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- January 2009
- Article
From Regional Star to Global Leader
By: Nitin Nohria
Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Leadership Development;
Management Teams;
Emerging Markets;
Product Development;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Paris
Nohria, Nitin. "From Regional Star to Global Leader." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 1 (January 2009).
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand."—Jim Heskett Others, while agreeing with this thesis, were not so sanguine about whether this will happen without greater efforts to influence foreign policy by leaders responsible for View Details
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by James Heskett
- July 1993 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix
Describes the development and management of the relays business area (BA) in ABB's global matrix organization. Focuses on three levels of management--corporate, BA, and operating company. Highlights the roles and responsibilities of individuals at each level as ABB...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business or Company Management;
Business Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Managerial Roles;
Management Practices and Processes;
Employees;
Organizational Culture;
Success;
Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix." Harvard Business School Case 394-016, July 1993. (Revised April 1999.)
- October 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Siemens AG: Global Development Strategy (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Describes how Siemens, the German electrical engineering giant, has developed and manages global R&D in its large Information and Communications Networks (ICN) division. In 1994, Siemens opened its Bangalore (India) center, which has now grown into one of its largest...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Research and Development;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Product Development;
Telecommunications Industry;
Germany;
Bangalore
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Siemens AG: Global Development Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 602-061, October 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- May 2009
- Case
Global Health Partner: Obesity Care
By: Michael E. Porter, Zayed Muhammed Yasin and Jennifer F Baron
Global Health Partner (GHP) was founded in 2006 as a privately owned health care provider in Sweden serving both public and private paying patients. In contrast to most providers in the country, GHP organized around specific service lines where it saw the potential to...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Medical Specialties;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Structure;
Outcome or Result;
Quality;
Competitive Advantage;
Integration;
Health Industry;
Sweden
Porter, Michael E., Zayed Muhammed Yasin, and Jennifer F Baron. "Global Health Partner: Obesity Care." Harvard Business School Case 709-494, May 2009.
- April 2017
- Case
Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (A)
By: Tsedal Neeley and Esel Çekin
Galya Frayman Molinas, President of Coca-Cola's Turkish business and a 20-year company veteran, is unexpectedly asked to take the helm of a newly expanded territory with operations across eight additional countries in Central Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,...
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Keywords:
Functions;
Structure;
Centralization;
Decentralization;
Diversity;
Country Of Origin Effects;
Global Contextual Intelligence;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Experience and Expertise;
Situation or Environment;
Central Asia;
Turkey
Neeley, Tsedal, and Esel Çekin. "Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 417-068, April 2017.
- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
Global supply chains took some heat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers waiting months for goods and politicians wringing their hands over trade policy. “Reshoring” is one of the hottest new corporate buzzwords, as many companies...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- January 2008
- Case
Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Information Infrastructure;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Computer Industry;
China
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 508-703, January 2008.
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the...
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- March 2007
- Supplement
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge
Bartlett, Christopher A. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 907-801, March 2007.
- January 2017 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Esel Cekin and Akiko Kanno
This case tracks Jerome Chouchan’s strategies and execution for a successful turnaround of Godiva Japan’s operations, which were experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010. Through various initiatives and innovations,...
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Keywords:
Branding;
Internationalization;
Innovation;
Positioning;
Customer Segmentation;
Occasion-based Segmentation;
Execution;
Talent;
Customer-focused Strategies;
Product Positioning;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Change Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Product;
Segmentation;
Innovation and Invention;
Brands and Branding;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Deshpandé, Rohit, Esel Cekin, and Akiko Kanno. "Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global." Harvard Business School Case 517-056, January 2017. (Revised February 2018.)
- August 2005 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
McKinsey and the Globalization of Consultancy
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Alexis Lefort
Considers McKinsey's strategy during the first stage of the globalization of the management consultancy industry between the 1950s and 1973. Briefly reviews the history of management consulting before considering the factors that led McKinsey to open its first...
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Keywords:
History;
Demand and Consumers;
Strategy;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Service Operations;
Consulting Industry
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Alexis Lefort. "McKinsey and the Globalization of Consultancy." Harvard Business School Case 806-035, August 2005. (Revised January 2012.)
- 1995
- Chapter
The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals
By: K. Froot and J. Hines
Froot, K., and J. Hines. "The Tax Treatment of Interest and the Operations of U.S. Multinationals." In Taxing Multinational Corporations, edited by M. Feldstein, J. Hines, and G. Hubbard, 81–93. University of Chicago Press, 1995.
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
details on the challenges that these entrepreneurs took on as they built companies operating in multiple geographies. Eighteen months later, he was ready to launch the new course, which puts an up-to-the-minute spin on an ancient form of...
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- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
Summing Up Globalization could spur organized labor to rethink its premises, objectives, and strategies. But the prospect for that is not clear, according to respondents to this month's column. As Arun Joshi put it, "Now that the...
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by James Heskett
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
firms to particular nation-states. In my paper "The Decentering of the Global Firm," I describe how these changes represent a natural extension of trends that have been operative for decades in how firms...
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by Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
global product divisions, which, because of the size of the market and Philips's stake in it, are thought to be capable of achieving the requisite geographic focus. In Europe, where Philips is better established, the company has rethought...
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by Pankaj Ghemawat
- February 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
Three leading Latin American microfinance banks join forces to face the new challenges of globalization, competition, and politics while common shareholder ACCION investments considers its options. From an initial project to share costs in the revamping of their IT...
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Keywords:
History;
Microfinance;
Competitive Strategy;
Globalization;
Problems and Challenges;
Growth and Development;
Bolivia;
Ecuador;
Peru
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance." Harvard Business School Case 307-060, February 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- September 2016
- Article
Monitoring Global Supply Chains
By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Firms seeking to avoid reputational spillovers that can arise from dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at supply chain factories are increasingly relying on private social auditors to provide strategic information about suppliers' conduct. But little is known...
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Keywords:
Monitoring;
Transaction Cost Economics;
Industry Self-regulation;
Auditing;
Codes Of Conduct;
Supply Chains;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Supply Chain;
Globalization
Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill. "Monitoring Global Supply Chains." Strategic Management Journal 37, no. 9 (September 2016): 1878–1897. (Video abstract (4 minutes). Working Knowledge article for practitioners.)