Publications

21 Apr 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Perils of Building Democracy in Africa

Keywords: by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri

21 Jan 2016
News

The perils of building democracy in Africa

June 2022
Teaching Note

Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Elie Ofek

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-043. View Details

We investigate the role of national institutions on subnational African development in a novel framework that accounts both for local geography and cultural-genetic traits. We exploit the fact that the political boundaries in the eve of African independence... View Details

September 2015
Background Note

Doing Business in South Africa 2015 Update

By: Andy Zelleke and Monica Baraldi

24 Jun 2010
News

Liberia: A Flower Grows in West Africa

16 Mar 2023

The MBA Tour: Africa + Middle East

Connect virtually with top business schools from around the world. This event is hosted by GMAC Tours, and HBS is a participating business school. View Details

10 Mar 2021

External Partner Event: MBA Tour Western Africa

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in the MBA Tour. The MBA Tour events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and alumni from a wide variety of schools. Our HBS team will be online and looking forward to meeting you to discuss our MBA... View Details

02 Jun 2021

Geographic Regions Series: Alumni Perspectives from North Africa

Join the HBS Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Research Center as they moderate a panel of fellow alumni discussing their MBA experiences and the incredible HBS network in the North Africa Region. View Details

Research Summary

Making Markets Work: An Executive Education Program for Africa

By: Debora L. Spar

In the last decades of the 20th century economic growth was distributed unevenly across the world. While some countries experienced sustained and unprecedented prosperity, others fell further and further behind. This widening gap was particularly evident in Africa,... View Details

14 Jun 2018
News

Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa

Goncalo Neves-Correia (MBA 2007) is CEO of ThirdWay Africa, an investing and advisory firm based in London, Maputo, and Harare. ThirdWay Africa believes we are entering a new paradigm where sustainability is an absolute. In this... View Details

22 Jun 2023

The MBA Tour: Africa + Middle East

Join Harvard Business School and other top business schools at this GMAC-hosted virtual event. Stop by the HBS booth to hear directly from our Admissions team and current students! View Details

08 Jan 2016

HBS Africa Business Club Event in Casablanca

Join current students and alumni in Casablanca on Friday, January 8, 2016 from 6-8 PM. During the event you will have the opportunity to learn more about the MBA Program. View Details

Jan 24 2017
Testimonial

Creating a Culture of Leadership in Africa

2023
Article

Bridging the Gap with the ‘New’ Economic History of Africa

By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg

This review article seeks to build bridges between mainstream African history and the more historically oriented branch of the ‘new’ economic history of Africa. We survey four central topics of the new economic history of Africa—growth, trade, labor, and inequality—and... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Trade; Labor; Equality and Inequality; Development Economics; History; Africa

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September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Siba Mtongana: A Pioneering Chef in South Africa

By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams

For Siba Mtongana, South African celebrity chef, the year 2020 was fraught with challenges and unknowns. Her brand was strong and she was certain it would survive. But as she fine-tuned her growth and innovation strategy in a shaky, unpredictable economy in the midst... View Details

Keywords: Food; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; South Africa

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa

By: Mark Egan, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha

In late 2017, Satrix, one of the largest passive asset management firms in South Africa and a pioneer in the industry since 2000, had to decide its strategy going forward in a market where passive asset management had become increasingly commoditized and... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; South Africa; Africa

January 2019
Background Note

Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa

By: John D. Macomber, Liang Wu and Ina Folea

This technical note discusses the potential of Blockchain technologies in Africa, particularly to overcome institutional voids in trust and transactions. View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Technological Innovation; Value; Trust; Africa