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- January 2000
- Teaching Note
Mexican Foundation For Rural Development
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-300-082).
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Mexico
- 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...
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Dario, S., E.L. Montiel, and Tatiana Sandino. "BanCrecen." Journal of Business Research 50, no. 1 (October 2000): 29–39.
- November 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Mexican Foundation for Rural Development
By: James E. Austin and Gerardo Lozano
The Mexican Foundation for Rural Development (MFRD) is a nonprofit network of 32 rural development centers servicing low-income farm families. Management plans to expand its operation dramatically, forming 10,000 rural cooperatives in ten years. It faces major issues...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Operations;
Cooperative Ownership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Strategy;
Mexico
Austin, James E., and Gerardo Lozano. "Mexican Foundation for Rural Development." Harvard Business School Case 300-082, November 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- October 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Weight Watchers Mexico
By: David J. Arnold, Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
Weight Watchers must decide how to react to the Mexican financial crisis. Options include exiting, reducing investment, or continuing previous operations.
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Restructuring;
Volatility;
Economy;
Investment;
Marketing;
Problems and Challenges;
Mexico
Arnold, David J., Myra M. Hart, and Susan Harmeling. "Weight Watchers Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 500-010, October 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- September 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Supplement
Mexico in Debt Supplement
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Supplements Mexico in Debt.
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Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Mexico in Debt Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-051, September 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- March 1999
- Teaching Note
IPODERAC TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-399-016).
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- February 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Teaching Note
Taco Bell, Inc.(1983-1994) TN
Teaching Note for (9-398-129).
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- December 1998
- Case
Grupo Industrial Bimbo S.A. (1998)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder
A leading Mexican agribusiness firm wants to expand in the United States and other locations. How to do so in a manner that utilizes the strengths of the company?
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Food;
Global Strategy;
Strength and Weakness;
Expansion;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States;
Mexico
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Srinivas Sunder. "Grupo Industrial Bimbo S.A. (1998)." Harvard Business School Case 599-066, December 1998.
- August 1998 (Revised January 2000)
- Teaching Note
Mexico in Debt TN
Teaching Note for (9-797-110) and (9-700-051).
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Mexico
- July 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
IPODERAC
By: James E. Austin, Wendy Bermudez and Gustavo Escobar
This 32-year-old nonprofit organization has dedicated itself to the care and social development of abandoned street children in Mexico. Examines the organization's efforts to achieve financial sustainability, particularly through earned income activities on its farm....
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Keywords:
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Management;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Balance and Stability;
Service Industry;
Mexico
Austin, James E., Wendy Bermudez, and Gustavo Escobar. "IPODERAC." Harvard Business School Case 399-016, July 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Retail in Mexico,1993 TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-793-144).
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- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Wal-Mart 1997; Wal-Mart Ventures into Mexico; Wal-Mart in East Asia
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-797-099), (9-793-071), and (9-795-188).
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- May 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Dave DeLong
Details the actions of John Martin, newly named CEO, as he leads Taco Bell through a decade of incremental and radical changes. By the end of the case, total system sales within Taco Bell, a Mexican style fast-food restaurant chain and a division of PepsiCo, have grown...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Transformation;
Economic Growth;
Food;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Performance Effectiveness;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Service Industry;
Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Dave DeLong. "Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)." Harvard Business School Case 398-129, May 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised September 1999)
- Supplement
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)Supplement: A Personal Diary of A GVD Experience, Mexico City, October 4, 1997
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
Supplements the case.
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Electronic Data Systems (EDS)Supplement: A Personal Diary of A GVD Experience, Mexico City, October 4, 1997." Harvard Business School Supplement 398-075, March 1998. (Revised September 1999.)
- November 1997 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Cinemex
By: James L. Heskett
The founders of Cinemex, the largest capitalized venture start-up in Mexican history, are debating several issues concerning the operations of their new chain of motion picture theatres in Mexico City. The first concerns whether some seats should be left unsold to...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Service Operations;
Debates;
Venture Capital;
Customer Satisfaction;
Advertising;
Investment;
Theater Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Mexico City
Heskett, James L. "Cinemex." Harvard Business School Case 898-108, November 1997. (Revised December 1999.)
- June 1997
- Teaching Note
BancZero New Product Development TN
By: Marco Iansiti
Teaching Note for (9-697-044).
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- April 1997 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Mexico in Debt
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman
Describes Mexico's political and economic system in the 1960s and 1970s. Focuses on: 1) the causes of the debt crisis in 1982; 2) elements of President de la Madrid's restructuring efforts between 1982-88; President Salinas's attempts to complete restructuring and...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Economic Systems;
Financial Crisis;
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Government and Politics;
Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Eilene Zimmerman. "Mexico in Debt." Harvard Business School Case 797-110, April 1997. (Revised February 2001.)
- November 1996 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
BancZero New Product Development
By: Marco Iansiti and Alberto Moel
The Mexico City office of a large U.S. bank is asked by clients to develop currency swaps, a derivative financial product. This case deals with the new product development process in financial services, and the problems and issues that are raised in product development...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Instruments;
Situation or Environment;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Volatility;
Banking Industry;
Mexico City;
United States
Iansiti, Marco, and Alberto Moel. "BancZero New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 697-044, November 1996. (Revised September 1997.)
- September 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Grupo Sidek (A)
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Alberto Moel
A large Mexican conglomerate, active in tourism, real estate, and steel, is faced with difficult macroeconomic conditions beginning with the Peso crisis of December 1994. The conglomerate had extensive dollar-indexed liabilities and was caught in a crunch when the...
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Keywords:
Foreign Exchange;
Real Estate;
Debt Policy;
Tourism;
Steel;
Business Conglomerates;
Macroeconomics;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Crisis Management;
Valuation;
Mexico
Froot, Kenneth A., and Alberto Moel. "Grupo Sidek (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-022, September 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- March 1996
- Case
Telmex PRIDES
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Mark Seasholes
The case examines an issue by a Mexican development bank of PRIDES written on Telmex stock. PRIDES are a dividend-enhanced security which are exchangeable into shares of the underlying stock. The focus is on pricing these instruments, which involve large...
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Keywords:
Financial Derivatives;
Securities;
International Finance;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Instruments;
Valuation;
Mexico
Froot, Kenneth A., and Mark Seasholes. "Telmex PRIDES." Harvard Business School Case 296-009, March 1996.