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  • 01 Jun 2005
  • News

The Best of Costa Rica

Pura vida is an expression that Costa Ricans use to describe an attitude or state of mind. It means “pure life,” and for Costa Ricans, it is a philosophy of living — a peaceful existence, a life close to... View Details
Keywords: Wendy Baker; travel; tourism; Global Adrenaline; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation
  • June 1997
  • Case

Stone Container in Costa Rica (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Keywords: Costa Rica
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  • 01 Jul 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora; Tourism
  • November 2002 (Revised September 2013)
  • Case

Building a Cluster: Electronics and Information Technology in Costa Rica

By: Michael E. Porter and Niels W. Ketelhohn
Describes the actions of Costa Rica President Figueres and his cabinet in attracting an Intel assembly and testing plant to their country. The effort was part of a government strategy that sought to develop further the Costa Rican electronics and information technology... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Information Technology Industry; Costa Rica
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  • June 1997
  • Case

Stone Container in Costa Rica (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Keywords: Costa Rica
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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This working paper suggests that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more... View Details
Keywords: Tourism; Latin America; Business History; Sustainable Strategy; Sustainability; Nonprofit; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Entrepreneurship; History; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Costa Rica
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  • February 20, 2011
  • Guest Column

Los desastres naturales en Costa Rica

By: Laura Alfaro
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  • 31 Aug 2021

MBA Tour: Costa Rica & Panama

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
  • October 1999 (Revised June 2002)
  • Case

Case Brief: Stone Container in Honduras and Costa Rica

By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Summarizes contents of two full-length cases. The cases provide examples of two different approaches to managing complex multi-party negotiations with stakeholders. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Costa Rica; Honduras
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  • February 1988 (Revised July 1988)
  • Case

Debt-Equity Swaps in Latin American Agriculture: The Case of LAAD in Costa Rica

By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agribusiness; Finance; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Costa Rica
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  • Article

Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This article argues that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a... View Details
Keywords: Ecotourism; Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Tourism; Green Business; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; History; Business History; Tourism Industry; Latin America; Costa Rica
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  • December 27, 2010
  • Guest Column

Una reflexión sobre los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2010. Evolución reciente de la pobreza en Costa Rica

By: Laura Alfaro
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  • 07 Apr 2010
  • News

Associate Professor Laura Alfaro Named Costa Rican Cabinet Minister

  • 19 Apr 2010
  • News

Meet Costa Rica's Minister of Planning

Keywords: Professor Laura Alfaro; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

Laura Alfaro to Costa Rican Post

HBS associate professor Laura Alfaro is taking a leave of absence from the School to serve as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in her native Costa Rica. At 38, Alfaro, who has no prior service in View Details
Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 25 Aug 2016
  • Video

Jose Figueres responds to MOC class discussion in 2016

    Jim Damalas

    Keywords: Ecotourism
    • October 2000
    • Article

    BanCrecen

    By: S. Dario, E.L. Montiel and Tatiana Sandino
    This case describes the aggressive entry of BanCrecen, an affiliate of the Mexican bank BanCrecer, in Costa Rica in 1994. Its strategy, like that of the Mexican home office, was to focus on personal banking, with the rapid expansion of neighborhood branches and strong... View Details
    Keywords: Expansion; Globalization; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Costa Rica; Mexico
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    • 28 Jun 2016
    • First Look

    June 28, 2016

    support the proposed theoretical framework and bear important implications from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47062 Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

      Laura Alfaro

      Laura Alfaro is the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration. At Harvard since 1999, she served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa Rica from 2010-2012, taking a leave from HBS. She is Co-Editor of the Journal of International... View Details