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When Should Multinationals Move Back into Venezuela?
International business Digital ArticleCompanies should hope for the best and prepare for the worst. -
Strategies for Succeeding in Today’s Brazil
Global strategy Digital ArticleThe country’s economic climate has changed. -
How to Get Employees to (Actually) Participate in Well-Being Programs
Organizational Development ResearchNew research identifies 3 strategies organizations can take to engage employees. -
Globalizing the Rest of the World
Global Business Magazine ArticleAlthough they account for 20% of the world's population and a major share of its natural resources, Latin America and Africa have been left out of the... -
Time for a Unified Campaign? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in... -
Cocreating Business’s New Social Compact
Economics Magazine ArticleThe liberalization of markets is forcing executives and social activists to work together. They are developing new business models that will transform organizations and the lives of poor people everywhere. -
The Rise of WhatsApp in Brazil Is About More than Just Messaging
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt opens up a whole new world of digital marketing. -
Connect and Develop: Inside Procter & Gamble’s New Model for Innovation
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleProcter & Gamble’s radical strategy of open innovation now produces more than 35% of the company’s innovations and billions of dollars in revenue. -
Column: Want People to Save? Force Them.
Government Magazine ArticleIn Chile last June, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Felipe Kast, the new government’s minister of planning, and a few of his compadres. (We also went dancing, but that is another story.) One of the topics we talked about was the Chilean retirement saving plan. By law, 11% of every employee’s […] -
Venture Philanthropist
Social enterprise Magazine ArticleInternet entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky is applying what he does best—building high-tech companies—to improving education in Argentina. -
Entrepreneurs, Look to Your Network to Help You Through the Pandemic
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThere's strength in numbers. -
The Leadership Clash That Led Colombia to Vote Against Peace
Leadership Digital ArticleHow hard-liners got their way. -
Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can't keep relying on the same old methods. -
The End of Corporate Imperialism
International business Magazine ArticleToo often, companies try to impose Western models of commerce on developing countries. They’d do better—and learn more—if they tailored their operations to the unique conditions of emerging markets. -
Why Goldman Sachs's Push for Diversity Is Unlikely to Drive Real Change
Global Business Digital ArticleThe bank announced it will only take public companies with at least one female or non-white board member. -
Up to Code: Does Your Company’s Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleNew research reveals an emerging global consensus on basic standards of corporate behavior. -
Health Reform Lessons from Mexico
Social enterprise Digital ArticleEditor’s note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Health systems are at a crossroads. Throughout the world, countries at all levels of economic development and with all types of political systems have embarked in a creative search […] -
Breakthrough ideas for 2006
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleOur annual survey of emerging ideas considers the single most important trait of future leaders, the marketing potential of digitally split personalities, a challenge tougher than managing risk, and the best hope for oil-importing countries. -
How Pfizer Adapts Its Sales Strategy for Latin America
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleSelling pharmaceuticals in Latin America is not the same as selling them in the United States or Western Europe. Right off the bat, I can identify four big differences. First, much of the population lacks health insurance that covers prescription drugs for common conditions such as hypertension, arthritis pain, and high cholesterol. So if a […] -
The Olympics Needs a New Business Model
Finance & Accounting InterviewHaving a rotating host city is a 19th-century idea.
