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  • 13 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 13, 2016

impact on discriminatory behavior. Smart choices and transparent experimentation can create markets that are both more efficient and more inclusive. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51982 Selection and Market Reallocation: View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

philanthropy, later incorporating such ideas into their organizational vision and values. Mexico's Bimbo Group provides a clear example; this world leader in the food industry, a multinational corporation with operations in 16 countries,... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • April 1992 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

Otis South Africa (A)

By: Michael Beer
Otis Worldwide CEO, George David, was frustrated with the slow pace of nonwhite advancement within Otis South Africa. After a few years of trying to elicit action from South African management, he decided to send a 28-year old U.S. employee to take over as the human... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Race; Operations; Business Headquarters; Performance Improvement; Human Resources; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Industrial Products Industry; South Africa; United States
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  • 14 Dec 2010
  • Op-Ed

Tax US Companies to Spur Spending

"repatriation taxes" that occur under the US system of worldwide taxation. Simply put, multinational firms currently have an incentive to keep money abroad. A temporary holiday of the repatriation tax coupled with the tax on... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
  • October 2013
  • Supplement

Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)

By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to... View Details
Keywords: China; Japan; Environment; Sustainability; Cross-cultural/cross-border; Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Japan
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  • 11 Jun 2013
  • First Look

First Look: June 11

on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that rivalry among firms plays an important role in firms' dynamic decision-making... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

significant advances in technology and productivity, was the pottery firm founded by Josiah Wedgwood in 1760—"the first example I can find," said Koehn, "of a company using a brand as a strategic tool to interest consumers in goods, distinguish their... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
  • 09 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

an important question, given the rise of entrepreneurship around the globe over the last fifteen years, he said. His project complements the growing body of academic literature in three separate areas: international business (which is mainly focused on large View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 08 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

ethanol as an automotive fuel. Its business largely consists of buying corn and turning it into ethanol. MME's 40-million-gallon-per-year plant began production in February 2005 and, since that time, has exceeded all performance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

product categories, or stores. Some are even changing long-held attitudes toward consumption. To many folks, filling the home with more stuff or keeping up with the Joneses is no longer appealing. As a result, the degree of uncertainty in... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • 12 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

improvements in impoverished countries. Lodge advanced the ideas in a January 2006 two-part piece in YaleGlobal coauthored with economist Craig Wilson. The authors also have a book due in May, A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty: How View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 02 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017

Asante Should Governments Demand Equity in Foreign-Owned Extractive Projects? By: Wells, Louis T. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52573 2016 The Challenge of BRIC View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Martha Lagace, he discusses what companies should bear in mind going forward.Lagace: People often equate globalization with the idea that globally standardized products are displacing local ones. In... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
  • Case

Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard
In the over 20 years since Hewlett-Packard (HP) set up a manufacturing site in Singapore to produce calculators, HP has invested managerial talent and resources in developing its licensor into a technology development partner. The case details the growth of high-volume... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product Development; Computer Industry; Singapore
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  • 22 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”

in production and economies of scope in distribution. In some industries, Adam Smith's "invisible hand" was gradually tamed by what the historian Alfred D. Chandler Jr. has termed the "visible hand" of professional... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

expected reductions in productivity gains, or simply a decline in trust among some North Atlantic trading partners, the discussion seems to be occurring with increasing frequency. Boiled down to its simplest level, the underlying question... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • September 1997 (Revised September 1997)
  • Case

Koc Holding: Arcelik White Goods

By: John A. Quelch
Management is considering its options for future international expansion. Koc is the dominant supplier of white goods (kitchen appliances) in Turkey and has been increasing its export efforts. As lower import tariffs invite foreign competitors to enter Turkey, Koc must... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Turkey
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  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

capital to pay fixed and variable costs affects choices firms make regarding export entry and operations, and, as a consequence, influence aggregate trade patterns. Financial frictions and the use of internal capital markets shape decisions that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

quality metrics are unreliable and thus, recent legislation may result in unintended consequences. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54443 in press Business History Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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