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  • May 1999 (Revised July 1999)
  • Background Note

Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures

By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Examines the conflicts in international communications that result from changing technologies and divergent country policies toward developing infrastructures. Examines a number of different national information infrastructures (NIIs). Points of friction, such as... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Infrastructure; Communication Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-152, May 1999. (Revised July 1999.)
  • April 2012
  • Article

Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It

By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry
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Corstjens, Marcel, and Rajiv Lal. "Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
  • September 2009
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Hidden Roadblocks in Cross-Border Talks

By: James K. Sebenius
While most analysts and dealmakers are aware of "cultural" differences in negotiations that cross national borders--different protocol and process expectations, differences in the role of the individual versus the group, differences in attitudes toward risk and time,... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Tactics; Risk Management; Time Management; Strategy; Governance; Performance Expectations; Attitudes; Culture; Decision Making
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Sebenius, James K. "Hidden Roadblocks in Cross-Border Talks." Negotiation 12, no. 9 (September 2009): 8.
  • March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
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Merck Latin America (D): Mexico

By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Examines Merck's change effort in Mexico from the perspective of the local employees. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Operations; Perspective; Pharmaceutical Industry; Mexico
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Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (D): Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 401-032, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
  • July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
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Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (A) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine
In September 2000, the president of Bridgestone-Firestone, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., was invited to appear before a U.S. congressional subcommittee investigating the August 2000 recall of more than 6.5 million tires made by the subsidiary. The... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product; Trade; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Auto Industry; United States; Japan
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Paine, Lynn S. "Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 306-020, July 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
  • 08 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

manufacturer learned after it entered a joint venture with a Chinese company and hired a local manager to run the Chinese operation. As described in Charles Olivier's 1996 WorldLink article, "Investing in China: 12 Hard... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom

The School’s Immersion Experience Programs challenge MBAs with active, cross-cultural learning situations around the globe, from Silicon Valley to China to Europe. An on-the-ground report from Mexico’s smallest villages and its... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • May 2015
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Admitting Mistakes: Home Country Effect on the Reliability of Restatement Reporting

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aida Sijamic Wahid and Gwen Yu
We study the frequency of restatements by foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges. We find that the restatement rate of U.S. listed foreign firms is significantly lower than that of comparable U.S. firms and that the difference depends on the firm's home country... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Home Country Enforcement; Earnings Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Law; Financial Reporting; Financial Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Srinivasan, Suraj, Aida Sijamic Wahid, and Gwen Yu. "Admitting Mistakes: Home Country Effect on the Reliability of Restatement Reporting." Accounting Review 90, no. 3 (May 2015): 1201–1240.
  • January 2006 (Revised March 2007)
  • Background Note

Introduction to Global Strategy

By: Jordan I. Siegel
Examines when it is profitable for a company to position part or all of its activity set across national borders and how a cross-border business is successfully designed and managed. View Details
Keywords: Cross-border Business; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Siegel, Jordan I. "Introduction to Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 706-448, January 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
  • March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
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Merck Latin America (C): Brazil

By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Examines Merck's change effort in Brazil from the perspective of the local employees. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Operations; Perspective; Pharmaceutical Industry; Brazil
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Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (C): Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 401-031, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
  • April 2001 (Revised January 2003)
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Robert Shapiro and Monsanto

Traces Monsanto's efforts to become a global biotech powerhouse under Shapiro's leadership. Examines how his crusade to save the world through genetic modification foundered. View Details
Keywords: Genetics; Supply Chain Management; Alliances; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Biotechnology Industry
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Watkins, Michael D., and Ann Leamon. "Robert Shapiro and Monsanto." Harvard Business School Case 801-426, April 2001. (Revised January 2003.)
  • April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
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Google in China (B)

By: John A. Quelch
In a January 2010 public statement, Google threatened to stop censoring its search results on its Google.cn website, as required by Chinese authorities. Should Google exit China? Or attempt a compromise with the Chinese government? View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Crisis Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; China
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Quelch, John A. "Google in China (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 510-110, April 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
  • 01 Jan 2009
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Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985

was a senior partner for more than 25 years before selling the firm to Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998. At Garantia and later at GP Investimentos, Lemann invested in management talent and diverse acquisitions, including a retail chain,... View Details
  • December 2006 (Revised January 2009)
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METRO Cash & Carry

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
Analyzes the globalization of Metro Case & Carry, a German wholesaler, which has flourished in many foreign markets but struggled to gain traction in India. Considers Metro's experience in Russia and China to put the company's challenges in India in comparative... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; China; India; Russia; Germany
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Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "METRO Cash & Carry." Harvard Business School Case 707-505, December 2006. (Revised January 2009.)
  • 01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

President & Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Coffee Company Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education University of Washington, 1965 B.A., Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics Other Jobs Touche Ross & Co., 1969-77, 1980-85 State of... View Details
  • 14 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Breaking the Smartphone Addiction

business services team effectiveness, and overall case experience. It is becoming part of the culture—the future of BCG." The Cycle Of Responsiveness: The Root Of The 24/7 Habit The reason PTO can be so effective for both individuals' work-lives and the work... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
  • May 2004
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Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
We analyze the disclosure practices of companies as a function of their interaction with the U.S. markets for a group of 794 firms from 24 countries in Asia-Pacific and Europe. Our analysis uses the Transparency and Disclosure scores developed recently by Standard &... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Markets; Investment; Size; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Corporate Disclosure; Trade; United States; Asia; Europe
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Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets." Journal of Accounting Research 42, no. 2 (May 2004).
  • May 2001 (Revised May 2002)
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Infosys Technologies

By: Ashish Nanda and Thomas J. DeLong
Creating and sustaining a third-world-based technology company to compete globally (i.e. in the first-world) poses many challenges. Such challenges are examined through the genesis and progression of Infosys Technologies Ltd. Key decisions made by Chairman N.R.... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Business Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Technological Innovation; Emerging Markets; Information Technology Industry
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Nanda, Ashish, and Thomas J. DeLong. "Infosys Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 801-445, May 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
  • August 1994 (Revised October 1996)
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MicroFridge

By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
MicroFridge, a five-year-old, $12 million company based in Sharon, Mass., develops and sells a unique, combination compact refrigerator and microwave oven. All of the manufacturing is done for it by Sanyo in various overseas locations. The founder and president... View Details
Keywords: Production; Competitive Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Supply Chain Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Consumer Products Industry; Massachusetts
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Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "MicroFridge." Harvard Business School Case 395-027, August 1994. (Revised October 1996.)
  • March 1998 (Revised October 1999)
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Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
Explores a global program of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) called "Global Volunteer Day" and examines the activities and business situation of the company in four countries. Asks students to address whether American values like "volunteerism" can be exported. View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Information Technology Industry; United States
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Electronic Data Systems (EDS)." Harvard Business School Case 398-072, March 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
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