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- Jul 2008
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness: Creating a Rwandan Economic Strategy
Competitiveness presentation delivered in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness: Creating a Rwandan Economic Strategy." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Kigali, Rwanda, July 2008.
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony (TN)
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Teaching Note for [508-001].
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- 23 Apr 2008
- Other Presentation
Redefining Global Health Care Delivery: Narrowing the Gap Between Aspiration and Action
Redefining Global Health Care Delivery: Narrowing the Gap Between Aspiration and Action
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Porter, Michael E. "Redefining Global Health Care Delivery: Narrowing the Gap Between Aspiration and Action." HIV Care in Rwanda: A Case Discussion, Harvard University, Boston, MA, April 23, 2008.
- April 2008
- Journal Article
Heart of Darkness: Business Tokens of the Congo (Part 1)
By: Louis T. Wells
Few numismatic fields are as unexplored as the tokens of what was once the Belgian Congo. Although the head (and “extra-wife”) tokens have been thoroughly cataloged, I have found only one very early and incomplete attempt, by Mahieu in the 1920s, to report other tokens...
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- March 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa
By: Tarun Khanna and Ayesha Khan
This is the story of MTC, a Kuwaiti telecom company that has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly to become one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint across the Middle East and Africa. The CEO of the company, Dr. Saad...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Telecommunications Industry;
Africa;
Kuwait
Khanna, Tarun, and Ayesha Khan. "Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa." Harvard Business School Case 708-477, March 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- December 2007 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
By: David E. Bell, Brian Milder and Mary Shelman
Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport,...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Ethics;
Food;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Operations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Kenya;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Bell, David E., Brian Milder, and Mary Shelman. "Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony." Harvard Business School Case 508-001, December 2007. (Revised February 2017.)
- October 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
First National Bank's Golden Opportunity
By: Shawn A. Cole, Peter Tufano, Daniel Schneider and Daryl Collins
Executives at First National Bank in South Africa are considering whether to launch a potentially exciting, but rather unorthodox, new savings product. Instead of paying interest, this product gives depositors the chance to win large cash prizes each month. Michael...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Banks and Banking;
Investment;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Launch;
Demand and Consumers;
Banking Industry;
South Africa
Cole, Shawn A., Peter Tufano, Daniel Schneider, and Daryl Collins. "First National Bank's Golden Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 208-072, October 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- August 2007 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Ken Durham and Unilever as a 'Multi-Local Multinational'
By: Geoffrey Jones and Stephanie Decker
Explores the opportunities and threats to Unilever's global business in 1978 based on the commercial and political challenges faced by three of its subsidiaries, Lever Brothers in the United States, Hindustan Lever in India, and United Africa Company in West Africa....
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Local Range;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Style;
Competitive Strategy;
Africa;
India;
United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Stephanie Decker. "Ken Durham and Unilever as a 'Multi-Local Multinational'." Harvard Business School Case 808-025, August 2007. (Revised October 2022.)
- July 2007
- Teaching Note
Rwanda: National Economic Transformation (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter and Michael Patrick McCreless
Teaching Note to 706491.
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- July 2007 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
CEMEX's Foundations for Sustainability
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Pamela Yatsko and Ryan Raffaelli
Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Change Management;
Emerging Markets;
Construction Industry;
Mexico;
Egypt;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Pamela Yatsko, and Ryan Raffaelli. "CEMEX's Foundations for Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 308-024, July 2007. (Revised September 2009.)
- 3 Jul 2007
- Other Presentation
Creating A Competitive South Africa
Competitiveness presentation delivered in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Porter, Michael E. "Creating A Competitive South Africa." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 3, 2007.
- 25 Jun 2007
- Other Presentation
Global Competitiveness: Implications for Kenya
Competitiveness presentation delivered at the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Porter, Michael E. "Global Competitiveness: Implications for Kenya." Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2007.
- Jun 2007
- Other Presentation
Creating a Competitive Rwanda
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter"s articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2006 (World...
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Porter, Michael E. "Creating a Competitive Rwanda." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Kigali, Rwanda, June 2007.
- April 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Dr. Iqbal Surve, a self-described "medical doctor, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC,...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Partners and Partnerships;
South Africa
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-019, April 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- April 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim
At the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burdens and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies...
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- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Cost Management;
Microfinance;
Globalization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Infrastructure;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Competition;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Case 307-089, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- February 2007
- Case
South African Airways (A)
By: Joshua D. Margolis, Laura Morgan Roberts and Laura Winig
Amid efforts to engineer a turnaround at South African Airways (SAA), the CEO confronts an impending strike at the struggling company. How should the company address questions of distributive and procedural justice in post-Apartheid South Africa, and how should the CEO...
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Keywords:
Fairness;
Crisis Management;
Employees;
Employment;
Growth and Development;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Air Transportation Industry;
South Africa
Margolis, Joshua D., Laura Morgan Roberts, and Laura Winig. "South African Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-014, February 2007.
- 22 Feb 2007
- Other Presentation
National Economic Strategy: Libya’s Moment for Action
National Economic Strategy: Libya’s Moment for Action
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Porter, Michael E. "National Economic Strategy: Libya’s Moment for Action." Monitor Group, February 22, 2007.
- January 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (B)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz and John Dean Shepherd
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz, and John Dean Shepherd. "Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 207-018, January 2007. (Revised May 2009.)
- January 2007
- Teaching Note
Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa (TN)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Arthur I Segel