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- May 2005 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala
By: Geoffrey Jones and Marcelo Bucheli
Examines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Policy;
International Relations;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Central America;
Guatemala;
United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Marcelo Bucheli. "The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala." Harvard Business School Case 805-146, May 2005. (Revised October 2022.)
- April 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Social Impact of Agribusiness: A Field Study of ALCOSA in Guatemala
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Social Impact of Agribusiness: A Field Study of ALCOSA in Guatemala." Harvard Business School Case 581-140, April 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- January 2009
- Teaching Note
The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (TN)
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Marcelo Bucheli
Teaching Note for [805146].
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- 03 Jul 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
The Controversial History of United Fruit
- 02 Jul 2019
- News
The Controversial History of United Fruit
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
alliances at Siebel Systems, where she was responsible for the creation, development, and implementation of the Siebel Venture Capital Program. The mother of Jacques and Jeannik, Montenegro-Littlefield is committed to the welfare of children in View Details
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Propose an Independent Project - MBA
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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Cluster (2009) Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) Ghana Ghana Cocoa Sector (2017) Greece Greece Shipping Cluster (2010) Guatemala The Fresh Produce Cluster in View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
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- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
institutions gathered and disseminated knowledge about the country’s biodiversity, an effort that, with government support, led to the creation of national reserves and parks. As with Malaysia, Costa Rica’s relative political stability, compared to neighboring View Details
- December 2022
- Case
Mission Produce in 2022
By: Forest Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Founded by CEO Steve Barnard in 1983, California-based Mission Produce was a leading supplier of Hass avocados with a global sourcing, marketing, and distribution network and $892 million in 2021 sales. Barnard had been influential in the global avocado trade’s...
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Keywords:
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
California;
Peru;
Guatemala;
Colombia;
Mexico;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, Jose B. Alvarez, and Natalie Kindred. "Mission Produce in 2022." Harvard Business School Case 723-026, December 2022.
- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
with the eventual goal being a series of books, a worldwide travelling photo exhibition and a powerful commercial website. “It’s a very global concept, a very global brand, in the best HBS tradition,” he says by phone from his London office. “To show the people of...
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- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
homeless and trafficked youth in Manhattan, helping young people in the job readiness program. She has also traveled with a delegation to Guatemala to volunteer at Covenant House’s Guatemala City location....
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Jill Radsken
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
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GuateSalud
Dr. Glenn Lopez, the founder and general director of GuateSalud, faces cash flow problems and some crucial choices about how to expand his innovative health maintenance organization for agricultural workers in rural Guatemala. The case describes Lopez's six-year...
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Keywords:
Social Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Government and Politics;
Conflict and Resolution;
Health Industry;
Guatemala
Dees, J. Gregory, Marc Boatright, and Jaan Elias. "GuateSalud." Harvard Business School Case 395-125, January 1995. (Revised March 1995.)
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Abby Falik
September, Global Citizen Year launched its first class of eleven student Fellows who have been placed with families and non-profit organizations in Guatemala and Senegal. There, they are working as apprentices, supporting local projects...
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- 24 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the Latino Student Organization
the alumni network, and build out ties across the broader Harvard Latino Community. Meet the LASO Leadership The three of us represent Guatemala and Colombia; hail from California, New Jersey, and Maryland; and worked in the financial...
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- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
largely limited to those who can pay. Right now, it's simply too hard for would-be parents to get accurate and reliable information. Q: What about the market for babies who have already been born? In your book you bring up Guatemala and...
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