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August 2019
Case

Kazakhstan Railways: From the Middle of Nowhere to a Center of Trade?

By: Willy Shih and Esel Çekin

This case describes the evolution of Kazakhstan's rail connectivity strategy post-collapse of the Soviet Union and its now central role in China's Belt and Road Initiative. This meant shifting from a north-south orientation towards an east-west one, as well as the... View Details

Keywords: Geopolitics; China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative; Logistics; Trade; Economic Growth; Geopolitical Units; Geography; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; China

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

Middle East & North Africa Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan Pictured: Mikheil Lomtadze (MBA 2002) returned to the HBS classroom as a case protagonist. In mid-2018, Mikheil Lomtadze (MBA 2002), CEO of Kaspi.kz, faced... View Details

21 Apr 2008
News

A Mittal secret from the 'rust buckets' of Kazakhstan

May 2013 (Revised September 2013)
Case

The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Florian Bitsch

When discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Kazakh government in 1997, with the expectation the field would... View Details

25 Jan 2005
Other Presentation

Kazakhstan's Competitiveness: Roadmap Towards a Diversified Economy

By: Michael E. Porter

Competitiveness presentation delivered in Almaty, Kazakhstan View Details

Keywords: Economics; Kazakhstan

June 1995
Case

Northern Telecom and Netas (B): Transferring Technology to Central Asia

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko

In the early 1990s, the Turkish telecommunications firm, Netas, established joint ventures in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan as miniature replications of Netas's own experience on the receiving end of technology transfer with Netas's 51% owner, Northern Telecom. This case... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Change Management; Transition; Developing Countries and Economies; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Learning; Technology Adoption; Telecommunications Industry; Turkey; Kazakhstan; Azerbaijan

June 2014 (Revised July 2014)
Background Note

An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance—2014 Update

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Carla Chavich and Aldo Sesia

Provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance, and gives a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the years from 2009 to 2013. Examples of project-financed investments include the Kashagan oil field development... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Capital Expenditures; International Finance; Data; Financial History; Economic Development; Corporate Governance; Contracts; Industry Analysis; Banking; Capital Investments; Municipal Finance; Project Finance; Infrastructure; Investment; Projects; Trends

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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Automobile Cluster (2016) Japan Skin Care Cluster (2013) The Japanese Gaming Cluster (2012) Japan Flat Panel Displays (2011) The Video Games Cluster in Japan (2009) Jordan Jordan Tourism Cluster (2009) Kazakhstan View Details

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Request the Data - Leadership

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National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

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Global Activities 2020

collaboration, which is leading to meaningful results for a microfinance organization in Santiago, Chile. Middle East & North Africa South Asia Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan Professor Victoria Ivashina introduced... View Details

Ray A. Goldberg

A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine

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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Dublin (Dublin) Italy LIUC - Carlo Cattaneo University (Castellanza) Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza) Japan Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo) Kazakhstan Kazakh-British Technical University (Almaty) Kenya Strathmore Business... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2020

Executive Education programming, and create opportunities for alumni in the area to engage with each other and with HBS. Students from the region contribute to the vibrancy of the HBS community and bring their unique perspectives to the classroom. Understanding... View Details

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Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye - Global Activities 2020

where, he says, “I hope to better understand the process of finding, building, and sustaining strong businesses.” Darza Pitch: 2020 New Venture Competition Yazan Halwani Co-runner up, Student Business Track More on Middle East & North Africa Understanding... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)

February 2010. Virts, 46, returns to space November 24, launching from Kazakhstan in the Soyuz spacecraft for a six-month mission on the ISS to carry out maintenance and to conduct life-science experiments involving muscle and bone... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

April 1999
Background Note

Note on the Caspian Oil Pipelines

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett

The Caspian region may become one of the world's next major energy producers. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-all former Soviet republics--hold vast and largely undeveloped reserves of oil and gas, but the region's export infrastructure is nearly... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Non-Renewable Energy; Investment; Government and Politics; Infrastructure; Outcome or Result; Projects; Natural Environment; Azerbaijan; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan

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