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May 2002 (Revised August 2006)
Case

Yangcheng: AES in China

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

AES, an American electric power company with 141 plants worldwide, is just completing construction of a 2,100-MW plant in China--the largest ever. The project, a joint venture with five local companies, has several environmental, ownership, and operational issues as... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Joint Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Problems and Challenges; Energy Industry; China

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23 Feb 2011
News

A Capitalist in China

Kuhns: Wrote the book on Chinese business realities. When it comes to investing in China, financier and industrialist John Kuhns (MBA ’77) looks backward to see the way forward. “I have always invested in... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

November 2016
Case

Bayern Munich in China

By: Karim Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, Michael Norris and Kerry Herman

In 2015, German football club Bayern Munich is considering how to enter the Chinese market. Should it build its own infrastructure or rely on third-party partnerships to reach this massive football fan base? View Details

Keywords: Football; Soccer; Bundesliga; Digital Technology; Market Entry; Sports; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Online Technology; Sports Industry; Germany; China

15 Oct 2019
News

Fellowship Enables Opportunity in Africa

Yeboah (not pictured) from the Class of 2018, are the first recipients of the GO: Africa Fellowship. (photo by Susan Young) To support MBA students who want to make a difference in Africa, HBS created the... View Details

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

valuable business contact is also a close friend. Unlike their Chinese counterparts, American managers are much more likely to keep personal concerns and business separate. Mixing the two is often considered unprofessional. That makes the contrast between business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2014
News

3 Myths around Engineering Talent in China & India

Keywords: offshoring; R & D; India; China; competition; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

November 2000
Case

WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

The West Africa Rice Development Association, along with various national and international partners, was developing and transferring new rice technologies to farmers throughout West and Central Africa. While production in West Africa was growing faster than any other... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa

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28 May 2015
Interview

Building Infrastructure in Southern Africa

By: Chris Bishop, Mohan Vivekanandan, Euvin Naidoo, Olivier Fortuin and Linda Olagunju

October 2019
Case

Agility Africa

By: Juan Alcacer, Caroline M. Elkins and Esel Çekin

This case illustrates the challenge and opportunities that firms face when developing and executing new business models in high-risk, low-infrastructure, low-trust countries. It features a global logistics group, Agility, that aimed to become the leader in supplying... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Emerging Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Real Estate Industry; Distribution Industry; Africa

September 2012 (Revised August 2018)
Case

Doing Business in South Africa

By: Rawi Abdelal, Catherine S. M. Duggan and Ian McKown Cornell

Keywords: South Africa

01 Jun 2001
News

Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

student clubs, Akinola cochaired this year’s Africa Business Conference, which brought more than five hundred people to campus to discuss entrepreneurial ventures in Africa. She is also writing a case study... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services

April 2011 (Revised May 2013)
Case

South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?

By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin

Fifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa

01 Oct 2001
News

Courage and Hope in Africa

the country's economy and infrastructure in shambles and with its enormous social problems (Sierra Leone has the highest infant mortality rate in the world), Van Gerpen is seeking aid for UNICEF from Western... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

September 2012 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Doing Business in China

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Michael Shih-ta Chen, Nancy Dai and G.A. Donovan

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in China. It highlights China's remarkable economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2012 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case summarizes the main obstacles faced... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Market Finance; Emergent Countries; Business History; Economic History; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Strategy; China

February 2023
Teaching Note

Harambe: Mobilizing Capital in Africa

By: Anywhere Sikochi

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-021. View Details

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April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
Supplement

Google in China (B)

By: John A. Quelch

In a January 2010 public statement, Google threatened to stop censoring its search results on its Google.cn website, as required by Chinese authorities. Should Google exit China? Or attempt a compromise with the Chinese government? View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Crisis Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; China