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- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
as well as handsets) suffer from a "Galapagos effect": like the unique fauna of these remote islands they are only found in the Japanese archipelago. Similarly, while Japanese anime is renowned... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Hiroshi Mikitani
When Hiroshi Mikitani decided, at age 31, to leave a good job at the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo to start a company, he raised more than a few eyebrows. In Japanese culture, where the group is favored above the individual,... View Details
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future
political leadership and negotiation skills with enabling Japan to join talks that could lead to one of the world’s largest trade deals. In addition to filling a succession of high-level posts in Japanese trade and economic policy,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success
found that in Asia, the prevalent organizational culture varies among countries. "While we had previously seen that Japanese firms, for instance, typified the clan-like culture symbolized in the Monkey," remarks Deshpandé, "we found that... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
state or federal, domestic or foreign—and all may influence matters. Procurement, for example, can be extremely political, particularly when dealing with governments in foreign markets. Consider the efforts of the Clinton administration since the mid-1990s to open up... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Race to the Finish?
multicultural, turnaround artist and shake-things-up executive, born in Brazil, raised in Lebanon, educated in France, and revered in Japan (One poll there had Japanese women selecting the happily married Ghosn as their top choice for an... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Raymond A. Baxter: Sweet Smell of Success
master's degree in Japanese studies from the University of Michigan and served four years with the Air Force in Japan after graduation. Baxter then followed a friend's example and applied to HBS with no business experience. "By the end of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
This case explores the opportunity to purchase the condominium management business of a distressed real estate developer by Advantage Partners, a leading Japanese private equity firm. The case explores investment structuring, bidding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Presenting…an Alternative to Company Presentations: Evercore Grabs Attention with Interactive Events
company, Takeda acquiring Shire, a UK company. Why Takeda and Shire? “It was one of the most complex transaction we’ve worked on,” says Joseph. “As the third largest pharma M&A deal in history and the largest Japanese M&A deal in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard, he is a past member of the board of directors of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has also served on the executive committee of the Asia Center at Harvard University... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
time. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608113 Kazuo Inamori, A Japanese Entrepreneur Harvard Business School Case 408-039 The case provides insight into a business leader whose cognizance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
power with the goal of producing 2,000 megawatts of generating capacity in ten years. The goal was achieved in five years. So Texas has renewed the incentives and raised the goal to 5,000 megawatts. I wouldn't bet against that goal being exceeded as well. Or consider... View Details
- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global
my foreign assests and resources be protected? Are Global Brands Effective? Why Global Brands Work Japanese automakers create single products and brands for worldwide consumption, while Ford customizes products for local markets. You know... View Details
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
In late February 2020, the Japanese government announced it would close every school in that country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On the other side of the world, in his Billerica, Massachusetts, office, Rob Waldron (MBA 1992) saw... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980, however, Europe, helped by the Marshall Plan, was back on its feet,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
caterpillars, gazelle, and crocodile. They hiked through rain forests in Costa Rica and across high mountain passes in the Himalayas. They camped on the Serengeti surrounded by wild animals and slept in Japanese ryokans. Simon says the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
the Japanese noticed and, on December 7, 1941, copied the military exercise exactly. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov (MBA ’04) (Jossey-Bass) Lemov offers effective techniques to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
and a quilt made by his grandmother. “Our oldest son is a chef. He bought Japanese Wagyu beef, ground it, and barbecued it. The best—and probably most expensive—hamburger I’ve had in my life.” View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
José Royo
civilizations in about five years, writing his dissertation on the works of Nobel Prize-winning Japanese writer Oe Kenzaburo. Simultaneously, he taught several undergraduate courses and supervised a large group of teaching fellows in... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Collin’s father-in-law helps with accounting. Gordon works with her mother-in-law on marketing projects; her own mom is trying to help the company break into the Japanese market; and her grandmother sets up meetings with organizations... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North