Publications

September 1993 (Revised December 1997)
Case

Loctite Corp.: International Distribution

By: John A. Quelch

Loctite Corp., dissatisfied with the sales growth achieved by its independent distributor in Hong Kong, is considering whether to find a new distributor or acquire a controlling interest in a wholly owned subsidiary covering Hong Kong and possibly other markets.... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Globalization; Market Participation; Industrial Products Industry; Hong Kong

01 Jun 2002
News

Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse

underlying question throughout much of the debate centered on whether the company's downfall resulted from a failure of values or of systems — both inside Enron and in the capital market institutions — with convincing evidence presented... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Enron; faculty; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

April 2016 (Revised November 2017)
Case

InMobi: Reimagining Mobile Advertising

By: Sunil Gupta and Saloni Chaturvedi

InMobi, a mobile advertising company, considered one of India's first unicorns, has launched a new product called Miip. InMobi hopes that the product will grow its revenue eight times by 2018. Visually identified by a mascot, Miip seeks to reimagine adverting by... View Details

Keywords: Mobile App; Advertising; India; Applications and Software; Globalization; Digital Marketing; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Advertising Industry; China; India

a marketing coup, Goizueta’s Classic Coke, in 1986, beat out Pepsi to emerge once again as the nation’s best-selling soft drink with 40% of the $38 billion market. Goizueta aggressively expanded Coca-Cola into international View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Fast Answer

Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments

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01 Sep 2017
News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeetendr Sehdev (MBA 2004)

selfies incredibly meaningful and empowering. We need that compassion and emotional understanding to create brands that connect. Brands today are looking to develop fanatics. Being careful or silent as a means of capturing the largest View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

06 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 6

PublicationsDoes Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda, and Selin Sayek Publication:Journal of Development Economic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

from some of India’s most respected names in business, public governance, diplomacy, and the intelligentsia. It explains the frequent and vital intersections between government and business, culture and modernity, and demographics and democracy. View Details

Web

The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Brahmal Vasudevan, MBA 1997

for underserved children in the markets in which Creador operates in South and Southeast Asia. Vasudevan’s passion for education also extends to HBS, where he has established an endowed fund to support View Details

July 2021
Teaching Note

The Carlyle Group: Carving Out Atotech

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-153. On January 31, 2017, The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Atotech, an international Specialty Chemicals and Equipment company. In Carlyle's Washington, DC headquarters, the US-based deal... View Details

Keywords: Oil ＆ Gas; Deal; International Acquisition; International; Acquisition; Negotiation; Negotiation Deal; Transformation; Chemicals; Markets; Bids and Bidding; Globalized Markets and Industries; Standards; Chemical Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; Germany

01 Dec 2013
News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

markets where American football has no grassroots presence. Ongoing concerns include players' use of performance-enhancing drugs and off-field misbehavior and the PR and internal challenges they pose. And then there is the mounting... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Career Coach

Crystal Yao

Artists Agency (Sports & Entertainment), IBM Global Markets (Big Tech; Deal Strategy & Business Development), Inside Edge Consulting Group (Pharma), Penske Media Corporation (Media & Entertainment),... View Details

2013
Working Paper

Clusters and the New Growth Path for Europe

By: Christian Ketels and Sergiy Protsiv

This paper outlines elements of a conceptual framework that clarifies the role that clusters play relative to government policies and actions of individual companies in supporting the emergence of "High Road" strategies that lead to better New Growth Path–related... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Competition; Industry Clusters; Globalization; Economic Growth; Europe

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18 Apr 2014
News

Strengthening the bond between the U.S. and China

Former US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his current work in US-China relations as CEO of the Paulson Institute. (Published April 2014) View Details

March 2007 (Revised June 2007)
Case

Wal-Mart, 2007

By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind

In 2007, Wal-Mart faced challenges to its historically high growth rate. Lagging same-store sales and setbacks overseas led the company to consider strategic shifts. Wal-Mart was the world's largest retailer, but competition had become particularly acute as the company... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Rural Scope; Human Resources; Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalized Firms and Management; Marketing Strategy; Growth Management; Urban Scope; Retail Industry; United States

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a globalized... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2011 (Revised November 2013)
Case

The Dutch Flower Cluster

By: Michael E. Porter, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Fred van Eenennaam

Describes the Dutch Flower cluster, or the group of interconnected growers, suppliers, service providers, and flower-related institutions located in The Netherlands. Examines the role of the FloraHolland auction in the value chain. Also describes the flower clusters in... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Auctions; Industry Clusters; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Netherlands