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      Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000
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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...  View Details
      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
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      Reinhardt, Forest, Jose B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan." Harvard Business School Case 721-023, December 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
      • 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...  View Details
      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
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      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...  View Details
      Keywords: Competency And Skills; Experience And Expertise; Talent And Talent Management; Demographics; Education; Ethics; Jobs And Positions; Technology Industry; United States; costa rica; Poland
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      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...  View Details
      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
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      Jones, G. Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time. Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
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      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...  View Details
      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
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      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...  View Details
      Keywords: Tourism; Latin America; Business History; Sustainable Strategy; Sustainability; Nonprofit; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Entrepreneurship; History; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; costa rica
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      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
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      Latin America: Back to the Eighties or New Challenges?: [América Latina: ¿De vuelta a los ochenta o nuevos desafíos?]

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 12, 2015).
      • April 26, 2015
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      América Latina al final de la bonanza económica [Latin America at the End of the Economic Bonanza]

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      Alfaro, Laura. "China: nuevo modelo de crecimiento [China: the new growth model]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (February 8, 2014).
      • July 7, 2013
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      Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 7, 2013).
      • April 7, 2013
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      Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      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
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      Expectativas en EE. UU.

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Elecciones en Estados Unidos." La Nación (Costa Rica) (October 14, 2012).
      • September 13, 2012
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      Brasil adopta medidas para mejorar competitividad

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      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
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Comicios en Grecia: una fecha decisiva?" La Nación (Costa Rica) (June 10, 2012).
      • May 2, 2011
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      Una posición clara ante la descentralización

      By: Laura Alfaro
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      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
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Mideplan: Rendición de cuentas 2010-2012." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 29, 2012).
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