History of INCAE

Chronologies

Research Programs and Chairs
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Infrastructure
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Doctor Honoris Causa Degrees Conferred by INCAE
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Rectors of INCAE
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Presidents of the Board of Directors of INCAE
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Documents – English and Spanish

INCAE: The Early Years; A View from the Ground - Executing the Vision
Written by  Wickham Skinner.  April 18, 2008.  13 p. 
Describes the early relationship of INCAE with the Harvard Business School,  the start of the MBA program, the debate on its length, the effect of the Sandinista  revolution on INCAE and the challenges facing the new rector.  The author is James E. Robison Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Business School, and was one of the first professors to teach at  INCAE.

Memorias de INCAE 1970-1982  Portada e Indice
Escrito por Harry W. Strachan. San José, Costa Rica, EDUCA, 2007. 114 p.
Las anécdotas y experiencias descritas en este libro tratan de cómo INCAE encontró un modelo de escuela apropriada para las condiciones de Centroamérica y cómo enfrentó las crisis provocadas por el terremoto en Managua de 1971 y las revoluciones de ese periodo. Versión en español del siguiente libro.

INCAE Memories 1970-1982  Title page and Table of Contents
Written by Harry W. Strachan.  San José, Costa Rica,  EDUCA, 2007. 102 p.
The anecdotes and experiences described in this book  are about how INCAE found a model of school appropriate for the conditions of Central America and how the crises brought about by the earthquake in Managua in 1971 and the revolutions of that period  were confronted. Version in English of the preceding book.

AVINA – INCAE; una alianza para el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina. 
Escrito por Roberto Artavia Loría.  Hurden, Suiza, VIVA Trust, 2007.  41 p.
Describe el efecto que ha tenido sobre Latinoamérica la sociedad entre AVINA e INCAE.
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INCAE: excelencia y liderazgo para América Latina
Contribuciones de Roberto Artavia, George Cabot Lodge, Forrest D. Colburn y Eduardo Montiel. Diseño y edición por Forrest D. Colburn. Alajuela, Costa Rica, INCAE, 2001. 35p.
Una colección de ensayos que documenta la historia y la misión de INCAE. Versión en español del siguiente libro.

INCAE: Latin America's Premier Graduate School of Management
Contributions from Roberto Artavia, George Cabot Lodge, Forrest D. Colburn and Eduardo Montiel. Designed and edited by Forrest D. Colburn. Alajuela, Costa Rica, INCAE, 2001. 34 p.
A collection of essays that document the history and mission of INCAE. Version in English of the preceding book.

El impacto de una escuela de negocios: el caso de INCAE en Centroamérica
Escrito por Róger Quant. Julio de 1988. 24 p.
Aborda la estrategia de INCAE en Centroamérica y el impacto que ha tenido en la región después de 25 años. Versión en español del siguiente documento.

A Business School’s Impact: the Case of INCAE in Central America
Written by Róger Quant. July, 1988. 32 p.
Addresses the strategy of INCAE in Central America and the impact that it has had on the region after 25 years. Version in English of the preceding document.

An Overall Evaluation of INCAE
Written by Alan B. Coleman.  July 12, 1976.  47 p.
The purpose of this report was to provide for USAID a general evaluation of INCAE, including its academic, administrative and financial positions. The author was Dean of the School of Business Administration, Southern Methodist University, and directed the founding of ESAN in Peru.

INCAE: Background, Strategy, Programs & Activities
Written by Ernesto Cruz.  1975.  29 p.
A summary description of strategic considerations, programs and activities, faculty, student body, relationships with other institutions, cultural values, finances, governance, and legal and tax status.   The author was Rector of INCAE,  1968-1980.

Termination Report
Written by Charles H. Savage Jr.  October 7, 1970.  9 p.
The report  represents the author’s  personal estimate of where INCAE had arrived at the time of his departure, the directions it might take to secure its purposes, and the obstacles that it might encounter en route.  The author was the first academic director of INCAE.

The Harvard Business School-INCAE Project 1963-1968
Prepared by Jack G. Moscatelli. 1968. 24 p.
Final report on the activities of the Harvard Business School under the USAID (ROCAP) Contract 1a-131, June 15, 1963, to October 15, 1968. Included is a statement of the project’s objectives, a brief review of its origins, a resume of developmental work performed by HBS personnel pursuant to the contract, and a summary of the status of the project at the conclusion of the contract. Assistance continued under another contract, 1a-472, until 1972.

Articles

1994
Page, Dan and Daniel Penrice.  “INCAE Celebrates Thirty Years of Achievement.” HBS Bulletin (October 1994): 24-25.

1992
Rochlin, Helen Frey.  “INCAE Poised for Growth and Innovation.”  HBS Bulletin (February 1992): 12-13.

1973
Korten, David C. “INCAE: Success Story in Central America.” HBS Bulletin (May-June 1973): 7-12.

1967
“Dean Baker at INCAE Groundbreaking.” HBS Bulletin (September-October 1967): 19-21.  

1964
Lodge, George C.  “A Project for AID in Central America.” HBS Bulletin (January-February 1964): 10-12.

Colocados en el sitio web de INCAE con permiso de la HBS Bulletin.

Audiovisuals

Web Sites

40 años de INCAE: sitio web
Created for the celebration of forty years of  INCAE.

40 años de INCAE protector de pantalla (screen saver)
To celebrate forty years of  INCAE and first place in the 2003 ranking of Latin American business schools in the magazine AméricaEconomía.

LIFE Photo Archive Hosted by Google: Kennedy Costa Rica
Images of the visit of  President Kennedy to Costa Rica, March 18-20, 1963. The meetings of  President Kennedy with Central American business and government leaders during this visit led to the establishment of INCAE.

Videos

United in Progress 
The United States Information Service (USIS) produced this film, which is about President Kennedy's trip to Costa Rica, March 18-20, 1963. The film has a broader scope about Central America, but there is footage of President Kennedy and about a minute and a half of his speech at the Teatro Nacional.

INCAE
Created for the Founders’ Circle Event, March 27, 2008.

Speeches

Speech of  President John F. Kennedy, Teatro Nacional
Text and audio of President Kennedy’s opening speech in the Central American presidents’ meeting, Teatro Nacional, San José, Costa Rica, March 18, 1963.

Speech of President John F. Kennedy,  University of Costa Rica
Image and audio of the speech, March 19, 1963.