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Noli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast food operations in Asia in the face of stiff competition. The case describes Jollibee's six-year international... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Expansion; Global Range; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Philippines

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March 1998
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Competition in Global Industries: A Conceptual Framework

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competition; Global Range; Business Ventures; Framework

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Multinationals and the Developing Countries

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Global Range

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1997
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Building Competitive Advantage: Lessons from Other Countries

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Global Range

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Global Perspectives and British Paradoxes

By: G. Jones

Keywords: Global Range; Perspective; United Kingdom

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July 1997
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The Presidio Trust legislation: Preservation or Privatization?

By: Brian Trelstad

This analysis of the Presidio Trust legislation places the recent developments on the Presidio in the context of a century and a half of environmental planning. By first exploring the Presidio's history, and then tracing the more recent legislative background to the... View Details

Keywords: Presidio; Presidio Trust; National Parks; Urban Parks; Public-private Management; Natural Environment; Urban Scope; Planning

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January 1997
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World Bank (A1): Rural Development (Revisited)

By: George C. Lodge

Begins with a brief description of the World Bank and its commitment to rural development. Discusses the bank's Northeast rural development program in Brazil, outlining its failure, success, and structural design. The questions raised by the project are left for the... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Development Economics; Rural Scope; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Government Legislation

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1997
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Multinationals, Development and Social Change in Asia: Long-Term Perspectives

By: G. Jones

Keywords: Global Range; Growth and Development; Society; Change; Perspective

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Foreign Direct Investment and the Demand for Protection in the United States

By: John B. Goodman, Debora Spar and David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Global Range; United States

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June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
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McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate... View Details

Keywords: Management; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Advantage; Global Range; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Processes; Consulting Industry

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March 1996 (Revised November 1996)
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Supermarkets in Inner Cities

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

Excerpts from five articles that present the challenges and opportunities inherent in opening and operating supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods. View Details