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- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
certain qualities and practices not observed in firms that fall short. Multinational firms have understood for some time that certain activities, such as marketing, must remain local in concept and execution to be successful. At the same... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
improved management and decentralization; (2) larger firms, skill-intensive plants, and foreign multinationals appear better managed and are more decentralized; (3) firms that are both family owned and managed appear to have worse... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
unique ways that multinational corporations (MNCs) and local businesses are serving the previously invisible BOP market: Nestlé, with its "milk-district model" that encourages supporting businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
at the Highest Levels By: Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell Abstract—The article examines the gender gap that is present in boardrooms in U.S. corporations and internationally in 2013 as more women attempt to reach executive-level... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
concerns of host countries and those of investors. Without these changes, multinational corporations will lose profitable opportunities and poor countries will not gain the contributions that foreign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
Protection in a Converging World," the expropriation and its aftermath "illustrate the interaction of property and contract rights in a global setting, how corporate control is shaped by geography, and how View Details
- 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 (forthcoming) Abstract Do View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
multinational firms requires a similar fortitude. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-107.pdf Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Abstract We test... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
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: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
Roundtable, 200 powerful CEOs said corporations should widen their missions beyond just maximizing profits for shareholders. These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social ProblemsUsing business to create social change... View Details
- February 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
JAFCO America Ventures, Inc.: Building A Venture Capital Firm
By: Walter Kuemmerle, Kiichiro Kobayashi and Chad S Ellis
JAFCO, a large Japanese venture capital firm, is making a second attempt to enter the U.S. venture capital market. The U.S. subsidiary, JAFCO America Ventures, is in the midst of a challenging turnaround. Going forward, the U.S. subsidiary's leadership needs to make a... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Market Entry and Exit; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Japan; United States
Kuemmerle, Walter, Kiichiro Kobayashi, and Chad S Ellis. "JAFCO America Ventures, Inc.: Building A Venture Capital Firm." Harvard Business School Case 899-099, February 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
warming, but they expect multinational giants like BP and Shell to do so. Similarly, people may turn a blind eye when local companies take advantage of employees, but they won't stand for transnational players like Nike and Polo adopting... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806071 PublicationsMerchants to Multinationals Authors:Geoffrey G. Jones Publication:Athens: Alexandria Publications, 2008, Greek edition Abstract Merchants to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
capitalize on its innovation: strengthening antitrust and intellectual property rights enforcement; improving the legal infrastructure (e.g., producing more corporate lawyers); lowering barriers to entry for foreign investment; and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 2009 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell
By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
On the eve of trial, and after nearly 14 years of pre-trial litigation, the parties in Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell jointly announced that the four U.S. lawsuits stemming from the execution of the Ogoni Nine in 1995 had been settled. View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation; Nigeria; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell." Harvard Business School Case 310-038, October 2009. (Revised February 2010.)
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
yours to provide unique customer solutions. Purchase this book: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?R=1721-HBK-ENG&conversationId=355532&E=3159 Merchants to Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:Tokyo:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
different review settings. Download working paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mluca/OptimalAggregation.pdf International Trade, Multinational Activity, and Corporate Finance By: Foley, C. Fritz, and Kalina... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
The multinational produces goods crafted for those local markets. Globalization, by contrast, "is about new types of relations and new kinds of economic actors," wrote Tedlow and Abdelal. The global View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
with an increase in service quality, in this setting there is no significant relationship between service quality and profitability. My findings highlight the importance of attending to process discipline in certain service settings. They also show that too much View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
becoming "stateless." Robert Reich among others suggested that historically the nationality of multinationals was clear, while for contemporary multinationals View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne