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- 10 Dec 2013
- News
The World is Anything but Flat
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
likely get more serious. Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker that has effectively been barred from selling into US markets, is now a leading innovator, and through sheer scale and scope of its engineering, is making heavy contributions to the View Details
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by Willy C. Shih;
Manufacturing;
Auto;
Steel;
Air Transportation;
Technology;
Telecommunications
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)
daily basis, however, he is focused on operations and loves the energy of commercial challenges. “I am more of an execution-under-pressure type than a chess player,” he says. “I’ve seen too many strategies fail due to poor execution—and...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
Inside Chinese Business: A Guide for Managers Worldwide reveals the social and cultural values that underpin Chinese business practices and influence day-to-day corporate decisions. Written by Ming-Jer Chen, an expert on business strategy and competition and founding...
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- September 1976 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
Management of one of the leading Japanese camera manufacturers is faced with the problem of unauthorized shipments from the low-price markets of Hong Kong and Japan to high-price markets of Europe and North America. Control of distribution, change of prices, model...
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Globalized Firms and Management;
Distribution;
Price;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Japan
Wiechmann, Ulrich E. "Minolta Camera Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 577-017, September 1976. (Revised March 1981.)
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
operate in an open and direct fashion. From my point of view as a CEO, one of the most important reasons for behaving responsibly is the effect it has on our own people and our organization. It helps attract people who will, in turn, act...
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- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
Will Rogers by Maureen Harmon Every year, Will Rogers (MBA 1985) packages honey from his backyard beehive operation and doles it out to major supporters of the Trust for Public Land, where he serves as president and CEO. The hives, which...
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- 01 Mar 2015
- News
What Is Harvard’s Impact in the World?
It’s safe to assume that Harvard University alumni collectively have a significant impact in the world, but just how significant is hard to know. That is why Harvard Business School is leading a University-wide effort to quantify the View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
body, which he joined as a volunteer in 2007 after a lengthy career in global finance, including more than 25 years at Goldman Sachs. “For many of us, it was another reminder that things needed to change—not just with the men’s team but...
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- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
Within—Almost 90% of McDonald’s in the US are owned and operated by franchisees. Paulo Pena (MBA 2004) runs the rest. Hear from Kristy Cunningham on the all-day breakfast initiative on the Skydeck podcast Five days after the call,...
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- December 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Chez Cora
By: David E. Bell, Hal Hogan and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Chez Cora is a chain of breakfast restaurants that successfully expanded from Quebec to Ontario. Is it organized appropriately for more growth? Could the concept work in the United States? If so, how should a migration to the United States be structured? Includes color...
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Food;
Global Strategy;
Innovation Strategy;
Growth Management;
Service Operations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Service Industry;
Canada;
United States
Bell, David E., Hal Hogan, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Chez Cora." Harvard Business School Case 505-054, December 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
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)...
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- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
abroad, an advantage for investing in Africa. The main disadvantage for South African firms to operate in the African markets is that their risk profile will be correlated. In other words, they're going to be overexposed to Africa from a...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online
property rights (IPR) to entice international corporate investment. But who really benefits from IPR? Should multinationals feel secure that their secrets will be protected? A Q&A with Assistant Professor Fritz Foley. The Regional Slice of Your View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
says, but also means the soil can capture a significant amount of carbon dioxide, which is the major cause of global warming. That is the focus of Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), a combination farming View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an economic force of major View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
share (both volume and value) through the rough waves of the Italian economy. Facing The Future How Mutti will fare globally is up for debate. Its products are sold in 25 countries, including Russia, Australia, and the United States....
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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
UK-based multinational, is interested in acquiring the company. Petja is hopeful that his children will instead continue to operate the family business independently. But there are barriers to that happy scenario. Katrina, the visionary...
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Julia Hanna
- June 1984 (Revised February 1988)
- Teaching Note
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning, Teaching Note
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
Summing Up The exportation of jobs "will create bigger markets and opportunities to sell goods and services from the developed economies," says reader Suman Das. "This is indeed very troubling, as the classic answer of 'retrain those who lost jobs for...
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by James Heskett