Chile - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

significant gaps elsewhere. The business history group currently has a major initiative to encourage business history research in Argentina and Chile led by Research Fellow Andrea Lluch, who is currently based at our Latin American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

February 2013
Case

New Earth Mining, Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan and Wei Wang

New Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has also made substantial investments in gold exploration projects in Australia and Chile. New Earth has been very... View Details

Keywords: South Africa; Capital Budgeting; International Business; Return On Investment; Mining; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Valuation; Investment; Diversification; Mining Industry; Australia; South Africa; Chile; Canada; United States

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07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808130 Colbun—Powering Chile Harvard Business School Case 709-060 This case is about Colbun, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

obtain permanent entry for their work. Countries such as Canada and Chile actively courted those with U.S. visa troubles, including taking out billboard advertisements along highways in the Bay Area. But the troubles with the US... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

hectares of land in Chile and Argentina that he converted to protected areas and national parks. The Chouinard strategy represented best practice green entrepreneurship, which if widely adopted might markedly reduce the environmental... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

particularly strongly and to construct risk indicators to predict taxpayers' responses. We show results from an application in Chile and describe lessons learned during the implementation. August 2013 JAMA Surgery Informal Peer... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

Lerner, Dina D. Pomeranz, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra ScottHarvard Business School Case 812-158 Start-Up Chile is a unique program to encourage entrepreneurs to bring their new ventures to Chile. Policymakers must evaluate its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2025 (Revised June 2025)
Background Note

Social Enterprise in Latin America

By: Brian L. Trelstad and Karina Souza

This research note provides an overview of the social enterprise ecosystem in Latin America, exploring current dynamics across key markets, including country-specific insights on Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Central America. In a region characterized... View Details

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10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

medicines. Furthermore, Chile offers no reimbursements for pharmaceutical expenses, so this tends to add to customers' negative disposition." To respond to this situation, FASA considered a possible collaboration with the Fundación... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan

By: Forest Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s... View Details