Publications

07 Oct 2013
News

Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

September 2011 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Liberia

By: Eric Werker and Jasmina Beganovic

From 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted... View Details

Keywords: War; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Liberia

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

November 2023
Case

From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group (Abridged)

By: Willy Shih and Nancy Dai

Like other small shops based in Chongqing, China, Zongshen Industrial Group started by assembling motorcycles from "standard" parts. The quality of its early products was good enough for rural Chinese buyers, though wealthier consumers usually purchased premium... View Details

Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Supply Chain; Product Positioning; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; China

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

and opportunities for foreign luxury brands like Jimmy Choo to launch in China and contemplates different marketing mix possibilities. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2003
News

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5, 2003 HBS Global Leadership Forumns “From the Commanding Heights to the Market: The Changing Face of Business” Shanghai, China June 17–20, 2003 “The Private Sector and the Public Interest” Washington, DC March 9–12, 2004 “Coming... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
Module Note

Supply Chain Management

By: Willy C. Shih

This note on supply chain management provides background for the seven class supply chain module in the Technology & Operations Management required curriculum course taught at the Harvard Business School. This module includes four broad topics: sourcing and supply... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Information; Supply ＆ Demand; Supply Chain Industries; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; United States; Asia; Europe; Japan; China

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

tomorrow offered by low-carbon energy. As soon as India can execute a plan as bold as China's, I bet they will do exactly what China is doing. The only thing that will change China's plans quickly is an energy miracle, a new energy source... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

December 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Case

Viva Macau (A)

By: Dante Roscini and G. A. Donovan

A fast-growing Macau-based airline backed by private US investors faces a dramatic expropriation in the wake of the first change of head of government since the former Portuguese colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. The case allows students to... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Air Transportation; Ownership; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Emerging Markets; Venture Capital; China; Macau

01 Jun 2004
News

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2004 HBS Global Leadership Forum: “From the Commanding Heights to the Market: The Changing Face of Business” Shanghai, China June 15–17, 2004 Fall 2004 Reunions/1908 Society (MBA classes that graduated sixty years ago and beyond), MBA... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

June 2017
Case

AKB48: Going Global? (A)

By: Juan Alcácer, Kotaro Sasamoto, Tee Chayakul and Mayuka Yamazaki

After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic creation. This case introduces the business model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what... View Details

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

2016 Boston: Cengage Learning Management: An Integrated Approach By: Gulati, Ranjay, Anthony Mayo, and Nitin Nohria Abstract—The goal of Management: An Integrated Approach, 2nd ed., is to prepare students for leadership positions in 21st... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Forthcoming
Article

Public Disclosure of Private Meetings: Does Transparency of Corporate Site Visits Affect Analysts’ Attention Allocation?

By: Yi Ru, Ronghuo Zheng and Yuan Zou

We investigate the impact of observing peers’ information acquisition on financial analysts’ allocation of attention. Using the timely disclosure mandate by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as a setting, we find that, shortly after analysts observe that a firm has been... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Information; Financial Institutions; Accounting; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; China

SSRN

01 Sep 2013
News

Geisha Secrets

in stores such as Henri Bendel and Barneys. "I hope I can create something that lives beyond me," Tsai told the South China Morning Post (April 23, 2013). "I hope I can do something that my daughter will be... View Details

Keywords: skincare; beauty products; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

23 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

consumer distrust of domestic infant formula brands that still pervaded China in 2016. Foreign brands, priced at a substantial premium, were strongly preferred by consumers who could afford them. The field... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 2001
Case

Alibaba.com (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young

The challenges the largest Chinese electronic commerce company faces many challenges at the end of 2001. This case describes how it has completely reoriented its strategy in the past 12 months to become a B-to-B company. The key question is: Will it work and what... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Internet and the Web; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry; China; United States

2014
Chapter

Business History and the Impact of MNEs on Host Economies

By: Geoffrey Jones

Business history has long been recognized as providing an important dimension in international business studies. Much of this historical work has focused on mapping historical growth patterns of multinationals and exploring the determinants of their growth. However,... View Details

Keywords: Multinational; International Business; Business History; Culture; Globalization; History; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America

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