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  • 01 Mar 2013
  • News

Sizing Up Social Impact

radical transformations, including a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa and Asia; and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities
  • 25 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

of 2020 that continued beyond her tenure. “At HBS, I’ve taken an active role in volunteering through the African American Student Union and the Africa Business Club to provide coffee chats and mock interviews for prospective students,”... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

International Economy) Laura Alfaro Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 IFC: Ghana; Africa Rising Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie January 2025 J 3.0 IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under Entrepreneurial... View Details
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By: Geoffrey G. Jones
Professor Jones researches the history and impact of global firms. In recent years he has prublished extensively on the ecological and social responsibility of business leaders. He has a strong interest in the business history of emerging markets. He founded and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Globalization; Government and Politics; History; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Energy Industry; Fashion Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Oceania
  • Clubs

Global Business Club

  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

selection. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53870 Harvard Business School Case 713-024 Doing Business in South Africa No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
  • 22 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 22

Details Nike Football's marketing efforts in the lead up to and during the World Cup in South Africa (2010). Allows students to reflect on the implementation of the strategy and to think about the implications for Nike as it begins... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

Abstract—With a young, urbanizing population, abundant natural resources, and a growing middle class, Africa seems to have all the ingredients necessary for huge growth. Nevertheless, a number of multinationals have recently left the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

denominated in local currency with credit assurances taking the place of sovereign guarantees. Other entities took different approaches to raising capital for infrastructure in this market. Africa Plus Partners (Africa Plus), for example,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political and economic history of Rwanda, but focuses on the country preceding and after the genocide. A description of government policies since 1994 enables... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

in both the corporate and startup worlds in Learning & Development at Cisco Systems, and leading an innovation and design fellowship in South Africa at Harvard University. Jessica is also a longtime GED instructor, and is passionate about... View Details
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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie IFC: Ghana; Africa Rising General Management January 2025 J 3.0 Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent General Management Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Ted Berk... View Details
  • 28 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

the parts of Africa that have a heavy disease incidence. MTV has developed a DNA of public service announcements that it claims are of central relevance to its high-risk customer base. How core is this to the strategy of a for-profit firm... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Doing It Your Way

the continent and deliver an enhanced set of services designed for the mass market." While Maddy acknowledges that the most difficult aspect of starting ACG has been raising $7 million in seed capital and debt financing, the rewards, she says, are enormous. "When you... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)
  • October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
  • Case

Rio Tinto vs. the Securities and Exchange Commission

By: Aiyesha Dey, Krishna G. Palepu and Sarah Gulick
Keywords: Coal Mining; SEC Enforcement; FCPA; Mining; Fraud; Acquisition; Financial Reporting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Renewable Energy; Ethics; Financial Management; Investment; Corporate Governance; Laws and Statutes; Lawsuits and Litigation; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; Financial Services Industry; Mozambique; United States; Australia; England
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  • June 2017 (Revised May 2018)
  • Supplement

Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Construction; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; North America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong
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  • May 2017
  • Teaching Note

Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
These notes are meant to accompany Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (717-427) and Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model (717-465).
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Growth Management; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

Americas, Oceania, Asia, and Africa investigates how groups' overall warmth-competence, status-competence, and competition-warmth correlations vary across societies, and whether these variations associate with income inequality (Gini... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

IMAGO Global Grassroots, involves co-creative model of international development in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Zachary frequently offers training on integral and unconscious psychological dimensions of leadership... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

Ohnouna, Rebecca Sichel, and Daniel Silberwasser) and Middle East and North Africa Club (Loujaine AlMoallim, Line Hachem, and Abdullah Mahomed), along with Teresa Danso-Danquah—all members of the MBA Class of 2024—as well as to Martin... View Details