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- February 2004 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
The American System
By: David A. Moss, Tiffany Morris and Sarah Brennan
Traces the economic development of the United States from 1790 to 1857, focusing especially on the struggle between free traders and protectionists over federal tariff policy. Devotes considerable attention to the nation's political system, its evolving common law,...
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Moss, David A., Tiffany Morris, and Sarah Brennan. "The American System." Harvard Business School Case 704-036, February 2004. (Revised August 2018.)
- November 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Background Note
China's Telecommunications Sector
By: Richard L. Nolan and Stephen P. Bradley
In mid-2003, China was the fastest-growing telecom market. Telecom subscribers are estimated at 472 million. With the size and growth of telecom, China is a hot spot for new telecom and IT technologies. Furthermore, China's sheer market power provides a strong position...
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Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Technological Innovation;
Policy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competition;
Telecommunications Industry;
China
Nolan, Richard L., and Stephen P. Bradley. "China's Telecommunications Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-416, November 2003. (Revised June 2004.)
- November 2003 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Ivar Kreuger and the Swedish Match Empire
By: Geoffrey Jones and Ingrid Vargas
Taught in Evolution of Global Business. Globalization and corporate fraud are the central themes of this case on the international growth of Swedish Match in the interwar years. Between 1913 and 1932, Ivar Kreuger, known as the "Swedish Match King," built a small,...
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Keywords:
History;
International Finance;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Monopoly;
Business and Government Relations;
Sweden
Jones, Geoffrey, and Ingrid Vargas. "Ivar Kreuger and the Swedish Match Empire." Harvard Business School Case 804-078, November 2003. (Revised September 2021.)
- November 2003 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Taught in the MBA Evolution of Global Business course, a business history course on the growth of multinationals. Explores the role of the British entrepreneur Weetman Pearson in developing the Mexican oil industry before 1914. Shows this entrepreneur's evolution from...
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Keywords:
History;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Growth Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Energy Industry;
Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-085, November 2003. (Revised May 2016.)
- 10 Oct 2003
- Other Presentation
Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Survey Results for Berkshire, Pioneer Valley, and Central Regions
Porter, Michael E. "Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Survey Results for Berkshire, Pioneer Valley, and Central Regions." Massachusetts Regional Coordinating Council Meeting, October 10, 2003.
- 10 Oct 2003
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness in Central Massachusetts
Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness in Central Massachusetts." Central Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Council Meeting, Charlton, MA, October 10, 2003.
- 10 Oct 2003
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness in the Pioneer Valley
Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness in the Pioneer Valley." Pioneer Valley Regional Competitiveness Council Meeting, Chicopee, MA, October 10, 2003.
- 30 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Cape & Islands Regional Competitiveness Council Upper Cape Regional Technical School
Porter, Michael E. "Cape & Islands Regional Competitiveness Council Upper Cape Regional Technical School." Southeast Regional Competitiveness Council, Plymouth, MA, September 30, 2003.
- 30 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Regional Competitiveness Profiles Northeast, Southeast, and Cape & Island Regions
Porter, Michael E. "Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Regional Competitiveness Profiles Northeast, Southeast, and Cape & Island Regions." Massachusetts Regional Coordinating Council Meeting, September 30, 2003.
- 30 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness in Northeast Massachusetts
Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness in Northeast Massachusetts." Northeast Regional Competitiveness Council Meeting, Danvers, MA, September 30, 2003.
- 30 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness in the Cape & Islands
- 28 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness and Economic Development of Gulf and Middle Eastern Countries
Competitiveness presentation at Middle East Petrotech 2003, Bahrain.
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness and Economic Development of Gulf and Middle Eastern Countries." Middle East Petrotech, Bahrain, September 28, 2003.
- September 2003
- Case
Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group
By: Mihir A. Desai, Paolo Notarnicola and Mark Veblen
A team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Cash Flow;
Private Equity;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Valuation
Desai, Mihir A., Paolo Notarnicola, and Mark Veblen. "Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group." Harvard Business School Case 204-033, September 2003.
- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Bharti Tele-Ventures
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
Following the liberalization of India's telecommunications service industry in the early 1990s, Bharti Tele-Ventures grew from a small entrepreneurial telephone equipment importer and manufacturer to become India's largest private-sector telecommunications service...
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Keywords:
Private Sector;
Growth and Development;
Customers;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Competition;
Public Ownership;
Profit;
Partners and Partnerships;
Rank and Position;
Telecommunications Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Ingrid Vargas. "Bharti Tele-Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 704-426, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- 15 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee: The Time for Action
Porter, Michael E. "Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee: The Time for Action." Launch Event for The Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, September 15, 2003.
- 12 Sep 2003
- Other Presentation
Massachusetts’ Competitive Position in Life Sciences: Where Do We Stand?
Porter, Michael E. "Massachusetts’ Competitive Position in Life Sciences: Where Do We Stand?" Massachusetts Life Sciences Summit, September 12, 2003.
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee: A Call to Action
The inner city of Milwaukee holds great promise, but is not advancing economically. The inner city has been hard hit by the loss of many of its largest employers as a result of relocation, acquisition and failure. According to the 2000 US Census data, thirty percent of...
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Porter, Michael E. "Initiative for a Competitive Milwaukee: A Call to Action." Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, September 2003. (Report.)
- June 2003 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
India on the Move
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
By 2003, India had been growing at almost 6% annually since 1992, after it suffered a financial collapse, abandoned import substitution, and moved gradually to adopt the Washington Consensus. Now, financial controls and competition barriers are less burdensome,...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Entrepreneurship;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Business and Government Relations;
India
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Emily Thompson. "India on the Move." Harvard Business School Case 703-050, June 2003. (Revised March 2008.)
- 13 May 2003
- Other Presentation
The Competitive Advantage of Regions
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2001,...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Competitive Advantage of Regions." Indiana Leadership Summit, Indianapolis, IN, May 13, 2003.
- April 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Teaching Note
Singapore Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-703-040).
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