Kenya - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Module Note

The Social Purpose of the Firm

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau

The Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF) is a short module designed to explore how, and under what circumstances, business leaders can harness the power of capitalism and markets to “make a difference in the world” – that is, to address a significant societal problem as a... View Details

Keywords: Social Accounting; Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Mission and Purpose; United States; Sweden; Kenya; Netherlands

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12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Ecuador, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Kenya among others. Within the U.S, the geographical spread is just as wide, with founders from Boston to Texas. And about two-thirds of Climate Circle teams are led by women or... View Details

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance, Asian Development Bank, Clinton Health Access Initiative Peggy Mativo-Ochola “ONCE SOMEONE HAS THAT SPARK OF EXPERIENCE, THERE’S NO WAY TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM.” HOME REGION Nairobi, View Details

24 Apr 2014
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For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success

Yusuf Keshavjee (OPM 17, 1991) helps African farmers and their families escape poverty through beekeeping. He cofounded Honey Care Africa (HCA), a private-sector enterprise in Kenya that partners with local NGOs and international... View Details

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

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22 Oct 2018
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HBS Marketing Club Presents: The Brand Summit

As marketers, we believe it is our job to create value, communicate that value to our customers, and capture a portion of that value for our firms. A great way to do this is to build strong brands, allowing us to reap the benefits of stronger customer recognition... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Nov 2011
News

A Storybook Beginning

Risher: E-reading the African story “Treasure of the Trees” at the Kade Primary School in Ghana. Courtesy David Risher If you’ve just read Curious George Visits the Library and desperately want to get your hands on Curious George Goes to the Beach, being a second... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

19 Aug 2013
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Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

Yusuf Keshavjee Some years ago, Yusuf Keshavjee (OPM 17, 1991) was driving near Lake Victoria in Kenya when he noticed vendors by the roadside selling honey. Not an unusual sight in Africa, but it got Keshavjee to thinking about issues... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Dec 2016
News

Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

cents a day, are then enrolled in the program, and cash transfers are delivered via mobile payment. Each recipient receives about $1,000—the equivalent of a household’s annual budget. This fiscal year GiveDirectly expects to transfer $43 million to some of the poorest... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2013
News

Banking on Africa's Future

to the previously 'unbanked' at the bottom of the pyramid. Equity Bank has increased financial inclusion while generating good returns for our investors. In five years, Equity's customer base—its depositors— has increased from about 2 million to 7 million; in View Details

01 Jun 2004
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and modernizing its capital markets. Prospects are intriguing: Last year, of Africa’s twenty stock markets, the indexes of Kenya and Uganda performed in the top ten globally, with Ghana’s stock market finishing number one in the world... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

conducting intensive field research in rural Kenya and other parts of the former British Empire, argues that there are clear parallels between academic knowledge and business intelligence. Elkins conducting field research in Kiambu, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

returned to Kenya for his summer MBA internship and then again after graduating to continue his career. We sat down with Karibu to discuss his experience with the changing landscape in Africa, the growing economy, and the impact that the... View Details

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

Portrait Project

Karibu Nyaggah

Frolicking in the sun. Puddle-jumping in the rain. Teasing my sisters. Feasting on dessert. Sipping tea. Family vacations on white sandy beaches. This was my childhood in Kenya where at school, a diverse curriculum of the arts, math,... View Details

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Kevin Omwega

"I'm scared," I said, as we walked into our new home. The house had no lights, no furniture, no running water, nothing. My elder brother Eric, who had remained in Kenya when my parents pursued their education in the U.S., stood... View Details

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Simon Belsham

I can choose to buy flowers from Kenya and create jobs in a poor country. Or I can buy flowers from Holland and put less harmful plane emissions in to the environment. I want to take responsibility for making trade-offs where there is no... View Details

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Caitlin Roman

climbing accident in Kenya just ten months earlier. Once I took off though, pure joy overcame the fear. I was flying – truly flying – for the first time. After having single-mindedly taken the path expected of me as a teenager, trapeze... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

Photos courtesy of Mobius Motors Driving in Kenya can be a rough ride, over bumpy dirt roads and potholed urban streets, made worse by dust, heat, and torrential rain. And that’s if you’re lucky enough to own a vehicle that will stand up... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

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Rye Barcott

not to have graduating from Harvard be the greatest accomplishment of our lives. Harvard is simply an enabler. In 2008 and 2009 we have seen what happens to society when business leaders lose sight of what really matters. We never know when our time will come. From... View Details

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