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Which Way to Go? Jamaica's Economic Stabilization Policy
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund had often been tense. Currently, the country had no agreements with the IMF, and Prime Minister... -
Chiquita Brands International (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details When a new banana import policy is implemented in 1993 by the European Union, Chiquita Brands International, the world's largest banana distributor, watches... -
The Price of Dignity - Labor Rights in Peru
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details On February 23, 2012, a special commission appointed by Peru's Labor Ministry submitted a technical report on how to consolidate the country's national... -
The Ethos Institute (B): Promises and Risks of Working with the Government
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details As Brazil's energetic but fractious democracy emerged in the 1990s, the Ethos Institute launched a movement for corporate social responsibility (CSR)... -
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes: Developing a Brazilian Airline Model
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the creation and evolution of Brazil's first low-cost airline - GOL. From the outset GOL was driven by innovation and within a few... -
Foodology: Creating a Virtual Restaurant Group in Latin America
Management Case Study8.95View Details In April 2020, Daniela Izquierdo (HBS, 2019) and Juan Guillermo Azuero (HBS, 2019), awaited the results of Harvard Business School's Alumni New Venture... -
Green Hydrogen in Chile
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In 2020, the Chilean government wants to promote green hydrogen, a technology with high potential to help mitigate climate change. President Sebastián... -
Grupo SMU: A Challenging Corporate Restructuring Process
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case tells the story of SMU Group, the third-largest supermarket operator in Chile. Having implemented a second restructuring plan (CIMA) between... -
Endeavor--Determining a Growth Strategy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details Describes the progress of a nonprofit organization, Endeavor, focused on nurturing entrepreneurship in emerging markets. At the time of the case, it has... -
Reed--YPEC Negotiation: Reed Oilwell (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This negotiation introduces a situation full of opportunities for hard bargaining and out-of-the-box thinking about value-creating solutions. The American... -
Lucchetti: The Making of a Multilatina
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the experience of Lucchetti, a company owned by the Chilean holding group Quiñenco, in its first years of operation in Peru. It begins... -
Colombia and FARC-EP Struggle for Peace: Government Delegation: Role 2. General Instructions + Confidential Instructions For General Pedro Carvajal, Government Delegation
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case is a roleplay simulation of the negotiations between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC-EP, the Revolutionary... -
Colombia and FARC-EP Struggle for Peace: FARC-EP Delegation: Role 1. General Instructions + Confidential Instructions For Diego Garzon, Head of FARC Delegation
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case is a roleplay simulation of the negotiations between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC-EP, the Revolutionary... -
Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable... -
Between Different Rhythms and Tones: Tough Times for the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Since her appointment as General Manager of The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Claudia Franco focused on its commercial management. She managed... -
Rutas de Lima
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case involves tapping global capital markets for an important revenue-driven project in a developing country. It addresses key issues in project and... -
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Frustrated by the current system's shortcomings, including failing to provide clients with the teams they needed for increasingly advisory work and affording... -
La Esperanza: Beyond Automation
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details La Esperanza was a mining unit owned by POFCO, a company with its headquarters in China and with operations in Peru, dedicated to the development of gold... -
Ceibal: Sustaining and Scaling Educational Innovation in Uruguay
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Ceibal was founded in 2007 in Uruguay, as an initiative to reduce the digital gap in the country. After playing an important role providing a smooth transition... -
The Globalization of the Renminbi: Feeling the Stones on the River Bed
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details China represents a significant share of global foreign direct investment but its currency comprises a mere 1.5% of all global foreign exchange transactions....
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Which Way to Go? Jamaica's Economic Stabilization Policy
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund had often been tense. Currently, the country had no agreements with the IMF, and Prime Minister... -
Chiquita Brands International (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details When a new banana import policy is implemented in 1993 by the European Union, Chiquita Brands International, the world's largest banana distributor, watches... -
When Should Multinationals Move Back into Venezuela?
International business Digital ArticleCompanies should hope for the best and prepare for the worst. -
Lucchetti: The Making of a Multilatina, Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching note for case EG0007. -
The Price of Dignity - Labor Rights in Peru
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details On February 23, 2012, a special commission appointed by Peru's Labor Ministry submitted a technical report on how to consolidate the country's national... -
The Ethos Institute (B): Promises and Risks of Working with the Government
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details As Brazil's energetic but fractious democracy emerged in the 1990s, the Ethos Institute launched a movement for corporate social responsibility (CSR)... -
Grupo SMU: A Challenging Corporate Restructuring Process, Board Plan
Management Digital ArticleBoard plan for case CL0027. -
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes: Developing a Brazilian Airline Model
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the creation and evolution of Brazil's first low-cost airline - GOL. From the outset GOL was driven by innovation and within a few... -
Foodology: Creating a Virtual Restaurant Group in Latin America
Management Case Study8.95View Details In April 2020, Daniela Izquierdo (HBS, 2019) and Juan Guillermo Azuero (HBS, 2019), awaited the results of Harvard Business School's Alumni New Venture... -
Green Hydrogen in Chile
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In 2020, the Chilean government wants to promote green hydrogen, a technology with high potential to help mitigate climate change. President Sebastián...