Michael Chu

Title

 Senior Lecturer

Email

 mchu@hbs.edu

Telephone

 617-495-5644

Fax

 

Department

 General Management

School

 Harvard Business School

Regions of Interest

  Latin American Region-wide or Comparative Work

Countries of Interest

  Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico

Areas of Expertise

  Business

Mailing Address

 Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02163

Office Location

 Morgan Hall 139, HBS

Research Interest

 Business and Low Income Sectors, Microfinance, Private Equity, SOcial Enterprise

Web Page

 http://pine.hbs.edu/external/facNameSearchSubmit.do

Courses

 "Business and Base of the Pyramid Markets" "Effective Leadership of Social Enterprise" Executive Education Program: "Strategic Leadership in Microfinance"

Publications

 

 

Book Chapters

Chu, Michael. "Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value." Chap. 28 in Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value, edited by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero and Brooke Barton, 309-320. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2007.

Chu, Michael. "Microfinance: The Next Ten Years." In Microbanking: Creating Opportunities for the Poor Through Innovation, edited by A. Pakpahan, E. M. Lokollo and K. Wijaya. Jakarta : Bank Rakyat Indonesia . 2005.

Published Papers

Chu, Michael. "Commercial Returns at the Base of the Pyramid." Innovations (winter - spring 2007): 115-146.

Chu, Michael. "Incubating Social Change." Intervening at the Inflection Point. Viewpoints, 2007, 25-29.

Austin, James E., and Michael Chu. "Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty." Art. 1. Social Enterprise : Making a Difference. ReVista 6, no. 1 (fall 2006): 3-5.

HBS Course Materials

Chu, Michael, and Barbara Zepp Larson. "ACCION in Nigeria ." Harvard Business School Case 305-079.

Chu, Michael. "ACCION International: Maintaining High Performance Through Time." Harvard Business School Case 304-095.

Chu, Michael, Mladen Koljatic, and Monica Silva. "Ancora: A Private University Providing Health Care for the Poor." Harvard Business School Case 306-088.

Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance." Harvard Business School Case 307-060.

Chu, Michael, and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Farmacias Similares: Private and Public Health Care for the Base of the Pyramid in Mexico ." Harvard Business School Case 307-092.

Austin, James E., Michael Chu, and Cate Reavis. "FIRA: Confronting the Mexican Agricultural Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 304-032.

Chu, Michael, and Barbara Zepp Larson. "JA Worldwide: Managing Change in a Multi-governed Environment." Harvard Business School Case 306-025.

Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Case 307-089.

Chu, Michael. "Microfinance in Bolivia : A Meeting with the President of the Republic." Harvard Business School Case 307-107.

Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund: Striving to Reshape the Social Enterprise Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Case 307-078.

Chu, Michael, Arthur I. Segel, and Gustavo Herrero. "Patrimonio Hoy." Harvard Business School Case 805-064.

Segel, Arthur I., Michael Chu, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 207-059.

Chu, Michael, and Barbara Zepp Larson. "Pegasus Capital: The Musimundo Decision." Harvard Business School Case 305-093.

Chu, Michael, and Gustavo Herrero. "Tata Consultancy Services Iberoamerica." Harvard Business School Case 705-020.

Chu, Michael. "The Trustees of Reservations." Harvard Business School Case 305-078.