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      • January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
      • Case

      Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)

      By: Juan Alcacer and Nancy Hua Dai
      In April 2013, Ford Asia Pacific & Africa (FAPA) was examining its options for e-coating service metal parts for the Ford Customer Service Division in Sanand, Gujarat, India. Randy Creel, Director of Parts Supply & Logistics, FAPA, worked with his colleagues in the US,... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Investment; International Business; Location Strategies; Global Strategy; Supply Chain
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 914-014, January 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
      • January 2014 (Revised June 2020)
      • Case

      The Rise and Fall of Nokia

      By: Juan Alcacer, Tarun Khanna and Christine Snively
      In 2013, Nokia sold its Device and Services business to Microsoft for €5.4 billion. For decades Nokia had led the telecommunications (telecom) industry in handsets and networking. By the late 2000s, however, Nokia's position as market leader in mobile devices was... View Details
      Keywords: Mobile Phones; Smartphone; Telecommunications; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Emerging Markets; Technological Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Asia
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      Alcacer, Juan, Tarun Khanna, and Christine Snively. "The Rise and Fall of Nokia." Harvard Business School Case 714-428, January 2014. (Revised June 2020.)
      • December 2013 (Revised October 2014)
      • Case

      The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism

      By: Juan Alcacer, Christian Bettinger and Andreas Philippi
      Oktoberfest, an annual festival held in Munich (Germany) for more than 200 years, has grown in recent decades into a hugely popular event that attracts 7 million visitors annually, a large proportion of which are foreign. In fact, Oktoberfest's global appeal is so... View Details
      Keywords: Value Creation; Product Positioning; Marketing Channels; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio; Munich; Brazil; Bangalore; Beijing
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      Alcacer, Juan, Christian Bettinger, and Andreas Philippi. "The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 714-439, December 2013. (Revised October 2014.)
      • October 2013 (Revised January 2017)
      • Case

      Walmart around the World

      By: Juan Alcácer, Abhishek Agrawal and Harshit Vaish
      After reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil,... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Success; Globalized Markets and Industries; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Failure; Retail Industry; Germany; China; Argentina; South Korea; Canada; Japan; Brazil; Africa; United Kingdom; United States; Mexico
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      Alcácer, Juan, Abhishek Agrawal, and Harshit Vaish. "Walmart around the World." Harvard Business School Case 714-431, October 2013. (Revised January 2017.)
      • 2013
      • Working Paper

      Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Testing for Firm Heterogeneity, Predicting Firm-Specific Coefficients, and Estimating Strategy Trade-Offs

      By: Juan Alcacer, Wilbur Chung, Ashton Hawk and Goncalo Pacheco-de-Almeida
      Although Strategy research aims to understand how firm actions have differential effects on performance, most empirical research estimates the average effects of these actions across firms. This paper promotes Random Coefficients Models (RCMs) as an ideal empirical... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Mathematical Methods
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      Alcacer, Juan, Wilbur Chung, Ashton Hawk, and Goncalo Pacheco-de-Almeida. "Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Testing for Firm Heterogeneity, Predicting Firm-Specific Coefficients, and Estimating Strategy Trade-Offs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-022, September 2013.
      • June–July 2013
      • Article

      Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices

      By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Deszo and Minyuan Zhao
      The international business (IB) literature has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that... View Details
      Keywords: Geographic Location; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Game Theory; Global Strategy
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      Alcacer, Juan, Cristian Deszo, and Minyuan Zhao. "Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices." Special Issue on The Multinational in Geographic Space. Journal of International Business Studies 44, no. 5 (June–July 2013): 504–520.
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      Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment

      By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
      Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Market Transactions; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Risk and Uncertainty; Networks; Culture; Complexity; Public Administration Industry
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013).
      • October 2012 (Revised February 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) and (B)

      By: Juan Alcácer
      The case is used in Harvard Business School's (HBS) elective course "Competing Globally" as the first case in the third module (see "Competing Globally: Course Note for Instructors," HBS No. 713-422). As the first case in the module, it introduces the framework to... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Global Strategy; Geographic Location; Computer Industry
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      Alcácer, Juan. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-445, October 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
      • October 2012 (Revised March 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)

