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- 15 Dec 2009
- News
International Emmy Award for Best Documentary
- 12 Apr 2021
- News
The Answers Are Not Clear Yet on Semi Shortage: Willy Shih
- 03 Nov 2011
- News
Oversight Of Brokers Scrutinized
William C. Vrattos
Bill Vrattos is a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches Investment Strategies, a course on public market investing in the elective curriculum. He also co-teaches Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems, where he mentors student groups on... View Details
- 2017
- Chapter
Entrepreneurship in Larger Companies
By: William R. Kerr
Entrepreneurship in large and established companies is vital for their long-term success. Incumbent firms face many challenges ranging from global competition to digitization. In times past, being caught flat-footed might have set a company back several years, but it... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship
Kerr, William R. "Entrepreneurship in Larger Companies." Chap. 27 in The Entrepreneur's Roadmap: From Concept to IPO, edited by Tim Dempsey and Bonnie Hyun, 161–164. Chicago, IL: Caxton Business & Legal, Inc., 2017.
- 20 May 2022
- News
The Great Onshoring: Inside the Transcontinental Chip Race
- December 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In the fall of 1999, Kumio Egashira, president of Ajinomoto, a 90-year old, Japan-based processed foods and specialty chemicals company, and his team of senior executives were deciding how to globally maximize the synergies that existed between their food and amino... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Food; Chemicals; Globalization; Food and Beverage Industry; Chemical Industry; Japan
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Ajinomoto Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 900-016, December 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- January 2019 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Continuing a Legacy
By: Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
Founded in 1963 by Bhavarlal Jain (Bhau), who believed in “providing solutions for every problem,” Jain Irrigation in 2018 had a global footprint and $1.1 billion in revenue. Bhau had insisted that his business add value to farmers' lives and promote sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; India
Reinhardt, Forest, Gunnar Trumbull, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Continuing a Legacy." Harvard Business School Case 719-044, January 2019. (Revised July 2022.)
- April 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Robert Wessman and Actavis' "Winning Formula"
Robert Wessman took over Actavis in 1999 when it was a failing 90-person domestic generic pharmaceutical maker in Iceland. Within 7 years he had brought Actavis to number 5 worldwide, with 11,000 people, active in 40 countries, global manufacturing, and $1.6 billion.... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Success; Transformation; Business Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Iceland
Isenberg, Daniel J. Robert Wessman and Actavis' "Winning Formula". Harvard Business School Case 808-127, April 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 08 Mar 2021
- News
Working Women Are At A Tipping Point: Former SBA Head (Podcast)
- 29 Mar 2012
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness: The Role of Clusters
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), “Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness,” in The Global Competitiveness Report (World Economic... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness: The Role of Clusters." Toronto Region Economic Summit, Toronto, Canada, March 29, 2012.
- 27 Sep 2012
- Other Presentation
Bulgarian Competitiveness: A Framework and Preliminary Evidence
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Bulgarian Competitiveness: A Framework and Preliminary Evidence." Meeting with President of Bulgaria, Boston, MA, United States, September 27, 2012.
- 24 Jan 2010
- Other Presentation
UAE Competitiveness for the Third Millennium: The Role of Government
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, including, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report, (World Economic Forum),... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "UAE Competitiveness for the Third Millennium: The Role of Government." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, January 24, 2010.
Srikant M. Datar
Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
How do companies survive not just for years, but for decades? For centuries even? During a global pandemic, researchers are studying anew what makes companies resilient, agile, and enduring. After all, Japanese construction firm Kongō... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Strategy, Governance and Valuation
Professor Palepu's current research focuses on strategy and governance. In the area of strategy, his recent focus has been on the globalization of emerging markets, particularly India and China, and the resulting opportunities and challenges for western multinationals... View Details
- October 2004
- Case
Continuing Transformation of Asahi Glass, The: Implementing EVA
By: Mihir A. Desai, Masako Egawa and Yanjun Wang
This case explores the use of EVA--economic value added--methodology at Asahi Glass. EVA is among the changes initiated by the CEO aimed at transforming Asahi Glass from a traditional Japanese company to a global firm. Other changes included a corporate reorganization... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Recruitment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Evaluation
Desai, Mihir A., Masako Egawa, and Yanjun Wang. "Continuing Transformation of Asahi Glass, The: Implementing EVA." Harvard Business School Case 205-030, October 2004.
The Corporate Leader
In today's economic climate, corporate leaders in multidivisional and multinational companies face a uniquely broad set of challenges. While putting in place the systems, relationships, and strategies that foster business unit success, you also must lead the business... View Details
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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Andy Wu
In the fight for market leadership, your company must be able to build a winning strategy—and execute it seamlessly across multiple business lines. This program prepares you to identify and exploit sources of competitive advantage and implement game-changing... View Details