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- 27 Jun 2023
HBS Perspectives from Africa
Join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. We look forward to seeing you there!
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- October 1999 (Revised April 2004)
- Supplement
South Africa Supplement
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Updates the case.
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Keywords:
South Africa
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "South Africa Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-052, October 1999. (Revised April 2004.)
- November 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Houses for Africa
Traces the founding and development of Houses for Africa, a firm established to build low-income housing in Zimbabwe. Explores entrepreneurship in an emerging market, the problems that arise when complementary markets do not function well, and the importance of...
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Kennedy, Robert E., and Maurice F Dunne III. "Houses for Africa." Harvard Business School Case 799-041, November 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
South Africa Conference Preview
South Africa, with its rich mineral resources, strong economy, and recently lifted trade barriers, is playing a critical role in helping sub-Saharan Africa boost its economic status. The evolution of this important country, current reform...
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- 27 Jul 2022
HBS Perspectives from Africa
Please join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. We look forward to seeing you there!
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- 01 Dec 2016
Africa Prospective Student Webinar
Join current students from Africa for an online discussion and get to know the community of students at HBS. Learn more about life at HBS, the MBA Admissions process, and career opportunities available to HBS students and alumni from...
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- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Woolworths South Africa TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-798-026).
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- April 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Otis South Africa (A)
By: Michael Beer
Otis Worldwide CEO, George David, was frustrated with the slow pace of nonwhite advancement within Otis South Africa. After a few years of trying to elicit action from South African management, he decided to send a 28-year old U.S. employee to take over as the human...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Race;
Operations;
Business Headquarters;
Performance Improvement;
Human Resources;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Industrial Products Industry;
South Africa;
United States
Beer, Michael. "Otis South Africa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-049, April 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Africa Looks Ahead
OKONJO-IWEALA: Providing basic infrastructure is the way to transform people's lives. At a UN meeting in Liberia to discuss a framework for development after the UN's millennium goals expire in 2015, Nigeria's finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (TGMP 2, 1997),...
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- July 2016 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Tolaram: Innovating in Africa
By: Derek van Bever and Efosa Ojomo
Tolaram is a Singaporean company that began operations selling textiles in Nigeria in the 1970s. Executives and brothers, Haresh and Sajesh Aswani, however, saw an opportunity to create an instant noodle market in the country. In 1988, they began importing Indomie...
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Keywords:
Fast Moving Consumer Goods;
Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Vertical Integration;
Emerging Markets;
Consumer Products Industry;
Nigeria;
Africa
van Bever, Derek, and Efosa Ojomo. "Tolaram: Innovating in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 317-013, July 2016. (Revised October 2018.)
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Launch of J-PAL Africa
- 13 Oct 2022
MBA Tour: South Africa
HBS Admissions representatives will be at this virtual event to meet prospective MBA candidates. This event is an opportunity to connect with admissions reps, alumni, and students from top business schools.
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- October 2022 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
mPharma: Scaling Access to Affordable Primary Care in Africa
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
mPharma hopes to scale up to create the largest pan-African healthcare company ever to provide much-needed primary care in retail pharmacies; a reliable, fairly priced supply of drugs; and micro-insurance for drugs. They must prioritize launching a telemedicine...
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Keywords:
Africa;
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Pharmacy Benefit Manager;
Health Care;
Health Care And Treatment;
Health Care Costs;
Health Care Delivery;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Telehealth;
Health Equity;
Corporate Strategy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Equity;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Product Launch;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Social Enterprise;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Health Industry;
Africa
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ben Creo. "mPharma: Scaling Access to Affordable Primary Care in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 323-033, October 2022. (Revised January 2024.)
- November 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel and Nelson Hioe
In March 2006, Larry English, Director of Program Design and Innovation for Habitat for Humanity International Africa and the Middle East, was reflecting on a large development project in Durbin that had stalled. Notwithstanding global attention led by former President...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Investment;
Innovation Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Poverty;
Property;
Projects;
South Africa;
Middle East
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Arthur I Segel, and Nelson Hioe. "Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 207-016, November 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- 14 Oct 2021
HBS Perspectives from Africa
Please join us to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective.
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- 20 May 2021
HBS Perspectives from Africa
Please join us to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective.
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- 13 Nov 2015
Africa Prospective Student Webinar
This webinar will begin with a brief presentation from MBA Admissions and the Career & Professional Development Office targeted to African prospective students. It will also include a conversation with current students from Africa about...
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- 04 Dec 2013
Africa Prospective Student Webinar
This online information session is designed for prospective students from Africa to learn more about HBS and the community of students from that continent. The session will include a Q&A with a panel of current students. Registration is...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Africa on the Move
In February, nearly 1,200 participants from twenty countries gathered at HBS for the Africa Business Club’s 11th annual conference, “Africa on the Move: Transforming Quick Wins into Lasting Change.” With some countries experiencing growth...
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