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- December 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan
By: Forest Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Animal-based Agribusiness;
Plant-based Agribusiness;
Customer Value And Value Chain;
Income;
Macroeconomics;
Environmental Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues;
Food;
Health Pandemics;
Crisis Management;
Logistics;
Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact;
Strategic Planning;
Food And Beverage Industry;
Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
Latin America;
Aruba;
Guadeloupe;
Martinique;
Mexico;
Panama;
costa rica;
Argentina;
Brazil;
Chile;
Colombia;
Ecuador;
French Guiana;
Peru;
Uruguay;
Venezuela;
Puerto Rico;
Trinidad And Tobago
- 2020
- Chapter
Luxury Tourism and Environmentalism
By: G. Jones
This chapter examines the evolution of luxury tourism and its environmental impact. Whilst mass tourism is widely seen as environmentally damaging, the impact of luxury tourism is nuanced. During the first stage of the growth in the nineteenth century, the numbers of...
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Keywords:
Luxury Consumption;
Environmentalism;
Tourism;
Green Business;
Luxury;
History;
Ethics;
Globalization;
Environmental Management;
Business History;
Tourism Industry;
Antarctica;
Latin America;
North And Central America;
Europe;
Switzerland;
Chile;
costa rica;
Africa;
Kenya
Jones, G. "Luxury Tourism and Environmentalism." Chap. 31 in The Oxford Handbook of Luxury Business, edited by Pierre-Yves Donzé, Véronique Pouillard, and Joanne Roberts. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2020. Electronic.
- October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
The Akamai Technical Academy
By: Lynda M. Applegate and James Barnett
By January 2020, Akamai Technologies had completed eight Akamai Technical Academy training programs in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Poland. Academy programs trained individuals without a traditional STEM degree for technically oriented jobs at Akamai. With aims to improve...
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Keywords:
Competency And Skills;
Experience And Expertise;
Talent And Talent Management;
Demographics;
Education;
Ethics;
Jobs And Positions;
Technology Industry;
United States;
costa rica;
Poland
Applegate, Lynda M., and James Barnett. "The Akamai Technical Academy." Harvard Business School Case 821-021, October 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 2018
- Book
Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time
By: G. Jones
Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental changes risk making the Earth unsustainable within our own lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides...
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Keywords:
Green Business;
Sustainability;
Business History;
Eco-tourism;
Organic Wine;
Organic Food;
Waste Management;
Sustainable Finance;
Ethics;
Finance;
History;
Entrepreneurship;
Accommodations Industry;
Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry;
Banking Industry;
Energy Industry;
Food And Beverage Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Europe;
Asia;
Latin America;
North And Central America;
New Zealand
Jones, G. Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time. Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- Article
Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000
By: G. Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This article argues that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a...
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Keywords:
Ecotourism;
Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
Tourism;
Green Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth And Development;
History;
Business History;
Tourism Industry;
Latin America;
costa rica
Jones, G., and Andrew Spadafora. "Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000." Enterprise & Society 18, no. 1 (March 2017): 146–183.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This working paper suggests that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more...
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Keywords:
Tourism;
Latin America;
Business History;
Sustainable Strategy;
Sustainability;
Nonprofit;
Entrepreneurs;
Environment;
Entrepreneurship;
History;
Environmental Sustainability;
Tourism Industry;
costa rica
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-136, June 2016.
- December 11, 2015
- Article
Latin America: Back to the Eighties or New Challenges?: [América Latina: ¿De vuelta a los ochenta o nuevos desafíos?]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Latin America: Back to the Eighties or New Challenges? [América Latina: ¿De vuelta a los ochenta o nuevos desafíos?]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (December 11, 2015).
- July 12, 2015
- Article
Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 12, 2015).
- April 26, 2015
- Article
América Latina al final de la bonanza económica [Latin America at the End of the Economic Bonanza]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "América Latina al final de la bonanza económica [Latin America at the End of the Economic Bonanza]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 26, 2015).
- February 8, 2014
- Editorial
China: nuevo modelo de crecimiento [China: the new growth model]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "China: nuevo modelo de crecimiento [China: the new growth model]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (February 8, 2014).
- July 7, 2013
- Article
Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 7, 2013).
- April 7, 2013
- Guest Column
Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 7, 2013).
- March 3, 2013
- Guest Column
Informe de la comisión de notables [Report of the Committee of the Notables]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Informe de la comisión de notables [Report of the Committee of the Notables]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (March 3, 2013).
- December 30, 2012
- Guest Column
Expectativas en EE. UU.
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Expectativas en EE. UU." La Nación (Costa Rica) (December 30, 2012).
- October 14, 2012
- Guest Column
Elecciones en Estados Unidos
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Elecciones en Estados Unidos." La Nación (Costa Rica) (October 14, 2012).
- September 13, 2012
- Guest Column
Brasil adopta medidas para mejorar competitividad
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Brasil adopta medidas para mejorar competitividad." La Nación (Costa Rica) (September 13, 2012).
- August 19, 2012
- Guest Column
Perspectiva del modelo de desarrollo costarricense
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Perspectiva del modelo de desarrollo costarricense." La Nación (Costa Rica) (August 19, 2012).
- June 10, 2012
- Guest Column
Comicios en Grecia: una fecha decisiva?
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Comicios en Grecia: una fecha decisiva?" La Nación (Costa Rica) (June 10, 2012).
- May 2, 2011
- Guest Column
Una posición clara ante la descentralización
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Una posición clara ante la descentralización." La Nación (Costa Rica) (May 2, 2011).
- April 29, 2012
- Guest Column
Mideplan: Rendición de cuentas 2010-2012
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Mideplan: Rendición de cuentas 2010-2012." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 29, 2012).