Publications

October 2011
Case

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Barbarians at the Gate or White Knights of Globalization?

By: Aldo Musacchio and Emil Staykov

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Finance; Investment; Globalization

20 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

more inefficiencies that have no real effect on distributive justice. Q: What are you working on next? A: I have just started to look into the emerging global institutions that aim to reduce climate change caused by deforestation. Trade... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 1972 (Revised September 1983)
Case

Timex Corp.

The evolution of Timex from its inception in the 1940s to its position as a leading multinational watch manufacturer in the early 1970s. Focuses on Timex's strategy for marketing, on a worldwide basis, and its line of inexpensive watches. View Details

Keywords: Product; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry

01 Jun 2004
News

Hot Tip

and modernizing its capital markets. Prospects are intriguing: Last year, of Africa’s twenty stock markets, the indexes of Kenya and Uganda performed in the top ten globally, with Ghana’s stock market finishing number one in the world... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

consumers in each market . The incorporation of local ideals concerning skin lightness into global brands provides one example of challenges arising from incorporating local identities into brands. In India,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

26 Jul 2016
News

HourlyNerd Rebrands as an Enterprise Talent Platform

Catalant is now a platform-based solution that “allows global organizations to centralize the process of sourcing independent talent by giving business leaders direct and immediate access to Catalant’s network of more than 27,000... View Details

August 2010 (Revised November 2010)
Case

Tesco PLC: Fresh & Easy in the United States

By: John A. Quelch

Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, is facing problems with its launch of a new retail chain in the U.S. View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Marketing; Market Entry and Exit; Retail Industry; United Kingdom; United States

November 1999 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Russell Reynolds Associates, 1999

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Rakesh Khurana

The president and CEO of Russell Reynolds examined the company's expansion strategy, especially in emerging markets. He evalulates how quickly the company should open new offices abroad and in which countries. View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Consulting Industry

28 Oct 2015
News

A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur

November 2019
Teaching Note

The Bundesliga in the U.S.

By: Stephen A. Greyser, Sascha L. Schmidt and Florian Holzmayer

This Teaching Note addresses the classroom use of the case on the strategy of Germany’s premier football (soccer) league to “win the marketplace of U.S. sports broadcasters and consumers.” The note includes study questions and a teaching plan that also draws on... View Details

Keywords: Media; Sports; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Sports Industry; United States