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- October 5, 2023
- Column
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke
Keywords:
Poverty Reduction;
Technology;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Renewable Energy;
Consumer Behavior;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Poverty;
Africa;
Rwanda
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine, and Rowan P. Clarke. "A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor." INSEAD Knowledge (October 5, 2023).
- Profile
Monne Williams
the unknown Even in her Rwanda IXP experience, Monne's journey took a detour into the unexpected. "We worked with a family radio station that wanted to increase advertising revenue," she says. "But as we dug into the...
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett In an era of artisanal coffee bars blossoming in neighborhoods worldwide, how could a producer of award-winning beans be struggling to stay afloat? That was the puzzle confronting Chijioke Dozie (MBA 2008) when he cofounded Kaizen...
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- January 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future
By: Debora L. Spar
In 2003, the Rwandan government was focused on transforming the nation's tea industry into a world-class competitor. To accomplish this objective and stave off the downward prices that plagued the international tea market, the government believed that the industry...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Privatization;
Government and Politics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Rwanda
Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future." Harvard Business School Case 704-007, January 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- Portrait Project
Jennifer Tom
worldwide. I too can save the world. While I have not fought mad scientists or supervillains from outer space, I have begun to battle evil. This past year I worked in Haiti and Rwanda to contribute to Partners In Health's fight against...
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- Profile
Jeff Nelson
that granted $10,000 to a local educational organization, Public Learning Media Labs. On the Rwanda IXP, an experience Jeff describes as one “that will knock the wind out of you,” he worked with Millennium Promise on two innovative...
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Benjamin Wells
It's made me think about how we teach kids in middle and high schools, where they get talked to rather than talked with. It makes me wonder if we should reconsider our learning model." Confidence in the unknown The Rwanda IXP, says...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Class of 2004 Gives Fellowship
J raised the most money, an obvious illustration of respect for Su, their sectionmate. For the third year in a row, the School’s graduating class has made a substantial gift to HBS. For her part, Shariff is grateful to the Class of 2004 for easing her financial burden....
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John Smith-Ricco
experienced." Sustainable ambitions During January term, John returned to Africa via the Rwanda IXP, focused on "enterprise and nation-building in a post-conflict society." John and three other HBS colleagues worked with an...
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- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
August 13th, a group of Harvard students and I went to Uganda and Rwanda where I spoke with the presidents of both countries about our research and the implications for their countries and the continent as a whole. In addition to...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
Since 2009, HBS has given special recognition to seven social-impact organizations by awarding Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships (SEF) to their young alumni founders. Here's a status report on how the fellows and their ventures are doing. Brian Elliot (MBA 2008)...
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- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
worse. And I just, really believed that entrepreneurship and job creation was one path to creating hope and opportunity. And that was something I really wanted to learn about and be able to talk about. And so, I really went on a flyer to View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
used my first summer internship to put my newly acquired skills to use. That summer, I worked at the Rwanda Development Board, a government agency whose mandate is to facilitate private investment into the country. While there I analyzed...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit / Government
- Profile
Tawanda Sibanda
Now that he’s at HBS, Tawanda has gone full circle and returned to the Africa Business Conference, this time as conference co-chair, “as a way for me to give back.” Tawanda also returned to Africa as part of the Rwanda IXP. “The...
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Amy Sennett
rewarding opportunities in the developing world or in unconventional investments.” In January, Amy participated in the first Rwanda IXP where she worked with a consulting group helping a furniture manufacturer redesign its layout for...
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- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Meaney and Technology for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Renee Vuillaume
Two Valmont Industries (an international leader in infrastructure products and services) colleagues, Robert (Bob) Meaney and Richard Berkland hoped to improve the lives of small and medium-sized farmers in the developing world through modern irrigation technology. In...
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Keywords:
Developing World;
Farm;
Farming;
Small-scale Farmers;
Agriculture;
Agricultural Production;
Water Management;
Water;
Leadership Skills;
Agribusiness;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Leadership;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa;
Ghana;
Tanzania;
Rwanda
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Renee Vuillaume. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Meaney and Technology for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-059, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
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Jenny Tison
HBS has helped me to express cogent opinions fast, and back them persuasively.” Infrastructure of leadership In the Rwanda IXP, Jenny worked within a team of six HBS students “to help farmers grow chili peppers as an alternative cash crop...
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- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
classrooms, and help establish a comprehensive model of education for the country. “The nuns in Rwanda have an astounding capacity to make the most of any resources they can get their hands on,” he says. “We’d build a block of six or...
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
Kyarisiima’s analytical skills and gave her the interpersonal connections she valued. After graduating in 2011, she worked at Goldman as an analyst for just over a year, and then set out to understand the public sector by working as an advisor for the View Details