Global Markets - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2017 (Revised September 2018)
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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora

This follow up case study explores the ramifications of Jumia's decision to move from a retail-led to a markplace business model for its e-commerce platform. The case visits the company's successes as well as its many failures when adopting this vendor-led strategy. ... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Funding; Business Ecosystems; Business Ecosystem; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa

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April 2011
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The Energy Business and Geopolitics: Overview

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; International Relations; Energy Industry

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01 Jun 2005
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Leviathans Multinational Corporations and the New Global History edited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Bruce Mazlish (Cambridge University Press) In this collection of articles gathered by HBS professor emeritus (and Pulitzer Prize-winner)... View Details

Keywords: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chandler

October 2023
Case

JPMorgan Chase in Paris

By: Joseph L. Bower, Dante Roscini, Elena Corsi and Michael Norris

In 2019, Daniel Pinto, President and COO of JPMorgan Chase, has to make a recommendation to the bank’s Chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, about where to physically locate the bank’s European trading operations after Brexit takes effect in 2020. The decision-making process... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Banks and Banking; Financial Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Decisions; Banking Industry; Europe; European Union; France; United Kingdom; Paris

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03 Mar 2014
HBS Case

Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

long-running family agricultural businesses: emphasizing high-quality raw materials, building close relationships with farmers, and spending on vigorous marketing and advertising. Born To Innovate Born in 1968, Francesco was full of... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail

21 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52423 Category Kings and Commoners: How Market-Creation Efforts Can Undermine Firms' Standing in a New Market By: McDonald, Rory, and Kathleen Eisenhardt Abstract—New-industry pioneers... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 1995
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The Black & Decker Corporation (C): "Operation Sudden Impact" Results, 1992-94

By: Robert J. Dolan

Describes the initial results of Black & Decker's strategy in the United States. View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalization; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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01 Jun 2013
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Alumni Books

how it works); illuminates the challenges of bringing billions of dollars in private capital to bear on social problems; identifies smart public policies that promote social innovation; and recommends specific investment opportunities. View Details

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

store chain with twenty-four locations in fifteen cities. The traditional consumer model in the market is the family jeweler, he explained, with a relationship between parties carrying on for generations. The consumer in India is far more... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Sep 2006
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Faculty Books

effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology. Global Marketing Management by John A. Quelch and Christopher A. Bartlett... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Rachel Silverstein

to wear a lot of different hats – when you're lean, it's all hands on deck. I got involved in opening a new market launching a digital app launching a meal plan subscription product wholesale testing many different operational and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Retail/Hospitality; CPG

01 Dec 2022
News

Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

HBS established the Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) to serve as a research-based platform that brings together a community of scholars, students, alumni, and other practitioners to find solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges. A... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

August 2010 (Revised January 2012)
Case

Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Sam Palmisano became CEO of IBM in 2002. He dramatically energized the organization through portfolio changes and a values driven approach to managing the company. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry; New York (state, US)

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21 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The New Math of Customer Relationships

been reminded of it in various ways. First, of course, there are those organizations known to us that use the ideas for a range of purposes, all the way from guiding their marketing and service efforts to providing a cornerstone for their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

March 2005 (Revised June 2005)
Background Note

Arbitration between Foreign Investors and Host Governments

By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

Explains the emergence of international arbitration as an option for foreign investors with disputes with governments of emerging markets. Presents issues about whether arbitration will remain acceptable to countries and governments. View Details

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Emerging Markets; Government and Politics

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May 2015
Article

Admitting Mistakes: Home Country Effect on the Reliability of Restatement Reporting

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aida Sijamic Wahid and Gwen Yu

We study the frequency of restatements by foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges. We find that the restatement rate of U.S. listed foreign firms is significantly lower than that of comparable U.S. firms and that the difference depends on the firm's home country... View Details

Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Home Country Enforcement; Earnings Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Law; Financial Reporting; Financial Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

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01 Dec 2004
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Ideas: Books

might have on others. The Global Market edited by John Quelch and Rohit Deshpandé (Jossey-Bass) The twin forces of ideological change and the technology revolution make View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2001
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Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan

of the wildly successful American technology stock market. Launched last year as a joint venture between the U.S. Nasdaq, Japan’s Softbank Corporation, and thirteen leading Japanese and foreign brokerages, Nasdaq Japan aims to break the stranglehold of the dominant... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Jan 2008
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Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

borders. “When the global market comes to your doorstep,” he observes, “if you don’t have the same advantages—the synergies and scale that global networks bring—you’re not... View Details