Publications

October 1995 (Revised December 1998)
Case

Otis Elevator Company (A): China Strategy

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight

Examines the evolution of Otis's joint venture in China, from inception to the political crisis in 1989. Raises the question of whether or not the company should make an additional investment in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square incident. View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decisions; Investment; Globalization; Government Administration; Business and Government Relations; Strategy; China

October 1995
Case

Otis Elevator Company (B): China Strategy

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight

Examines the conflict Otis faces with its joint venture partner as it seeks to expand into Southern China. View Details

Keywords: Management; Conflict and Resolution; Joint Ventures; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Globalization; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China

October 1995
Supplement

Otis Elevator Company (C) : China Strategy

By: Thomas W. Malnight and Michael Y. Yoshino

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry; China

September 1995 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (B)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

YPF, a recently privatized and restructured Argentine-based oil company now turns its attention to international expansion and faces an opportunity to acquire Maxus, a troubled U.S. oil company. The case discusses whether the company should go ahead with the proposed... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Non-Renewable Energy; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Privatization; Natural Environment; Expansion; United States; Argentina

September 1995 (Revised March 1998)
Supplement

Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (B-1)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: United States; Argentina

September 1995 (Revised September 1998)
Supplement

Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (C)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: United States; Argentina

September 1995
Case

Ares-Serono

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Ares Serono, a medium-size Swiss pharmaceutical company, is the global leader in the field of fertility drugs. The company has successfully transformed into one of the very few biotech firms in Europe. The case treats a set of major strategic and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Asset Management; Balance and Stability; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Leadership Development; Health Care and Treatment; Transformation; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Switzerland; Europe

September 1995 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Examines the process of privatization and transformation the company underwent and identifies challenges facing the company as it seeks to become a global oil company. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Globalization; Privatization; Problems and Challenges

1995
Report

Lifting All Boats: Increasing the Payoff from Private Investment in the US Economy

By: Michael Porter

Keywords: Investment; Private Sector; United States

1995
Working Paper

The Path-Dependent Evolution of Organizations

By: Michael C. Moldoveanu, Nitin Nohria and Howard H. Stevenson

July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
Case

Cambridge Technology Partners (A)

By: Teresa M. Amabile, George P. Baker III and Michael Beer

Cambridge Technology Partners uses a highly innovative product strategy, supported by a human resources strategy, that has been very successful. However, high growth rates jeopardize product quality while tension about relative compensation levels between sales and... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Quality; Human Resources; Relationships; Innovation and Invention; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts

July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
Supplement

Cambridge Technology Partners (B)

By: George P. Baker III, Teresa M. Amabile and Michael Beer

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry

July 1995 (Revised April 1999)
Case

Becton Dickinson (E): An Assessment of Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling

By: Michael Beer and Pamela J. Maus

This case presents an assessment of the strategic human resource management (SHRM) profiling process implemented at Becton Dickinson. It explores the questions the assessment raised about the viability of the process and what aspects might be changed if the process is... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Strategic Planning; Health Industry

1995
Working Paper

Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity

By: Teresa M. Amabile, Regina Conti, Heather Coon, Jeffrey Lazenby and Michael Herron

July – August 1985
Article

How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage

By: Michael E. Porter and Victor A. Millar

The information revolution is sweeping through our economy. No company can escape its effects. Dramatic reductions in the cost of obtaining, processing, and transmitting information are changing the way we do business. View Details

Keywords: Information; Competitive Advantage