-297-068). View Details