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- March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline
By: Christopher Stanton, Lynda M. Applegate, Allison Ciechanover, Emily Grandjean and Sophie Beck
In 2022, senior executives of Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies met to consider whether and how to scale a successful technical training program. The program, Akamai Technical Academy (ATA), was launched in 2016 to address a key challenge at Akamai and in the...
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- September 2002
- Case
Pura Vida Coffee
By: James E. Austin and Allen S. Grossman
Tells the story of two HBS graduates who sell gourmet coffee over the Internet to support an outreach ministry in Costa Rica.
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Austin, James E., and Allen S. Grossman. "Pura Vida Coffee." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 303-051, September 2002.
- July 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A truck manufacturer must decide whether to bid on the sale of 120 trucks to a private firm in Costa Rica. If a bid is submitted, a decision must be made on whether to protect against the credit, exchange rate, and sovereign risks.
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Risk Management;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Truck Transportation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Germany;
Costa Rica
Piper, Thomas R. "Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G." Harvard Business School Case 284-019, July 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- February 2012
- Article
A 'Core Periphery' Framework to Navigate Emerging Market Governments—Qualitative Evidence from a Biotechnology Multinational
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, James Geraghty and Tarun Khanna
We build on the emerging literature of influence-based models to study how multinational firms can navigate host governments. Our "core-periphery" framework posits that the actions that an MNC takes with actors in what we call the "periphery"—comprised of state,...
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Emerging Markets;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Power and Influence;
Framework;
Biotechnology Industry;
Massachusetts;
Brazil;
China;
Costa Rica;
France;
India
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, James Geraghty, and Tarun Khanna. "A 'Core Periphery' Framework to Navigate Emerging Market Governments—Qualitative Evidence from a Biotechnology Multinational." Global Strategy Journal 2, no. 1 (February 2012): 71–87.
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- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
competitive business conditions. Foreign tourists from Europe and North America, drawn by the promise of a pristine environment, relocated to Costa Rica and launched startups offering lodging and guided...
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National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Vietnam Central & South America, Caribbean Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Peru Trinidad and Tobago Asia-Pacific Australia China Hong...
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- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
diversification Companies are also starting to recognize—and rediscover, as in the case of Intel Corp.—the benefits of diversifying their global production and supply chains, Alfaro says. The chip manufacturer downsized its plant in Costa...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
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Request the Data - Leadership
Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China, People's Republic of Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican...
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Propose an Independent Project - MBA
Chile People's Rep. China Republic of China Colombia Comoro Islands Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Dominica Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England...
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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
President of Costa Rica Mari Pangetsu, Minister of Trade, Indonesia Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Romano Prodi, Former President of the European Commission...
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MOC Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
for Latin American Studies’ (DRCLAS) policy committee. In 2008, she was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa View Details
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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
(Bogotá) Costa Rica INCAE (La Garita) Croatia J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek (Osijek) Czech Republic Tomas Bata University in Zlin (Zlin) Ecuador Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil...
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- 27 May 2015
- Blog Post
What is an HBS Section?
Sports (basketball, volleyball, flag football, squash, section Olympics, IM trivia) Group Travel (spring break in Costa Rica and Machu Pichu, long weekends in Iceland and Nashville) Section Retreats (long...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
with New Hampshire Audubon to work on global conservation issues in Costa Rica. What are the keys to success in working on environmental issues in a developing country? Costa View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
typically hectic month last spring, he taught in three HBS executive education programs, gave several presentations to alumni, and spent a day each in Nicaragua and Costa Rica leading an effort to create an...
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James E. Aisner
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
true cluster in Costa Rica will take decades to complete, but I'm confident that it will be sustainable because the country offers some unique qualities that are a source of competitive advantage — among...
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Re: Michael E. Porter
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
odyssey of a lifetime. They journeyed with their children to 25 countries in ten months, starting in Costa Rica in November 1999 and ending in Norway last August. The decision to take Alex, Katie, and Ben...
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Margie Kelley