      By: Juan Alcácer
      The teaching plan to accompany "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)," HBS No. 713-430; "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)," HBS No. 713-471. It is divided into an introduction, followed by three discussion... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Food and Beverage Industry; Sweden; Soviet Union
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      Alcácer, Juan. "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-461, October 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
      • October 2012
      • Supplement

      Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001

      By: Juan Alcacer
      Instructors may use the supplementary material "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001" to demonstrate noticeable differences across countries in terms of: (1) WTP (suggested by the striking differences in ARPU); (2) payment methods (pre-paid vs.... View Details
      Keywords: Telecommunications; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 713-437, October 2012.
      • October 2012 (Revised February 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges (TN)

      By: Juan Alcacer
      The case follows Logoplaste in its transformation from a small player in the plastic container industry in Portugal to a mid-sized global firm with operations in 11 countries. The case summarizes Logoplaste's history, with an emphasis on the milestones of its global... View Details
      Keywords: R&D; Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Operations Strategy; Global Strategy; Competition; Operations; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-446, October 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
      • September 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Vodafone Japan (A), (B) and (C) (TN)

      By: Juan Alcacer
      The series of three cases is used in Harvard Business School's (HBS) elective course "Competing Globally" as the second case in the first module (Why?: Strategies to create value globally) (See "Competing Globally: Course Note for Instructors", HBS 713-422). The module... View Details
      Keywords: Telecommunications; Technological Innovation; Technology Strategy; Operations Strategy; Information Technology; Operations; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Vodafone Japan (A), (B) and (C) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-444, September 2012.
      • September 2012 (Revised December 2013)
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      Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)

      By: Juan Alcacer and Kerry Herman
      In mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites include locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Technology; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Information Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; United States; China; India; Thailand; Viet Nam
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Kerry Herman. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 713-406, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
      • September 2012 (Revised December 2013)
      • Supplement

      Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)

      By: Juan Alcacer and Kerry Herman
      In February 2006, Intel has selected the location for its new assembly and test plant. This case discusses why this location was chosen from the list of possibilities introduced in "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)." View Details
      Keywords: Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategy; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Technology; Technology Industry; United States; Viet Nam
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Kerry Herman. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-419, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
      • June 2012 (Revised February 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      HTC Corp. 2012 (TN)

      By: Juan Alcacer
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      Alcacer, Juan. "HTC Corp. 2012 (TN) ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 712-502, June 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
      • June 2012 (Revised February 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      The Globalization of the NFL (TN)

      By: Juan Alcacer
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      Alcacer, Juan. "The Globalization of the NFL (TN) ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 712-507, June 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
      • May 2012
      • Supplement

      Monitor's Opportunities in India (A) and (B) - Spreadsheet Supplement

      By: Juan Alcacer
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Monitor's Opportunities in India (A) and (B) - Spreadsheet Supplement." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 712-806, May 2012.
      • May 2012 (Revised September 2012)
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      HTC Corp. in 2012

      By: David B. Yoffie, Juan Alcacer and Renee Kim
      After 15 years of remarkable achievements, Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an unknown manufacturer of PDAs for other companies to a well-known global player in smartphones, faced an uncertain and... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Telecommunications; Brand Management; Economies Of Scale And Scope; Market Positioning; Intellectual Property Management; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Product Positioning; Telecommunications Industry; Taiwan
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      Yoffie, David B., Juan Alcacer, and Renee Kim. "HTC Corp. in 2012." Harvard Business School Case 712-423, May 2012. (Revised September 2012.)
      • April 2012
      • Supplement

      Emerging Nokia?

      By: Juan Alcacer
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Emerging Nokia?" Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 712-804, April 2012.
      • April 2012 (Revised February 2014)
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      Emerging Nokia? (TN)

      By: Juan Alcacer
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Emerging Nokia? (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 712-461, April 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
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